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Legion baseball

Legion baseball: Big road win for Rowan at Ferebee Field

 Staff report MISENHEIMER — Pitching complete games was standard practice in the days when Joe Ferebee was the head coach of Salisbury and Rowan County ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 11:40 pm

Sports

Area Sports: Freeman signs

From staff reports The Cleveland Indians announced the signing of UNC infielder Ike Freeman (East Rowan) on Wednesday. Freeman was a 14th-round draft pick. He’s ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 11:18 pm

High School

All-County softball: Walton is ‘a beast with the bat’

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — West Rowan slugger Taylor Walton, the Post’s Rowan County softball Player of the Year, never met a pitch she ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, June 18, 2019 11:34 pm

High School

All-County softball: Arnott is Pitcher of the Year

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — West Rowan’s Whitley Arnott struck out 42 percent of the batters she faced this season, and that stat alone ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, June 18, 2019 11:22 pm

Sports

Area Sports: Rowan at Stanly Wednesday night

From staff reports Rowan County plays at Stanly County tonight in the biggest American Legion game of the season to this point. Stanly is playing ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, June 18, 2019 11:06 pm

Sports

Area Sports: Rowan at Stanly on Wednesday will be Ferebee Night

From staff reports Stanly County American Legion baseball is hosting Joe Ferebee Night at Pfeiffer University’s Ferebee Field on Wednesday when Rowan County visits. Stanly ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, June 17, 2019 10:47 pm

Legion baseball

Legion baseball: Barringer’s blast gives Rowan win in 10

Staff report SALISBURY — Determined Mooresville made things exciting on Monday night at Newman Park, but Rowan County slugger Luke Barringer got in the last ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, June 17, 2019 10:29 pm

Sports

Golf: U.S. Open scores

U.S. Open Championship Scores   By The Associated Press Sunday At Pebble Beach Golf Links Pebble Beach, Calif. Purse: $12.5 million Yardage: 7,075; Par 71 ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, June 17, 2019 12:30 am

Legion baseball

Legion baseball: Wike, Hales key Rowan victory

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com MOCKSVILLE — Rowan County won its first divisional game on Sunday night, beating Mocksville 8-2 on the road, but things didn’t ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, June 16, 2019 11:07 pm

Legion baseball

Legion baseball: Rowan wins second game in Challenge

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com NEWBERRY, S.C. — Rowan County American Legion head coach Jim Gantt is confident Wayne Mize will be OK. And if Mize ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, June 16, 2019 12:00 am

Sports

Area Sports: Tough night for Intimidators

From wire and staff reports KANNAPOLIS— Mason Martin hit a two-run home run and had two hits, and Osvaldo Bido allowed just four hits over ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, June 15, 2019 11:11 pm

Legion baseball

Legion baseball: Rowan hangs on to beat Chapin-Newberry

Staff report NEWBERRY, S.C. — Eleven walks and four hit batsmen keyed Rowan County’s offense, but no one was complaining. Rowan outscored Chapin-Newberry 12-9 in ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, June 15, 2019 1:31 am

High School

HS wrestling: Davie Hall of Famer steps down after 43 seasons

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com MOCKSVILLE — Riley Lowery III, the East Spencer native who made Davie County wrestling the flagship program for his school retired ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, June 15, 2019 12:33 am

Legion baseball

Legion baseball: Rowan can’t hold lead vs. Florence

Staff report NEWBERRY, S.C. — A five-run lead didn’t provide any security for the Rowan County American Legion team in Friday’s opening game in the ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, June 15, 2019 12:32 am

Sports

Golf: U.S. Open scores

U.S. Open         Thursday At Pebble Beach Golf Links Pebble Beach Calif. Purse: $12.5 million Yardage: 7,075; Par 71 (35-36) First Round ... Read more

by Mike London, Friday, June 14, 2019 12:24 am

High School

High school football: North QB Mitchell to Catawba

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SPENCER — Willis Mitchell, North Rowan’s starting quarterback the last two seasons, will be a walk-on member of the Catawba football ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, June 13, 2019 11:24 pm

Sports

Area Sports: Intimidators roll

From staff reports KANNAPOLIS— Romy Gonzalez drove in four runs, while Alex Destino and Corey Zangari drove in four and three, respectively, as the Kannapolis ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, June 13, 2019 10:53 pm

High School

All-County girls track and field: Lowery and Gadson share top honor

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — South Rowan’s Madison Lowery and Carson’s Mikaila Gadson couldn’t be more different, but in some ways, they couldn’t be ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, June 12, 2019 11:35 pm

Sports

Area Sports: Legion washed out again, home tonight, busy weekend ahead

From staff reports The Rowan County American Legion team’s baseball game at Randolph County was washed out on Wednesday. Rowan (12-4) plans to make up ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, June 12, 2019 11:08 pm

High School

High school softball: East’s Sprinkle to Belmont Abbey

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — The North Piedmont Conference Tournament championship game at West Rowan shed some light on what East Rowan graduate ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, June 11, 2019 11:33 pm

Sports

Area Sports: Freeman likely to sign soon

From staff reports UNC infielder Ike Freeman (East Rowan) said he hasn’t signed anything with the Cleveland Indians yet, but his signing does appear  imminent. ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, June 11, 2019 11:01 pm

Legion baseball

Legion baseball: Rowan falls in extra innings

Staff report SALISBURY — Colby Hammer tripled in the ninth inning and scored on a wild pitch, as Randolph County beat Rowan County, 5-4, at ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, June 11, 2019 10:33 pm

Sports

Area Sports: Morris rehabbing injury

From staff and wire reports Romar Morris (Salisbury, UNC) was released by the  Canadian Football League’s Calgary Stampeders in May, but he is likely to ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, June 10, 2019 11:02 pm

Sports

NASCAR: Casino 400 (ppd. to Monday, 5 p.m. ET)

Casino 400 Monday at 5 p.m. ET, on FS1 At Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Mich. Lap Length: 2 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (22) ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, June 10, 2019 12:41 am

Sports

Golf: Canadian Open scores

RBC Canadian Open Scores  Sunday At Hamilton Golf & Country Club Hamilton, Ontario Purse: $7.6 million Yardage: 6,967; Par 70 Final Rory McIlroy (500), $1,368,000 ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, June 10, 2019 12:23 am

Sports

TV Sports for Monday, June 10

Monday, June 10                   COLLEGE BASEBALL 1 p.m. ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: Auburn vs. North Carolina, Chapel ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, June 10, 2019 12:19 am

High School

High school track and field: Catawba-bound Leget never slows down

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE —  Carson graduate Grace Leget cheerfully describes herself as an “adrenaline junkie.” That doesn’t mean she spends her free ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, June 8, 2019 11:45 pm

College

College baseball: Catawba’s Williams reaches agreement with Braves

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Peyton Williams has a fastball that tops out at 97, but it was the addition of a curveball that ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, June 8, 2019 11:33 pm

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