From staff reports
Salisbury boys and girls track teams won the Western Carolina High School Invitational meet in Cullowhee on Saturday.
Salisburyís girls scored 129 points to top A.C. Reynolds (88), North Buncombe (87) and 15 other teams, mostly from the mountains.
Salisburyís Summer Taylor won the long jump (15 feet, 11 inches) and triple jump (33-0), while Alisha Bradshaw took the shot put (42-8) and discus (120-8).
Katherine Shields won the 1600 (5:23.17), and the 4×400 relay team also finished first in 4:16.89.
Emily Shields placed third in the 800 (2:27.06), Ayanna Holmes was third in the high jump (4-6), and Cheyenne Gloster was third in the shot (29-6). Salisbury also was third in the 4×200 relay.
Najwa Allison added fourth places in the 100 (13.29) and 200 (27.95).n Salisburyís boys scored 132 points to top Asheville (92), Morganton Patton (74) and 15 other teams.
Salisbury piled up 32 points in the relays, with first places in the 4×100 (45.15) and 4×400 (3:39.17) and seconds in the 4×200 (1:35.97) and 4×800 (8:42.80).
Romar Morris returned from a hamstring injury to win the 400 (52.02 seconds), while Darien Rankin won the high jump (6-4) and took third in the long jump (20-73/4).
Keion Adams placed second in the shot (43-3) and discus (118-3).
Davieís Ricky Bell won the shot (49-3) and discus (121-11) to give 11th-place Davie its 20 points.
Salisburyís girls scored 92 points and won a recent CCC meet against Central Davidson (48) and East Davidson (26).
Winners for the Hornets included Bradshaw (discus and shot put), Jessica Heilig (100 hurdles), Allison (100), Katherine Shields (1600), Emily Shields (800), Katelyn Storey (3200) and Taylor (long jump).
The 4×200 relay team of Briuanna Gibbs, Jericho Rippy, Allison and Marlaweh Cole won, as did the 4×100 relay team of Gibbs, Alexander, Zacola Hamilton and Allison and the 4×400 relay team of the Shields sisters, Talina Ross and Taylor.
n Salisburyís boys scored 76 points and topped CCC rivals Central Davidson (56) and East Davidson (16) in a recent meet.
Salisbury winners included Rankin (high jump and long jump), Justin Lewis (110 hurdles), John Jarrett (100), William Brown (400), Blayne Johnson (200) and Keion Adams (shot).
Relay winners were Andrew Kennedy, Dominique Dismuke, Jarrett, and Freeman Payton in the 4×200; Justin Ruffin, Hanson Saryee, Dismuke and Jarrett in the 4×100, and Luke Hutton, Corey Murphy, Tyler Downs and William Brown in the 4×400.
n College gymnastics
Navy senior Dylan Parrott (South Rowan) competed in the NCAA National Championships on Friday in Columbus, Ohio, in the final meet of his career. Parrott was 19th in the floor exercise, tied for 20th on parallel bars and 42nd on the high bar.
n College football
Chris Smith (West Rowan) made four solo tackles in Arkansasí Red-White spring game on Saturday.
n Receiver Ben DeCelle (East Rowan) and linebacker Cadarreus Mason (South Rowan) were two of the standouts in UNC Pembrokeís recent spring game.
DeCelle had six catches for 67 yards and scored a touchdown on a fumble recovery.
Mason was credited with five solo tackles and two assists.
Jonathan Efird (A.L. Brown) was 7-for-14 passing for 41 yards and tossed one interception.
n Josh Patch (East) had a sack in Wingateís Blue-Gold spring game on Saturday.
n College baseball
Third-ranked Mount Olive beat 30th-ranked Limestone 11-8 in the Conference Carolinas Tournament on Saturday and advanced to the championship game.
n Micah Jarrett (East Rowan) is batting .395 for Pitt Community College, while Zach Smith (East) is hitting 351.
n College track
Local athletes at Western Carolina had strong meets in the Western Carolina Invitational on Saturday.
Wayne Parker (East Rowan) won the pole vault (14-51/4 inches) and placed second in the javelin (155-11).
Ryan Pless (East) won the shot put (49-9) and took second in the discus (140-11). Garrett West (NW Cabarrus) was second in the 800.
Olivia Jacobs (South Rowan) was second in the womenís 5000 meters (19:24.96).
Lenoir-Rhyneís Alex Folk (Davie) won the womenís high jump (5-1).
n Lees-McRaeís Evan Webb (East) won the pole vault at Saturdayís Conference Carolinas Meet.
n Prep softball
North Rowan defeated Albemarle 17-7 in five innings in a YVC game played on Friday.
Taylor Sells pitched four innings and struck out four. Lindsey Hinson pitched one inning and fanned two.
Samantha Jacobs went 3-for-4 with a triple. Sells had two hits, including an inside-the-park homer. Jennifer Oakley and Anna Lingle added two hits each for the Cavaliers (8-4, 7-3).
n Pro baseball
New York Mets pitcher Bobby Parnell pitched two scoreless innings against Atlanta in a 4-2 loss on Saturday. Parnell struck out three, walked two and allowed one hit.
n The Kannapolis Intimidators lost 9-5 to Hickory on Saturday.
Trayce Thompson hit his third homer for the Intimidators, but Kannapolis couldnít overcome the Crawdadsí six-run first inning.
The teams play today at FCS, with the first pitch at 5:05 p.m.
n Winston-Salemís Daniel Wagner (South Rowan) smacked a triple in Saturdayís 5-2 loss to Kinston.
n Ryan Query (A.L. Brown, Catawba) got only two at-bats in Double A ó he was 2-for-2 with a homer ó before being reassigned to the Danville Braves roster. The Braves sent down a catcher (Matt Kennelly) from Triple A to Double A, and that move bumped Query back down.
n Middle school golf
The Sacred Heart golf team was defeated in a tough match against Southlake Christian. Michael Childress led Sacred Heart with a 44. Other scores were Spencer Storey (48), Alex Antosek (53), Brandon Fortin (55), Chris Queen (59) and Caroline Parrott (60).
n Middle school baseball
Matt Saulís pitching and hitting led Southeast to a 6-2 win against China Grove. The Patriots improved to 5-3.
n West boys basketball
Key dates for prospective West Rowan High players for the 2011-12 school year.
Thereís a May 3 meeting for middle school prospects and their parents at the West gym from 6-7 p.m.
West will attend the Guilford Basketball Camp on June 23-25 and June 27-29.
Falcons Basketball Camp is set for July 25-28. Rising second graders through sixth graders (boys and girls) will have camp from 9 a.m. until noon while grades 7-9 are boys only at the same time.
There is a $50 fee for four days with coach Mike Gurley and his players. Each camper gets instruction and a Falcon t-shirt.
For more information, call Gurley at 704-798-2074.
n Music and wrestling
The Joe Davis band will be playing at the Rowan County Fairgrounds on June 11, and there will be a wrestling tournament including many OSWA superstars such as the Rock & Roll Express, Weapon X and The Wise Guys will be in action.
There will be a mini-carnival, plus food and fun.
Call Steve for info at 704-680-2318.
Tickets are $25 for adults and $12.50 for kids 13 and under. The event lasts from 2-11 p.m.