From staff reports
Jordan Corriher’s three-run homer in the seventh lifted South Rowan’s baseball team to a 7-6 non-conference victory at Salisbury Thursday.
The other hero for the Raiders was Dylan Walker, who shut out Salisbury in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings and hit a two-run double in the sixth that sliced a 6-2 deficit to 6-4.
Maverick Miles was 2-for-3 for South (3-2). Jacob Jester made a diving catch in center field to rob Russ Michalec of a hit in the first inning.
Forrest Buchanan stayed hot for the Hornets (0-4) with two hits.
Philip Tonseth pitched six effective innings, but the bullpen couldn’t close the door.
See Scoreboard for box.
* East Rowan routed Veritas Academy 10-0 in five innings as Alex Litaker and Parker Gobbel combined on a one-hitter at Staton Field.
Ethan Fisher hit a three-run double to highlight East’s five-run first.
David Ijames hit his second homer in two days, a three-run blast in the second inning.
Ben DeCelle went 2-for-2 and knocked in two runs.
East (4-0) plays at NPC foe Carson (4-0) tonight. That matchup is now the nightcap of a jayvee-varsity doubleheader at Carson. The varsity game should start around 7 p.m.

* Davie pounded R.J. Reynolds 10-0 to win its CPC opener Thursday.
The War Eagles (4-1) again got great pitching from Shelton Howard who tossed a five-inning no-hitter and faced only 17 hitters. He fanned eight.
Jacob Vernon went 3-for-4. Alex Newman and Ryan Foster produced two hits apiece for Davie.
* Scottie Williams pitched four scoreless innings to lead Lake Norman to an 11-0, five-inning NPC victory against Statesville on Thursday. Jordan Farrell went 3-for-3 for the Wildcats (5-1, 2-0 NPC). Ross Whitley, Nick Lomascolo and Jack Edmiston had two hits each.
* Alex Grubb and Joe Patterson knocked in three runs each as West Davidson blasted Starmount 11-1.
Zach Burkhart was the winning pitcher for the Green Dragons (6-1).
– South softball
A wide-open NPC softball race got a little bit wider and a little more open Thursday when South Rowan beat Lake Norman 1-0 at the South diamond before rain set in.
It was the first win for the Raiders and the first loss for Lake Norman.
South (1-2) scored in the first inning when Whitney Ashley walked, Desirae Overcash doubled her to third base, and Kim Fesperman singled in Ashley.
Pitchers Taylor Lookabill and Overcash combined on a three-hitter and made that early run stand up.
“We hit the ball good, just couldn’t get the runners home today,” Lookabill said.
Lookabill pitched into the sixth and was lifted after her fourth walk. The Raiders made their only two errors in the sixth and seventh, but Overcash worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the sixth and stranded a runner at second in the seventh to save it.
“We’ve pitched both girls every game, and they’re really working on cutting the walks down,” South coach Tiffany Poole said. “We want no free rides and lots of groundballs. We’ve got the best defense we’ve had, and we want to let them play.”
South played without shortstop Kayla Morrow, one its top hitters. Morrow competes in track and softball and was with the track team yesterday. She placed third in the 200.
“Even missing one our big-time players, we did enough to win,” Poole said.
The season is young, but only two teams remain unbeaten in the NPC ó West Rowan (1-0) and Northwest Cabarrus (2-0). They play each other tonight at Northwest.
See Scoreboard for South box.
– Prep soccer
Senior Patricia Ascension had two key goals as West Rowan defeated NPC foe North Iredell 3-1 Thursday.
Allison Baucom also scored for the Falcons (3-2). Baucom and Brittany Gibbons had assists.
“We are playing really well, especially considering we played three games in three days,” West coach Nick Brown said. “The girls are making great passes and moving the ball effectively.”
West plays East Rowan Monday.
* Allison Lee and Katherine Heidt scored goals for Salisbury in a 2-0 CCC victory over Central Davidson.
Madison Kennedy and Sierra Davis had assists for the Hornets (2-2, 2-0) in Thursday’s game.
Salisbury takes on CCC favorite West Davidson Monday.
– Cuthbertson shines
North Rowan’s Teaunna Cuthbertson competed in the Nike Indoor Nationals in Boston.
In her preliminary heat in the 60-meter hurdles, she had a time of 9.12 that put her in the semifinals. Her 9.32 time didn’t make the finals, but she was the only freshman to qualify for the semis.
