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Racing: Blaney on Bristol pole

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer Ryan Blaney has won the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR race at Bristol Motor Speedway. The reigning Cup Series champion ... Read more

by Post Sports, Sunday, March 17, 2024 11:43 am

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College baseball: Connolly swinging hot bat for Surry CC

  Staff report DOBSON — Former West Rowan and Rowan County American Legion catcher Matthew Connolly is having an extraordinary freshman season for the Surry ... Read more

by Post Sports, Sunday, March 17, 2024 11:39 am

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College men’s basketball: NC State completes improbable tourney run

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer  WASHINGTON  — With the shot clock running out, DJ Burns Jr. found himself much farther from the basket than ... Read more

by Post Sports, Sunday, March 17, 2024 11:05 am

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College men’s basketball: March Madness is here

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The story of March Madness figures to look a lot like the story of the regular season that preceded ... Read more

by Post Sports, Sunday, March 17, 2024 10:57 am

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College women’s basketball: Era ends for Indians

Staff report SALISBURY — Revenge is a strong motivator, and Catawba’s women’s basketball team couldn’t match Georgia Southwestern’s intensity nor its shooting accuracy on Saturday. ... Read more

by Post Sports, Sunday, March 17, 2024 10:50 am

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College men’s basketball: Free-throw records fall, as Indians advance to regional semifinal

  Staff report DAHLONEGA , Ga. — Down 12 in the middle of the second half it didn’t look good for Catawba’s men’s basketball team. ... Read more

by Post Sports, Sunday, March 17, 2024 8:28 am

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High school baseball: Carson pulls out Saturday road win

  Staff report CHARLOTTE — Caden Lewis drove in Jayven Parks in the top of the seventh with the tie-breaking run, as Carson’s baseball team ... Read more

by Post Sports, Sunday, March 17, 2024 7:09 am

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High school softball: Clarke, Nance homer in big West win

Staff report MOUNT ULLA — Tennessee recruit Emma Clarke homered in her first softball game of the season, and West Rowan beat Central Cabarrus 15-6 ... Read more

by Post Sports, Sunday, March 17, 2024 6:37 am

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High school basketball: Tough times, but West’s Norman still moving forward

  By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com MOUNT ULLA —West Rowan guard Kayvone Norman’s senior statistical averages — 6.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists — may not ... Read more

by Post Sports, Sunday, March 17, 2024 12:00 am

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High school softball: Mustangs looking for big things

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com Fourth in a series of reports on softball teams … GRANITE QUARRY — A glance at East Rowan’s softball schedule tells ... Read more

by Post Sports, Sunday, March 17, 2024 12:00 am

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High school baseball: Hornets bounce back for first win

  Staff report THOMASVILLE — Salisbury’s 10-run rule loss at home to Thomasville on Tuesday was rock bottom for coach Carson Herndon. “One of the ... Read more

by Post Sports, Saturday, March 16, 2024 2:41 am

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College baseball: Davis, Bacot take over for Heels

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON   — Seconds after No. 4 North Carolina won to advance to the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament final, RJ ... Read more

by Post Sports, Saturday, March 16, 2024 2:13 am

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College men’s basketball: Wolfpack still alive

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON   — Michael O’Connell kept North Carolina State’s NCAA Tournament hopes alive by the slimmest of margins, banking in ... Read more

by Post Sports, Saturday, March 16, 2024 2:08 am

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College sports: Catawba’s Thomas part of new SAC Hall of Fame class

  Press release ROCK HILL, S.C.  —   The South Atlantic Conference will induct four members into the 2024 Hall of Fame Class, the league announced. ... Read more

by Post Sports, Saturday, March 16, 2024 2:03 am

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College baseball: Solid home win for Catawba to start SAC series with Saints

    Staff report SALISBURY — Bo Rusher and Dylan Driver launched homers as Catawba continued to charge upward in the South Atlantic Conference standings ... Read more

by Post Sports, Saturday, March 16, 2024 12:56 am

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College women’s basketball: Catawba wins defensive-minded quarterfinal

  Staff report SALISBURY — Catawba’s women’s basketball team shot a bleak 30.4 percent on Friday night at Goodman Arena. The top-seeded Indians still managed ... Read more

by Post Sports, Saturday, March 16, 2024 12:08 am

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High school girls basketball: Back-to-back for Falcons

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com WINSTON-SALEM — Several West Rowan senior standouts were able to finish their careers on the bench, laughing and crying and hugging, ... Read more

by Post Sports, Saturday, March 16, 2024 12:00 am

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High school boys basketball: No surprise, Baker’s Vikings run the table

    Staff report WINSTON-SALEM — In the end, the best 3A team in the eastern half of North Carolina had no more chance against ... Read more

by Post Sports, Friday, March 15, 2024 11:41 pm

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NFL: Leverett to Patriots

Staff report   Staff report Nick Leverett, an offensive lineman who began his high school football career at North Rowan and graduated from Concord High, ... Read more

by Post Sports, Friday, March 15, 2024 2:00 am

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College men’s basketball: Virginia wins quarterfinal in OT, will take on Wolfpack next

WASHINGTON (AP) — Reece Beekman had 11 points and 11 assists, and Virginia took a step toward an NCAA Tournament berth — and to the ... Read more

by Post Sports, Friday, March 15, 2024 1:40 am

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College men’s basketball: NC State ousts Blue Devils from ACC tourney

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON — DJ Horne scored 18 points, including two clutch free throws with 15 seconds left, and North Carolina ... Read more

by Post Sports, Friday, March 15, 2024 1:29 am

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High school softball roundup: South, East win SPC games on Thursday

  From staff reports CONCORD — East Rowan won 7-1 at Northwest Cabarrus behind the pitching of Madi Tigert and another stout defensive effort. Lily ... Read more

by Post Sports, Friday, March 15, 2024 1:20 am

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High school baseball roundup: West, South, East get SPC wins on Thursday

  From staff reports MOUNT ULLA — Alex Hagler, Drew Burton and Cole Blevins combined on a shutout as West Rowan clobbered Central Cabarrus 14-0 ... Read more

by Post Sports, Friday, March 15, 2024 12:42 am

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High school girls basketball: North’s Ellis, Walker honored

      Staff report The 1A/2A All-Central Carolina Conference teams were released on Thursday. Voting took place at the end of the regular season. ... Read more

by Post Sports, Thursday, March 14, 2024 6:12 pm

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College men’s basketball: Leggett scores 30 as Pitt dumps Deacs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ishmael Leggett scored 19 of his season-high 30 points in the second half and Pittsburgh turned away Wake Forest 81-69 on Thursday ... Read more

by Post Sports, Thursday, March 14, 2024 5:55 pm

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High school boys basketball: Juke leads All-CCC boys squad

  Staff report The 1A/2A Central Carolina Conference announced the all-conference team for boys basketball on Thursday. All-conference teams are voted on at the end ... Read more

by Post Sports, Thursday, March 14, 2024 5:50 pm

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High school girls basketball: West girls play Friday for repeat championship

Staff report WINSTON-SALEM — An era is about to end for West Rowan’s girls basketball. Lauren Arnold, Emma Clarke, De’Mya Phifer, Mya Edwards and Makaylah ... Read more

by Post Sports, Thursday, March 14, 2024 5:33 pm

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College basketball: UNC crushes Seminoles, advances to ACC semis

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer  WASHINGTON — Armando Bacot scored 14 points and grabbed 10 of his team’s 48 rebounds to Florida State’s 22, ... Read more

by Post Sports, Thursday, March 14, 2024 4:17 pm

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