By Ronnie Gallagher rgallagher@salisburypost.com MOUNT ULLA — There's a lot of coaches out there who would love to finish their baseball season with a 15-10 record. West Rowan's David Wright wasn't one of them after the Falcons lost to Fred T. Foa ...Read More

By Ronnie Gallagher rgallagher@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — Chris Cauble knew this could be a good season at Carson as soon as the last game of 2009 ended in a first-round playoff loss to T.C. Roberson. "After the game, we hopped on a bus and w ...Read More

By Mike London mlondon@salisburypost.com LANDIS — It's hard to get five at-bats in a six-inning high school game, much less five hits. But South Rowan center fielder Blake Houston, who wears No. 5, went 5-for-5 as the Raiders beat North Rowan 10-0 ...Read More

From staff reports Baseball roundup ...Senior Zack Grkman opened the game with his first high school homer, and Carson went on to pound Salisbury 13-5 at Robertson Stadium on Wednesday. Carson is 5-0 and already has scored 63 runs. The Cougars have s ...Read More

By Bret Strelow bstrelow@salisburypost.com Given the youth on his team, Salisbury baseball coach Scott Maddox jokingly compares himself to Eddie Murphy's character in "Daddy Day Care." First baseman Jeremy Forbis and catcher Jordan Fuller are the ...Read More

By Mike London mlondon@salisburypost.com MOUNT ULLA — South Rowan's Tyler Kowalczyk and West Rowan's Taylor Garczynski likely set a world record for most combined letters in the names of the two leadoff batters. Twenty-nine. Other than that, Tues ...Read More

By Bret Strelow bstrelow@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — West Iredell third baseman Justin Hoppes showed off his hops with a leaping attempt to snag a curling line drive, but he fell to the dirt after coming up empty. East Rowan baserunner Pres ...Read More

By Ronnie Gallagher rgallagher@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — East Rowan baseball coach Brian Hightower still hasn't gotten over that one pitch. The Mustangs were one strike away from beating Lake Norman in the fourth round of last year's 3A p ...Read More

By Mike London mlondon@salisburypost.com MOUNT ULLA — Mount Tabor's activity bus lost a window to a foul ball, but the Spartans had no interest in losing another ballgame. The visitors belted three solo homers and beat West Rowan 9-3 on Monday in a n ...Read More

By David Shaw dshaw@salisburypost.com GREENSBORO — In simplest terms, the Salisbury girls basketball team got exactly what it wanted Saturday afternoon. The unbeaten Hornets out-defended defensive-minded Newton-Conover 43-32 at the Greensboro Coli ...Read More

By Bret Strelow bstrelow@salisburypost.com GREENSBORO — Salisbury senior Bubbles Phifer, asked when she thought the Hornets had seized control of the 2A Western Regional final, offered a quick response. "I would say first quarter," Phifer said. A ...Read More

2A final score
Salisbury 43, Newton-Conover 32

Hornets led 15-4 at end of one quarter.
Bubbles Phifer (15 points): regional MVP

Next up: 2A title game vs. East Bladen

3A boys
Concord 72, Hibriten 52 (final)
West's KaJuan Phillips makes all-tournament team
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By Ronnie Gallagher rgallagher@salisburypost.com It didn't take long for Bandys coach Beth Queen's postgame analysis to pump up the Salisbury girls basketball team. After the Hornets' 45-31 win in a Western Regional semifinal on Wednesday, Queen s ...Read More

By Mike London mlondon@salisburypost.com LANDIS — South Rowan running back Thomas Lowe cut a cake, drank a Cheerwine and signed a football scholarship with North Carolina Central on Thursday. A powerful workhorse with a quick burst, Lowe may never ...Read More

By Mike London mlondon@salisburypost.com East Rowan coach Brian Hightower spent a snowy night earlier this week walking his son's new dog, but he'd rather have been barking at umpires. According to the schedule, a new baseball season has officiall ...Read More

By Mike London mlondon@salisburypost.com Salisbury catcher Jordan Fuller's throw to third base was perfect, and a double-steal attempt by A.L. Brown in the seventh inning turned into disaster. Fuller's alertness and accurate throw keyed an unorthodox ...Read More

Staff reportFriday's prep roundup ... Jacob Dietz had a career day, and Maverick Miles was simply Maverick Miles one more time. Both South Rowan infielders went 4-for-4 as the Raiders beat Northwest Cabarrus 10-8 in a slugfest. Dietz's grand slam ...Read More

By Mike London mlondon@salisburypost.com GREENSBORO — West Rowan's K.P. Parks crumpled to his knees in the final seconds, and coach Mike Gurley sprinted onto the floor of UNC Greensboro's Fleming Gym to bear-hug him to his feet. Parks lifted West ...Read More

GREENSBORO — And now, the story no one wanted to hear. There won't be any matching state championship for K.P. Parks, Chris Smith and the rest of West Rowan's boys basketball team. No need to clear any space on the mantel. No reason to unlock the sc ...Read More

Finals
Concord 67, West Rowan 63 (West held a 57-47 lead in fourth)
Hibriten 53, Hunter Huss 44
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By Bret Strelow bstrelow@salisburypost.com GREENSBORO — Salisbury's girls didn't put forth their best performance under the bright lights of a cavernous Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center, but the Hornets played well enough to earn an encore ...Read More

GREENSBORO — It may be the Western Regional semifinals, four rounds deep into the state playoffs, but it's still Andrew Mitchell's classroom. And the Salisbury girls basketball coach taught us all something of immense value Wednesday night in the Gr ...Read More

Staff report Salisbury's girls did their part. Now it's West Rowan's turn. The Falcon boys (20-6) face off against Concord (25-5) tonight in the Western Regional semifinal. The game will be played at 5:30 p.m. in UNC-Greensboro's Fleming Gym. The ...Read More

Staff report Rowan County basketball fans were happy to have two of their teams in the Western Regional playoffs in Greensboro. They weren't happy about having the Salisbury girls and the West Rowan boys playing at opposite sites on the same night. ...Read More

Salisbury 45, Bandys 31 (final)
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