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Area Sports Briefs: Davie takes CPC baseball title

From staff and wire reports MOCKSVILLE — Davie County’s baseball team won the Central Piedmont Conference championship on Thursday. Down 4-1 in the sixth, the ... Read more

by Mike London, Friday, April 26, 2019 12:01 am

High School

High school softball: West rolls into Civitan championship game

Staff report SALISBURY — Whitley Arnott pitched two shutouts on Thursday, and West Rowan rolled into the championship game of the Salisbury Civitan High School ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, April 25, 2019 11:52 pm

College

College baseball: Catawba ready for SAC Tournament

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY  — Catawba baseball tied for third place in the South Atlantic Conference race — its lowest regular-season finish since 2007 — ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, April 25, 2019 12:32 am

Sports

Area Sports Briefs: Civitan softball tourney today

From staff reports The second annual Salisbury Civitan Softball Tournament will be held today and Friday (weather permitting) at Salisbury Community Park. Fields 1 and ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, April 25, 2019 12:00 am

High School

High school soccer: West girls heading to Catawba

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com MOUNT ULLA — West Rowan soccer coach Alan Puglia remembers being dazzled the first time he saw Catawba signee Lejla Mehmedovic ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, April 24, 2019 12:50 am

Sports

Area Sports Briefs: Simpson leads Catawba All-SAC players

From staff reports The All-South Atlantic Conference baseball team was announced on Tuesday. Shortstop Jeremy Simpson was the only Catawba player on the first team. ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, April 24, 2019 12:00 am

High School

High school baseball: Carson wins again in Easter tournament

Staff report KANNAPOLIS — Carson’s team batting average is a modest .283 and the team has hit only three homers, but the Cougars win the ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, April 23, 2019 11:18 pm

Sports

Area Sports Briefs: Catawba baseball wins

From staff and wire reports AIKEN, S.C. — Catawba’s baseball team won at USC Aiken on Monday, 8-4, in non-conference action. Sawyer Strickland (7-2) relieved ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, April 23, 2019 12:43 am

High School

High school baseball: Hunter outstanding again for Mustangs

Staff report GRANITE QUARRY — East Rowan pitcher Jake Hunter has made a lot of good teams look ordinary this season. East’s sophomore right-hander has ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, April 22, 2019 11:29 pm

High School

High school baseball: Intimidators tournament

Intimidators Invitational Monday’s games Game 1 — Robinson 16, Mount Pleasant 6 Game 2 —  Lake Norman 10, Weddington 5 Game 3 —  Piedmont 7, ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, April 22, 2019 10:07 pm

High School

High school baseball: East Rowan Easter tournament

East Rowan  Saturday’s games Game 1 — East Rowan 10, Forest Hills 0 Game 2 — West Stanly 7, Central Cabarrus 3 Game 3 — ... Read more

by Mike London, Monday, April 22, 2019 9:33 pm

Sports

Golf scores: Heritage

Sunday At Harbour Town Golf Links Hilton Head Island, S.C. Purse: $6.9 million Yardage: 7,099; Par: 71 Final C.T. Pan (500), $1,242,000 71-65-69-67—272 Matt Kuchar ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, April 21, 2019 10:30 pm

Sports

Area Sports Briefs: Lyerly shoots 69 in first round

From staff reports College golf PINEHURST — UNC Greensboro men’s golf got off to a strong start in its quest to win back-to-back Southern Conference ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, April 21, 2019 9:21 pm

High School

All-County girls swimming: Salisbury’s Emily Knorr takes top honor

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury sophomore Emily Knorr came within a half-second of a perfect swimming season. The Post’s Rowan County Swimmer of ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, April 21, 2019 12:45 am

Sports

Area Sports Briefs: West baseball falls in first round

From staff reports GRANITE QUARRY — West Rowan lost to Cox Mill  on Saturday night in the first round of East Rowan’s Easter baseball tournament. ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, April 21, 2019 12:02 am

Sports

More sports briefs: Mize homers in East loss; Salisbury soccer beats Grizzlies

HS baseball East Rowan’s only hit on Wednesday was a home run by Wayne Mize in the first inning. Three Lake Norman hurlers combined to ... Read more

by Mike London, Friday, April 19, 2019 1:34 am

High School

High school swimming: Burton, Bumgarner, Smith take honors

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County boys swimming was mostly a South Rowan vs. Salisbury grind. Those teams provided the fireworks. They couldn’t ... Read more

by Mike London, Friday, April 19, 2019 1:15 am

Sports

Area Sports Briefs: West, Carson get softball wins

From staff reports MOUNT ULLA — West Rowan’s softball team wrapped up an outright North Piedmont Conference championship by pounding Statesville, 13-0, on Senior Night. ... Read more

by Mike London, Friday, April 19, 2019 12:47 am

High School

2019 Rowan County Track and Field Championships: Girls

Team scores (10-8-6-4-2-1) Carson 191.50, 2. South Rowan 158, 3. East Rowan 104, 4. Salisbury 26.5; 5. West Rowan 23; 6. North Rowan 14 4×100 ... Read more

by Mike London, Friday, April 19, 2019 12:00 am

High School

2019 Rowan Country Track and Field Championships: Boys

Team scores (10-8-6-4-2-1) West Rowan 130; 2. East Rowan 121; 3. South Rowan 117; 4. Carson 113; 5. Salisbury 39; 6. North Rowan 14 Wheelchair ... Read more

by Mike London, Friday, April 19, 2019 12:00 am

Sports

Area Sports Briefs: Catawba softball drops 2

From staff reports Catawba’s softball team  was swept in a South Atlantic Conference doubleheader by  Newberry on Tuesday. Catawba lost the first game 12-10 when ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, April 18, 2019 12:53 am

High School

High school girls track & field: Carson wins third straight title

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — Carson or South Rowan won 17 of the 18 girls events that were contested at Wednesday’s Rowan County ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, April 18, 2019 12:06 am

High School

High school track and field: East boys, Carson girls look to defend titles

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County’s track and field history is amazing. If you search the NCHSAA track and field record book, those ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, April 17, 2019 1:32 am

High School

High school basketball: All-Rowan girls basketball team

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com First team Janiya Downs, South, 5-11 Sr. — Associated Press All-State pick averaged a county-record 32.3 points per game and added ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, April 17, 2019 1:22 am

High School

High school girls basketball: Downs honored for historic season

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — It’s unusual for a 13-13 season to create excitement, but senior Janiya Downs made every South Rowan girls basketball ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, April 17, 2019 1:00 am

Sports

Area Sports Briefs: Carson clinches baseball title

From staff reports Deacon Wike pitched five no-hit innings to lead Carson’s baseball team to an 8-1 North Piedmont Conference win against South Iredell on ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, April 17, 2019 12:50 am

Sports

Area Sports Briefs: West tennis wraps up second place

From staff reports CHINA GROVE — West Rowan’s boys tennis team wrapped up second place in the North Piedmont Conference with an 8-1 win against ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, April 16, 2019 12:31 am

High School

All-county boys basketball: Dayjuwon Cooke is Player of the Year

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Long and strong, Rowan County Player of the Year Dayjuwon Cooke played above the rim at 6-foot-4, but the ... Read more

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

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