From staff and wire reports
North Rowan’s Garland Archie and Meloney Ramos received major awards in YVC track.
Archie, 1A state champ in the shot put and discus, was named YVC Field Athlete of the Year. Archie’s teammate Sam Starks was second in the voting.
North’s Neegbeah Reeves was runner-up in the YVC Track Athlete of the Year voting to West Montgomery’s Christian Bradley.
Also making All-YVC from North’s boys were Johnny Oglesby, Demiah Hawkins, Titus King, Daylon Gray, Darius Jackson, Witt Alexander, Terrese Barber, Patrick Imes and Javon Hargrave.
Gray Stone’s Peter Gossage made the team.
Ramos, 1A state champ in the 100 hurdles, was named YVC Field Athlete of the Year.
Gray Stone’s Hunter Latimer was runner-up to North Moore’s CoCo Brower for YVC Track Athlete of the Year honors.
Also making All-YVC from North’s girls were Christen Jones, Tinka Bush, Teaunna Cuthbertson, Akevia Charleston, Timesheia Allen, Tianca White and Sabrina Vann.
Joining Latimer on the All-YVC team from Gray Stone were Illa Jones, Carolina McLeod and Janna Featherstone.
In girls soccer, North Rowan’s Meredith Sokolowski and Dakota Honeycutt were named to the All-YVC team, along with Gray Stone’s Amber Watkins, Jones and Emma Irvin.
The YVC Honorable Mention list includes North’s Natasha Small and Daisy Lemke and Gray Stone’s Kendall Taylor, Abby Grahwohl and Maggie Habeeb.
East Montgomery’s Giselle Dominguez was named YVC Player of the Year.
Gray Stone’s John Latimer was named YVC Player of the Year for boys tennis. Gray Stone’s Alex Wang, Logan Yarborough and Harrison Latimer joined him on the All-YVC team.
Gray Stone’s Jeff Walter shared YVC Coach of the Year accolades with East Montgomery’s Jimmy Blake.
Gray Stone’s Erik Benson was YVC Player of the Year in golf and joined teammates Chase Almond, Chad Blankenbeker and Andrew Parks on the All-YVC team.
Gray Stone’s Gregg McCollister was named YVC Coach of the Year.
All-YVC baseball and softball teams have been released but will be held until South Stanly’s teams complete their season.
Prep softball
East Rowan (22-2) plays at Northwest Cabarrus (22-5) at 6 p.m. on Tuesday in a third-round 3A softball playoff game.
The winner will be at home in the fourth round, competing for a spot in the Final Four (June 3-4, Raleigh) against the victor in the Robinson-North Iredell game.
East is ranked first in 3A in the North Carolina Softball Coaches Association Poll.
Pro baseball
Jerry Sands (Catawba) went 4-for-4 for the L.A. Dodgers on Sunday to boost his batting average from .205 to .241.
Sands whacked his 10th double and stole his third base.
Whit Merrifield (Davie) was 1-for-4 and stole a base for Wilmington in a 3-1 win against Myrtle Beach on Sunday. Merrifield finished the night at .316.
College baseball
Thomas Allen (East Rowan) pitched a scoreless inning for UNC Pembroke against Mount Olive in the Southeast Regional.
The freshman finished the season with a 3-0 record and a 2.96 ERA in nine appearances.
Allen plans to pitch for the Rowan County American Legion team this summer.
Mount Olive won the regional on Sunday by edging Francis Marion 2-1 behind pitcher Carter Capps.
The win sends Mount Olive (45-8) to the D-II World Series in Cary. The Trojans will play on Saturday.
Charlotte is the top seed for the Atlantic 10 Tournament, which will be held in Camden, N.J., May 25-28.
The 49ers won their second straight regular season title. East Rowan grads Justin Roland, Ross Steedley and Corbin Shive are team members, along with Northwest Cabarrus’ Justin Seager.
Appalachian State finished sixth in the Southern Conference and opens tournament play against No. 3 seed Samford on Wednesday in Charleston, S.C.
East Rowan grads Noah Holmes, Trey Holmes and Preston Troutman are members of the Mountaineers.
Arkansas had a losing league record as it entered its three-game series with Mississippi. When it was over, Arkansas won the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference and is headed to the league tournament as a No. 2 seed.
The Razorbacks dropped the opener on Thursday but swept a Saturday doubleheader from the Rebels to vault to the top of the standings. Arkansas finished the regular season at 36-18 overall and 15-15 in the SEC.
That .500 record was enough to win the tightly-contested SEC West. Mississippi State, Alabama and Auburn finished tied for second at 14-16. Ole Miss and LSU, both at 13-17, missed the tournament.
South Carolina is the overall top seed heading into Hoover, Ala.