From staff reports
East Rowan and Salisbury soccer teams fought to a 2-2 tie in Granite Quarry on Tuesday.
“I’m impressed with East,” said Salisbury coach Tom Sexton, whose team won the recent county tournament. “They played a very pretty game tonight. They’re playing a different level of soccer over there now, and it’s always been tough for us to win in Granite Quarry.
East led 1-0 at halftime on a goal by Jan Garus, who scored on a breakaway in the 25th minute after taking a pass from Robbie Barnes.
Salisbury got goals from Connor Miller on a penalty kick and Kenny Bonilla on a breakaway.
Garus knocked in a long bomb, according to Sexton, to give East a tie.
“We had a lot of shots, did everything right but score,” Sexton said.
Sexton said Salisbury, which lost 12 seniors, remains “a work in progress.” He praised the play of keeper Scott van der Poel, Tom Grant, Matt Cervantes, Matt Marshall, Spencer Dixon and Luke Hutton.
Dillon Avery made 10 saves for East.
East takes on Cox Mill tonight. Salisbury plays at Mount Pleasant.
– Pre-sale tickets
Pre-sale tickets for Friday’s highly anticipated A.L. Brown-South Rowan football game at South will be on sale at the South school office Thursday and Friday from 8-3 for $6.
You won’t save any money, but you may avoid a wait in line.
– Prep football
The latest CarolinaPreps.com all-classification rankings were released on Tuesday.
Eighteen media members voted. Charlotte Independence paced the poll and received eight first-place votes. Matthews Butler was second and picked up seven first-place votes.
West Rowan is ranked fifth, highest of any 3A school.
Thomasville is 18th.
Mount Tabor, A.L. Brown, Albemarle and Northwest Cabarrus received votes.
– Intimidators win
The Kannapolis Intimidators won 4-3 in 10 innings in Greenville, S.C., on Tuesday for their 10th straight victory.
Brandon Short knocked in three runs.
Dan Remenowsky got the last six outs for a tough save. Drew O’Neil (4-0) got the win in relief.
Kannapolis made five errors in the game to make it exciting.
– Prep volleyball
West Rowan beat North Rowan 25-21, 25-12, 25-15 on Tuesday.
Alicia Turner had four kills and two aces. Ashley Dutton had three kills and four blocks. Lela Moore had two blocks and seven assists. Sarah Perrine had four digs and three blocks. Bree Lambert had four kills and four assists.
– Basketball camp
A basketball camp for boys in grades 6-12 will be held at South Rowan YMCA on Aug. 29 from 10-3.
Scouting services will video and evaluate each player. Skill training will be conducted by Bob MacKinnon, head coach of the Colorado 14ers NBA Development League champions.
The cost is $55 per player. Contact Andre Archie at 704-232-0801 or andre@abcyouthdevelopment.com.
– College volleyball
Steve Bintz has been named assistant coach for Pfeiffer men’s and women’s volleyball.
– Corbin Hills
The Corbin Hills Women’s Golf Association played a low- gross, low-net tournament on Tuesday.
Becky Isenhour won low gross, with Phyllis Durland second and Susan Morris third.
Azalee Story won low net, with Donna DeVlieger second and Donna Loman was third.
– Landis Rec
The Landis Recreation Department is still accepting late registrations for it girls softball and baseball leagues for ages 4-14. Contact the Landis Rec Department at 704-857-4114.