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Area Sports: Lyerly qualifies for U.S. Amateur

From staff reports CHAPEL HILL — Nick Lyerly (East Rowan, UNC Greensboro) qualified for the U.S. Amateur Championship through sectional qualifying held at Finley Golf ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, July 17, 2019 11:14 pm

High School

Prep baseball: Brett Hatley named East Rowan baseball coach

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — Even in what was viewed as a down season in 2019, East Rowan baseball was 17-11 overall, tied ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, July 16, 2019 11:33 pm

Sports

Area Sports: Rowan Amateur golf match play starts Friday

From staff reports The Horace Billings Rowan Amateur golf tournament is set for July 19-21 at Corbin Hills. The top 31 qualifiers in stroke play ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, July 16, 2019 11:18 pm

High School

High school basketball: West girls lose a close one

 Staff report GREENSBORO — The East topped the West 81-78 in an exciting girls basketball all-star game on Monday night at Greensboro Coliseum. The West ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, July 16, 2019 12:00 am

Sports

Area sports: West wins boys all-star basketball game

From staff reports North Stanly grad Bryson Childress shot 4-for-7 on 3-pointers and scored 14 points as the West basketball all-stars romped against the East ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, July 15, 2019 11:32 pm

Sports

Local golf: Lyerly has strong tournament

Staff report Bluffton, S.C. — In the Players Amateur at the Berkeley Hall Club, Nick Lyerly (East Rowan, UNC Greensboro) shot 67-70-71-73 — 281. Lyerly ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, July 15, 2019 3:40 am

Sports

NASCAR: Quaker State 400

 Results 1. (4) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 269.2. (10) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 269.3. (21) Erik Jones, Toyota, 269.4. (19) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 269.5. (18) Denny Hamlin, ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, July 14, 2019 1:10 am

Legion baseball

Junior Legion baseball: South Rowan headed to state

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com LANDIS — The American Legion baseball summer continues in Rowan County this week, although the players will be a little younger ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, July 13, 2019 11:33 pm

Sports

Area Sports: East-West basketball on Monday

From staff reports Three Rowan County girls — South’s Janiya Downs, Salisbury’s Bryanna Troutman and Carson’s McKenzie Gadson — will play for the West all-stars ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, July 13, 2019 11:24 pm

High School

Legion baseball: Mocksville wins series

Staff report MOCKSVILLE — Mocksville’s American Legion baseball team completed a series victory over Concord on Friday at Rich Park. Mocksville won 10-2 and took ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, July 13, 2019 12:22 am

Legion baseball

American Legion baseball: Davidson ends Rowan’s season

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY  — Throwing a fastball to Rowan County American Legion masher Luke Barringer is like waving a meaty bone in front ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, July 13, 2019 12:10 am

High School

South Rowan grad Janiya Downs repeats as Athlete of the Year

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY —  Janiya Downs, one of Rowan County’s best in the fall, winter and spring, made selecting the Female Athlete of ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, July 11, 2019 11:33 pm

Sports

Area Sports: Childress, Richards compete in Carolinas Amateur golf

From staff reports In the 105th Carolinas Amateur Golf Championship at Governors Club in Chapel Hill, Ben Woodruff of Huntersville took the lead on Thursday ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, July 11, 2019 11:17 pm

Sports

Pro baseball: East graduate Freeman adjusts in Arizona

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GOODYEAR, Ariz. — It’s hot in Arizona in July. Actually, it’s hotter than merely hot. It’s blazing, baking, blistering, sweltering. At ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, July 10, 2019 11:32 pm

Sports

Area Sports: South clinches series, berth in state tournament

From staff reports South Rowan Junior Legion rallied to beat Randolph Red 5-4 on Wednesday and swept their Area III semifinal series two games to ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, July 10, 2019 11:14 pm

Sports

Area Sports: Rowan Little League 12U softball wins state

From staff reports Rowan Little League’s 12U softball team rolled 12-0 against Durham’s Bull City Little League in the state championship game played at North ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, July 9, 2019 11:16 pm

Legion baseball

American Legion baseball: Playoffs’ second round starts tonight

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Healthier and more confident than it was a week ago, Rowan County’s American Legion baseball team opens a second-round ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, July 8, 2019 11:15 pm

Sports

Area Sports: Kannapolis ends Legion season; Mocksville advances

From staff reports THOMASVILLE — High Point’s American Legion baseball team won 4-1 against Kannapolis Post 115 on Monday at Finch Field to take that ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, July 8, 2019 11:06 pm

Sports

Rowan Little League softball update: 16U wins state, hosts regional

Staff report 16U softball (Senior League) Rowan beat Rutherfordton 17-0 and 14-2 to win the state championship. Ellen Yang went 6-for-6 in the two games ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, July 8, 2019 5:11 am

Legion baseball

Legion baseball update: Kannapolis and Mocksville on road Monday

Staff report Nick Ward’s walk-off single in the ninth inning lifted Mocksville to a wild 16-15 victory against Stokes County on Sunday night at Rich ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, July 8, 2019 4:56 am

High School

High school: Male athletes of the year Burton and Bennett

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury graduate Roarke Burton and East Rowan graduate Christian Bennett never competed against each other, but together, they had ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, July 7, 2019 12:00 am

Legion baseball

Legion baseball: Rowan County advances

Staff report GIBSONVILLE — Rowan County’s American Legion team can rest for the next two days, mostly because Wayne Mize’s bat rarely does. Mize belted ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, July 7, 2019 12:00 am

Legion baseball

Legion baseball: Friday’s Area III roundup

From staff reports   High Point 4, Kannapolis 3 Trey Jackson drove in the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, July 6, 2019 1:51 am

Legion baseball

Area Sports Briefs: Rowan starts playoffs tonight at home

    From staff and wire reports Rowan County starts the American Legion baseball  playoffs tonight at home at Newman Park, with Greensboro Post 53 ... Read more

by Mike London, Friday, July 5, 2019 12:01 am

Sports

Baseball: Pitcher with Salisbury ties making his mark in pro ball

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Page Lyerly passed away in 2011, but his adventurous spirit lives on through an odds-defying grandson, Jeffrey Passantino, who ... Read more

by Mike London, Friday, July 5, 2019 12:00 am

Legion baseball

Baseball: Rowan reliever Nichols will pitch at Erskine

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY —  Scout Nichols — it’s Scout, not Scott — owned an extraordinary first name, but he was basically an ordinary ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, July 4, 2019 12:00 am

Legion baseball

Legion baseball: Rowan vs Greensboro at Newman Park, Friday

Staff report SALISBURY — Rowan County American Legion baseball fans have gotten used to the team playing deep into July and frequently into August. Despite ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, July 4, 2019 12:00 am

Legion baseball

Area Sports: Kannapolis, Davidson win Legion games

From  wire and staff reports The Kannapolis American Legion baseball team closed the regular season with a 5-3 win against Concord on Wednesday. Last-place Kannapolis ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, July 3, 2019 11:12 pm

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