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NFL: West grad Smith thrilled that Panthers have brought him home

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHARLOTTE — Forever a people person, no matter what below-the-belt punches life throws at him, Chris Smith is getting ready for ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, April 2, 2020 12:00 am

High School

High school softball: East had won 3 straight, when play stopped

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com East Rowan softball Coach: Sandy Basinger Previous 5 years: 56-58 2019 record: 13-10 overall, 6-4 North Piedmont Conference (3rd) 2020 record: ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, April 2, 2020 12:00 am

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Area Sports Briefs: Recognition for East grad Shuping

From staff reports The spring edition of Carolinas Golf Magazine listed the magazine’s choices for top 20 Carolinas golf moments for 2019. One of those ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, April 1, 2020 12:00 am

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Baseball: White’s rehab process continues at home

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com MOUNT ULLA — Difficult times call for unusual measures. With the Texas Rangers complex in Surprise, Arizona, shut down by COVID-19, ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, April 1, 2020 12:00 am

High School

High school basketball: McCain moves on after 5 seasons at South

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CONCORD — South Rowan is in the process of identifying its 10th head boys basketball coach. The ninth man to hold ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, March 31, 2020 12:00 am

College

College basketball: Former Carson star Hairston has 8 offers

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — COVID-19 concerns wiped out his dream of competing for a national championship, but that was the only blemish on ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, March 29, 2020 12:02 am

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Basketball: North grad Mitchell making a difference in Charlotte

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHARLOTTE — Kamora Cannie has extreme quickness and a smooth outside shot and made second team All-Rowan County as a freshman ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, March 29, 2020 12:01 am

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High school swimming: Boys all-county, Unexpected splash by Cougars

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — Carson’s 2020 county championship in boys swimming wasn’t normal stuff. No one had 20/20 vision on this one. ... Read more

by Mike London, Friday, March 27, 2020 12:00 am

College

College football: Catawba adds recruits, announces 2020 schedule

Staff report Catawba College has announced a number of important additions to the football recruiting class this month. Amari Davis – OL – 6-3, 275 ... Read more

by Mike London, Friday, March 27, 2020 12:00 am

College

College basketball: North grad Sifford helped N.C. Central win 1989 national title

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com It wasn’t expected. Underrated, balanced North Carolina Central wasn’t ranked in the top 10 in Division II when it won the ... Read more

by Mike London, Friday, March 27, 2020 12:00 am

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Area Sports Briefs: LC’s Ray is HBCU player of the year

From staff reports Livingstone guard Roger Ray has been named BOXTOROW Division II Player of the Year for HBCU schools. The senior from Raleigh led ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, March 26, 2020 12:00 am

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High school swimming: Girls all-county, Solid-gold season for Knorr

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury junior Emily Knorr racked up the second and third state championships of her career and made the Post’s ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, March 26, 2020 12:00 am

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High school soccer: Catawba signee Thomason is goal-oriented

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — Carson senior soccer star Gracie Thomason is as team-first as it gets, but she had allowed herself one ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, March 26, 2020 12:00 am

High School

High school basketball: Banner season for West’s Wilson

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com MOUNT ULLA — Individually, you can’t have a better season than West Rowan senior Abigail Wilson had. The 5-foot-11 forward was ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, March 25, 2020 12:00 am

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High school basketball: Girls all-county team capsules

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com FIRST TEAM Abigail Wilson, West, 5-11 Sr. — The UNC Asheville signee scored 681 points and averaged 26.2 per game, both ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, March 25, 2020 12:00 am

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Area Sports Briefs: Walker, Biggers, Hampton getting attention

From staff reports Salisbury outside linebacker Jalon Walker, a sophomore, is officially a four-star football recruit. Walker, the son of Catawba head coach Curtis Walker, ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, March 25, 2020 12:00 am

High School

High schools: Resuming spring sports is now a long-shot

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com It’s looking more likely every day that history will record the spring of 2020 as the high school season of what ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, March 24, 2020 12:00 am

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High school basketball: Coach of the Year Brice guided young team to 29 wins

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — On the court, Salisbury’s girls were the county’s youngest basketball team, but a bunch of 15-year-olds played a very ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, March 24, 2020 12:00 am

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High school basketball: Boys all-county team capsules

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com FIRST TEAM Jalen Moss, West, 5-9 Jr. — Lightning-fast and was a major factor on both ends of the floor. Rowan ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, March 22, 2020 12:00 am

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High school basketball: Player of the Year Moss has breakout season

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com MOUNT ULLA — There was no shortage of candidates for Rowan County Player of the Year for boys basketball. Salisbury senior ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, March 22, 2020 12:00 am

College

Sports obit: Joe Ferebee was one of the giants

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com MISENHEIMER— Joe Ferebee, a Mocksville native who became one of the giants of Rowan County and Stanly County athletics, passed away ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, March 19, 2020 11:32 pm

High School

All-County basketball: Withers, Hornets flirted with super season

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury’s boys basketball team won by 20 against West Rowan and by 19 against North Rowan. The Hornets won ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, March 18, 2020 11:34 pm

High School

All-County basketball: Causby, Cavaliers turned it around

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SPENCER —From embarrassment to redemption, North Rowan’s boys provided a wild ride during a 2019-20 basketball season. It was a journey ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, March 18, 2020 11:32 pm

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High school soccer: Record-setting Henry’s feats on hold

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com LANDIS — Chasing South Rowan soccer star Madison Henry for 80 minutes hasn’t been much fun for high school defenders. College ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, March 17, 2020 11:14 pm

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Area Sports Briefs: North’s White getting offers; Catawba’s Raper honored

From staff reports North Rowan’s 6-foot-10 sophomore Brandon White received basketball scholarship offers from Virginia Tech and Western Kentucky on Tuesday. Many more schools, including ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, March 17, 2020 10:48 pm

College

College softball: Martin and teammates are heartbroken

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — There were rumors, but Catawba’s softball team practiced Thursday, then cleaned up the field. Business, as usual. Then players ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, March 17, 2020 12:00 am

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NFL: Hargrave to Eagles

Former North Rowan three-sport standout Javon Hargrave reached an agreement with the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night on a three-year, $39 million deal. At $13 ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, March 16, 2020 10:20 pm

High School

High school sports: Athletes started strong in spring sports

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — High school sports seasons are on hold at least until April 6. A number of Rowan athletes and teams ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, March 16, 2020 5:01 am

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