– Prep track
East Rowan’s boys scored 76 points to top Northwest Cabarrus (68) and South Rowan (42) Thursday.
Daishion Barger won three events for East, taking the 110 hurdles (14.19), 100 (10.92) and 200 (22.53).
Nathan Robbins won the shot (44 feet, 1 inch), Keith Leonard won the pole vault (13-6). Andrew May won the 300 hurdles (42.63).
Barger was second in the long jump (19-2). Chris Demitraszek was second in the shot (41-10). Robbins was second in the discus (128-3). Evan Webb was second in the pole vault (12-6). Cole Honeycutt placed second in the 3200 in 10:59.
For South, Cadarreus Mason won the discus (138-5) and B.J. Grant won the high jump (6-2).
Grant also was second in the 200 (23.5). Dalton Johnson was second in the 1600 (5:01), while Nathaniel Winslow (2:13) was second in the 800.
South won the 4×800 and 4×100.
* Northwest Cabarrus won the girls meet with 86 points, topping East (54) and South (40).
Summer Taylor led the Mustangs, winning the long jump (15-5) and the 400 (1:04.50) and placing second in the 200. East’s Jenny Hughes won the 800 (2:46.59).
South’s Emily Kinney won the 1600 (6:32) and 3200 (13:17). Taylor May won the discus (99-10). The Raiders also won the 4×800 relay.
Hurdler/jumper Maklisha Ford and sprinter Sushannie Blake were double winners for the Trojans.
– Prep tennis
Salisbury beat Central Davidson 5-1 in a rain-shortened match. No doubles were played. See Scoreboard.
– Prep golf
Salisbury’s Clark Alcorn shared medalist honors with a 37 and led the Hornets to a second-place showing in a CCC match at Corbin Hills Thursday.
Ledford edged the Hornets by one stroke. See Scoreboard.
– Middle school baseball
Chance Bowden’s hit in the seventh inning drove home the winning run in Southeast’s 3-2 win against Kannapolis on Thursday.
Bowden and Bryson Prugh each had two hits for the Patriots (1-0). Dillon Atwell had a hit and knocked in a run.
Justin Evans also had a hit and RBI and earned the win. The lefty came on in relief and threw 42/3 innings.
– Middle school golf
Salisbury Academy defeated Hickory Christian and Concordia at Catawba Country Club.
Joseph Rusher shot 38 to spark the Jaguars. Gabe Steinman (45), Isabella Rusher (46) and Mackenzie Beaver (52) were other top scorers.
– 7th-grade hoops
West Rowan’s boys topped Southeast 53-49 in overtime.
Daisean Reddick led the Bulldogs with 25 points. Keyows Weeks had 10 points, 12 rebounds and seven steals, while Broderick Avery had six points, six assists, seven rebounds and seven steals.
Tre Williams had 17 points for the Patriots, while Myquon Stout had 13.
West’s Devin Parks and Najee Tucker missed the game with the flu.
West Rowan (11-1) and North Rowan finished as regular-season co-champions.
The tournament begins Saturday at Corriher-Lipe. See Scoreboard.
– Pro baseball
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Brett Bartles (A.L. Brown, Duke) from their minor league camp.
– College tennis
Catawba coach Jeff Childress officially announced the signings of Emilee Smith (East Rowan), Maggie McKee (Mt. Airy) and Amanda Watson (Glenn).
* Catawba’s women (6-6, 0-2 SAC) lost to Brevard 7-0 Thursday.
* Thursday’s men’s match was halted by rain with Brevard leading Catawba 4-1.
* J.C. Smith’s women beat Livingstone 9-0 Thursday.
– Rowan Alliance
The boys 13-under FCCA Rowan Alliance soccer team beat the North Meck Black team 8-0 in the rain.
Clint Comadoll and Bobby Cardelle each had two goals. Garrett Owens, Ian Lins, Zach Sukkasem and Carlos Zanudo had a goal each.
Rowan (2-2 in divisional play) returns to the pitch Saturday against Gaston United Blue.
– Landis Rec
The Landis Recreation Department is holding late registration for its instructional baseball league for ages 4-5. There are also a few spots open in the 9-10 baseball league and 11-14 year old softball leagues.
Call 704-857-4114 for information.