Area Sports Briefs: Tennis season ends for Salisbury, East Rowan

Published 12:28 am Tuesday, May 12, 2015

From staff  reports

Salisbury and East Rowan were eliminated from the dual team state playoffs on Monday in regional semifinal matches.

In 2A, Salisbury lost 6-0 at Brevard. In 3A, East Rowan lost 9-0 to Marvin Ridge.

Brevard 6, Salisbury 0

Singles — Joseph Schrader (B) d. Spencer Storey 6-1, 6-1; Liam Baer (B) d. Hunter Carlton (S) 6-0, 6-1;  Andy McCall (B) d. David Derrick (S) 7-6, 6-3; Joe Roberts (B) d. Mathias DeCormamond 7-5, 6-3; Charles Kanig (B) d. Matt Sukassem 6-2, 6-0; Cameron Wilson (B) d.  Ben Roy 6-1, 6-1

College softball

Catawba’s Carley Tysinger was named to the Daktronics All-Southeast Region first team.

Catawba’s Natalie Naturile was named All-Southeast Region second team.

Prep softball

West Rowan, East Rowan, South Rowan, Carson, Salisbury and Davie are in the state playoffs and play first-round games Tuesday or Wednesday.

Tuesday

3A: (28) Cox Mill at (5) West Rowan, 5 p.m.

3A: (32) East Rowan at (1) Enka, 6 p.m.

3A: (21) Carson at (12) Ledford, 7 p.m.

4A: (17) Davie at (16) Ardrey Kell, 7 p.m.

Wednesday

2A: (24) Salisbury at (9) East Davidson, 7 p.m.

3A: (31) South Rowan at (2) Kings Mountain, 7 p.m.

Prep soccer

Salisbury, West Rowan, Carson and South Rowan are in the soccer playoffs.

First-round games will be played Tuesday or Wednesday.

Tuesday

2A: (23) R-S Central at (10) Salisbury, 6 p.m.

3A: (25) West Rowan at (8) Burns, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday

3A: (30) South Rowan at (3) Weddington, 6 p.m.

3A: (18) North Henderson at (15) Carson, 7 p.m.

Local golf

South Rowan senior Davis Richards shot 72 at Rocky River as he attempted to qualify for the Wells Fargo championship on Monday.

• The McCanless Couples played with a Captain’s Choice format.   The team of David Huneycutt, Tim Earnhardt and Walt & Kim Kincaid took first place.

The teams of Bobby & Robin Leslie and Gene & Mary Seaford placed second. Gene Seaford won closest to the pin. Walt Kincaid won longest putt.

The McCanless Couples play on Sundays at 2 p.m.

  

College golf

Livingstone competed in the  29th PGA Minority Collegiate Championships in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

Livingstone finished third  among the Division II schools.

Freshman Philip Harrison led the Blue Bears with a  148 (71-77).

Spencer Cal Ripken

Spencer Cal Ripken is holding Babe Ruth baseball registration for players ages 13-15 at the 8th Street Ballpark in Spencer on Saturday, May 16.

Registration is from 9-1 in the clubhouse upstairs. The cost is $80 per player,

Visit www.spencercalripken.com for directions or call 704-216-7783.   

Intimidators win

Jordan Guerrero struck out 10 batters in seven innings to lead the Kannapolis Intimidators to a 7-3 win at Lexington in a Monday matinee.

   Guerrero kept the Legends off the board while lowering his ERA to 1.58, the lowest among  the South Atlantic League southpaws.

Eddy Alvarez sparked the offense for Kannapolis (13-17) by driving in two runs and stealing three bases.

Parks and Rec

In the Baseball Pitch, Hit & Run competition at the Jaycee-Optimist Sports Complex, age-group all-round champions were:

Age 7-8:  Parker Moody, Laurinburg,

Age 9-10: Bryce Moody, Laurinburg

Age 11-12: Mark Scott, Jamestown

Age 13-14: Spencer Lewis, High Point

Gavin Kuld, Salisbury was an age-group hitting champion. Ryan Archer, Greensboro, was an age-group co-pitching champion and hitting champion.

All champions moved  on to compete in sectional competition.

Mid. school baseball

In the tournament semifinals on Monday,  Mooresville won 17-2 against Erwin. West Rowan hosts Southeast in a semifinal on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.

Carson FB camp

  Carson’s youth football camp is May 18-21.

The camp is for grades 3-8 and runs daily from 5:30-8 p.m.

Pre-registration cost is $30. Regisration when camp starts is $40.

Brochures are at elementary and middle schools. Contact  coach Joe Pinyan at 704-855-7297 or pinyaned@rss.k12.nc.us  for information.

Wrestling camp

Any middle or high school wrestler in Rowan County who would like to attend wrestling camp at Appalachian State, should contact coach Barry Justus at 704-642-2324.

The camp is July 15-18.

The camp is for (rising) grades 7-12.

The first payment of $100 must be made to East Rowan High School before May 15.

The final payment is due before July 3.

The total cost, minus any discounts. is $345.