From staff reports
Salisbury High junior Alex Nianouris made an eagle at Warrior on Tuesday and won the Rowan Junior Open that was contested at The Club at Irish Creek and Warrior.
Nianouris shot 71-70 — 141 to top high school teammate Troy Beaver by six strokes.
Beaver shot 71-76 — 147.
Eric Edwards, another Hornet, shot 78-76 — 154 for third place.
Edwards won the 14-15 age division. West Rowan’s Jake Kennedy was second at 78-84 — 162.
Stephen Carroll won the 11-13 boys division after two playoff holes, Ashlii Thompson was the 14-18 girls winner, and Grace Yatawara won the 11-13 girls division.
Will Collins (Salisbury) had his second round in the U.S. Amateur in Wisconsin halted by a weather delay. Play resumes today.
Fifty-two GARS members played at Asheboro Country Club on Monday.
Low ‘A’ flight player was Donald Martin with a net of 63.96.
Low ‘B’ flight player was Boyce Caudle with a net of 60.68.
Low ‘C’ flight player with a net of 69.40 was J.C. Hilton.
Low ‘D’ flight player with a net of 69.88 was Harold Hattaway.
Caudle shot an impressive seven shots under his age.
In a Corbin Hills Ladies Golf Association Captain’s Choice tournament held on Tuesday, the winning team was Susan Morris, Joan Havill and Eileen Full.
Becky Isenhour, Faye Cline and Carolyn Ries placed second, with Toni Iossi, Shirley Baucom and Mary Seaford taking third.
Phyllis Durland, Joy Maughmer and Beverly Cobb took fourth. Kristi Laton, Ruth Bowles and Karla Swanson finished fifth. Treva Honeycutt, Camille Reische and Anna Robinson placed sixth.
Prep soccer
Salisbury’s boys soccer team stayed unbeaten with a 3-1 win against Central Cabarrus on Tuesday night at Ludwig Stadium.
The Hornets trailed 1-0 early when the Vikings (1-1) scored on their first shot attempt of the night.
“They got on a goal on a great, left-footed shot that beat (goalkeeper Connor) Miller high right,” SHS coach Matt Parrish said. “You just have to tip your hat on that shot. Just a great strike.”
Salisbury responded quickly on a goal by Bobby Cardelle for a 1-1 deadlock at the half.
Cardelle’s throughball set up Zachary Sukkasem for the go-ahead goal about 20 minutes into the second half, and Kenne Bonilla scored for insurance.
John Grant and Emmy Turcios had the other assists.
“Offensively, we really were on a roll, put some great shots on goal and ordinarily would’ve scored several more times,” Parrish said. “Central had just outstanding goalkeeping from two different kids. They made some full-out, diving stops.”
Salisbury (4-0) is home again tonight at 7 p.m. against East Rowan.
Salisbury’s jayvees opened with a 3-2 win against Central. Adolpho Ortega had two goals, and David Perez also found the back of the net.
Carson’s boys fell to West Davidson 2-0 in Tyro on Monday.
On Tuesday, the Cougars rebounded to beat North Rowan 4-1 in China Grove.
Freshman Aaron Lippard scored the first goal of the night, and sophomore Nelson Granados, junior B.J. and sophomore Fox Correll finished the scoring for the Cougars.
Carson plays at Concord tonight.
Prep tennis
West Rowan’s girls tennis team opened with an 8-1 non-conference loss to Mooresville and beat Statesville 5-4 for a North Piedmont Conference win.
Adrien Rusher was the only winner for the Falcons against Mooresville.
Rusher, Allison Cranford, Tori Adams and Jessica Gibbons won singles matches against the Greyhounds. Gibbons rolled 6-0, 6-0.
Rusher and Dorothy Mauldin teamed for a decisive doubles win.
East Rowan’s girls tennis team notched an 8-1 win at Carson on Monday.
Lizzie Weaver, Rebecca Agner, Hannah Pressley, Kayela Wilson and Lauren Thomas were singles winners for the Mustangs.
Weaver-Megan Bullins, Agner-Wilson and Pressley-Thomas were doubles winners for East.
Agner didn’t drop a game in singles or in her doubles match.
Prep football
South Rowan High will pre-sell tickets for Friday’s varsity home football game against A.L. Brown on Thursday and Friday form 11-1 in the front lobby of the school.
On Friday evening, South will open the back stadium gate on the visitors side as an additional ticket/entrance gate.
Tickets are $6.
Prep basketball
Todd McNeely has been named varsity girls basketball coach and varsity and jayvee softball coach at West Rowan.
A story is upcoming.
Major leagues
Kyle Seager (NW Cabarrus) enjoyed a huge day in Seattle’s doubleheader split with Cleveland on Tuesday.
Seager had three hits in each game and slugged his second homer of the season in the nightcap.
Still waiting for an opportunity to close, Bobby Parnell (East Rowan) pitched a 1-2-3 eighth inning in the New York Mets’ loss to Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Minor leagues
Burlington’s Rudy Brown (South Rowan) got an opportunity to start on Tuesday and did well.
Brown allowed a run in the first inning against Johnson City but settled down after that. He lasted 41/3 innings and piled up eight strikeouts while allowing just that early run.
Signed last year as a free agent by Kansas City, Brown’s ERA is 3.55.
Bristol’s Keegan Linza (North Rowan) threw a scoreless inning in a 9-0 loss to Elizabethton on Tuesday. The White Sox draft pick has an ERA of 3.98.
Hagerstown’s Wade Moore (West Rowan, Catawba) went 0-for-1 in a 13-8 win against Hickory on Tuesday but walked four times and stole his 14th base.
Moore is only batting .210, but his OBP is a respectable .320, thanks to 43 walks.
The Washington Nationals prospect has 15 doubles.
Whit Merrifield (Davie) went 1-for-4 and scored Wilmington’s only run in Tuesday’s 11-1 loss to Potomac.
Merrifield, who starred at South Carolina, probably has had a good enough season to move up to Double A next year in a Kansas City farm system that is ranked as one of baseball’s best. He’s batting .260 with 20 steals, 26 doubles and 65 runs scored.
Ross Wilson’s sacrifice fly in the 11th inning lifted the Kannapolis Intimidators to a 5-4 SAL win at Augusta late Tuesday night.
Halls of Fame
Former Livingstone standout Paul Kluttz will be one of the 2012 inductees into the Stanly County Hall of Fame.
Kluttz was inducted into the Livingstone Hall in 2004.
The West Stanly grad was all-conference three times for the Blue Bears, team captain and twice MVP. Kluttz began a long career as a teacher and coach at Albemarle High in 1971. He was an assistant football coach for 20 seasons and coached boys and girls track for 30.
Thirteen new members will be inducted into the Livingstone College Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 20.
Inductions will be held at the Event Center at Cornerstone in Salisbury. Information on tickets to the ceremony can be obtained by calling the Livingstone Athletic Department at 704-216-6012.
Those to be inducted include Corey Brooks (football), Yolanda Byrd (track and field), Charles Cox (football coach and administrator), Jerry Hamilton (men’s basketball), Wanzo Hendrix (football), Shadrick Henry (football), Quincy Morgan (football), Rufus Mosley (football), Davonyalle Tedford (volleyball and women’s basketball), and the 1998 and 1999 women’s 4×100 relay team (Denise Brown Ferguson, April Hamilton, Yolanda Morgan, Rakeesha Smith and coach Cliff Huff.
Indy baseball
In the independent American Association, former Catawba hero David Thomas has turned in a fine season for the Grand Prairie Air Hogs.
Thomas is batting .282 with 56 RBIs. He has 11 homers, nine triples, 25 doubles and 26 steals.
Garrett Sherrill (A.L. Brown) is pitching for the Lincoln Saltdogs in the American Association and has posted six straight scoreless appearances out of the bullpen. Sherrill is 2-1.
Fall volleyball
Homefield Advantage will run fall volleyball for middle school and high school students not currently playing.
Skills will be on Mondays and scrimmages/skills on Wednesdays from 6-7:30.
Classes run Sept 7-Oct 26.
Contact Competitive Sports at 704-638-2291 (located off Julian Road at 625 Corporate Circle).
Tennis clinics
Catawba junior tennis clinics will start up on Sunday, Aug. 28, and will run through Nov. 20.
Beginners from 2-3 p.m. and intermediate/advanced players from 3-4 p.m.
Group size will be limited to no more than six in each group. The hour will consist of conditioning, drills, games, and instruction.
The fee for the clinics will be $10 each.
Junior tennis clinics will also be held on Tuesday evenings from 6-7 p.m.for both beginner, intermediate, and advanced players.
To register or for information, call Jeff Childress at 704-637-4265 or jchildre@catawba.edu.
Y, Rec programs
Registration at the J. F. Hurley YMCA for fall soccer and flag football runs through Sept. 4.
Register online now. The YMCA is always looking for coaches. Contact Phillip Hilliard at 704-636-0111 or philliard@rowanymca.com for more information.
Salisbury Parks and Recreation is accepting registration for its youth volleyball league for girls ages 8-14.
Cost of the league is $35. Participants should register at Hall Gym. Volunteer coaches are needed. Contact Hall Gym at 704-638-5289.
Youth baseball
The Rowan Blue team, representing Rowan Little League, won the 9-10 division of the annual Spencer Invitational Tournament.
Rowan Blue defeated Spencer Gold 8-3 in the championship game.
Rowan Blue team members were David Holden, Blane Roberts, Cole Hales, Cullen Davis, Cade Bernhardt, Olen Stamper, Daniel Durham, Blake Clark, Payne Stolsworth and Mason Furches.
Rowan Little League is taking sign-ups through Aug. 27 at Godley’s Garden Center for fall baseball and girls softball leagues.
Online registrations can be made at http://www.rowanlittleague.com. Fall ball is for ages 3 to 14. Cost is $30. Baseball ages are as of April 30, 2012, while softball ages are as of Dec. 31, 2011. Games begin after Labor Day. Pre-TBall for ages 3-4 is offered. Contact Wade Furches at 704-633-2873 or Jeff Bernhardt at 704-326-5255 for info.