From staff reports

Georgia Tech graduate Zeek Biggers (West Rowan) has done well at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis.

It’s considered a deep draft for defensive linemen, but Biggers has put up strong  measurable numbers and is moving up.

Biggers (6-foot-6, 300-plus) posted a 34.5-inch vertical jump, third-best among the defensive lineman a the Combine.

Biggers broad-jumped 9 feet, 3 inches, the eighth-best mark for DLs.

Biggers ran 5.14 in the 40,  12th-best for the defensive linemen, and  his 1.74 10-yard split was the sixth best.

Former Georgia Bulldog Jalon Walker (Salisbury) is in Indianapolis, but isn’t running or jumping. He has conducted dozen of interviews, and he shines at that.

Walker plans to showcase his abilities for scouts at Georgia’s Pro Day in about two weeks.

Walker’s stock has been rising in recent weeks. He’s a lock for the first round of the draft. He’s a possibility for the Carolina Panthers with the No. 8 pick, but there’s talk now that he may go even earlier.

Women’s basketball

Fifth-year senior Abigail Wilson (West Rowan) is having her best season for UNC Asheville.

The mechanical engineering major is averaging 10.4 points and 6.0 rebounds.

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Guilford’s Carleigh Perry (Carson) had 10 points and 10 rebounds in 22 minutes, as the Quakers routed Hollins 79-47 on Senior Day.

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Kyla Bryant (Salisbury) scored 12 points in NC Central’s 67-57 loss to Maryland-Eastern Shore.

Bryant averages 13.5 points and 4.6 rebounds.

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Clarion’s Hannah Wilkerson (North Rowan) averages 7.9 points and 3.2 rebounds. She scored eight in her most recent outing.

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Bethany Rymer (South Rowan) had five points and seven rebounds as Columbia Iinternational wrapped up the season with an 84-36 loss to Pikeville.

Women’s softball

Catawba senior first baseman Kary Hales is the reigning SAC Player of the Week.

  She batted .667   with 14 hits, including three homers and five doubles, recording 12 RBI, nine runs scored and two stolen bases. She had a walk-off double against Converse.

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Winthrop’s   Lonna Addison (Carson) was the Big South Conference Pitcher of the Week recently.

Addison is 4-1 with a 2.73 ERA and 29 strikeouts .

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Emma Clarke (West Rowan) is 5-for-17 for Tennessee with two doubles, a homer and three RBIs.

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Chowan’s Mckenzie Misenheimer is batting .448 with two homers, four doubles and eight RBIs.

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Furman’s Katie Peeler (Salisbury) went 3-for-3 against Morehead State and hit her first college homer.

MLB

Teenager Cobb Hightower (East Rowan) is playing in MLB Spring Training games and was 1-for-1 on Thursday.

College baseball

MARS HILL — Mars Hill hit five home runs on Friday — and lost.

Catawba out-slugged the Lions 15-13 in a wild series  opener in the South Atlantic Conference.

Dylan Driver (Carson) led the Indians with five hits, including two homers. He scored four and knocked in four.

James Dunlap and Cole Hales (Carson) had four hits each. Hales homered.

It wasn’t a great day for Catawba hurlers. Reliever Seth  Sharpe was the winning pitcher.

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Haiden Leffew (South Rowan) has made four relief appearances for Wake Forest and is 1-0.

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Kane Kepley (South Rowan) is batting .355 for UNC. He’s scored 11 runs in nine games and he already has three triples.

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Cameron Padgett (East Rowan) has made three relief appearances for the Tar Heels and is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA.

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High Point’s Cord Butler  (A.L. Brown) is 1-1 with nine strikeouts.

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JT Taylor, who starred for Rowan County American Legion, had three triples in his first five games for Nortth Carolina A&T.

  

Local golf

Nick Mueller made a hole-in-one on Thursday while playing No. 8  at The Revival Golf Course at the Crescent.

Mueller used a 6-iron from the gold tees (135 yards).

The feat was witnessed by David Derrick and Lou Atnasck.

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GARS members split up and  played at Warrior and Red Bridge Golf Club in Locust.

At Red Bridge, the low ‘A’ Flight player was Brice Hollis with a net of 68.19.

Low ‘B’ Flight player was Steve Matteson with a net of 69.55.

Low ‘C’ Flight player was Lynn Shook with a net of 66.91.

Low ‘D’ Flight player was John Simma with a net of 63.36.

Brice Hollis shot 80 to win low gross score, while John Simma won low net.

Bill Rogers was Super Senior with a net of 65.76.

At Warrior, the low ‘A” Flight player was Larry Petrea with a net of 67.37.

Low ‘B’ Flight was David Scearce with a net of 64.64.

Low ‘C’ Flight player was Tom Dodge with a net of 64.47.

Low ‘D’ Flight player was Bob Turner with a net of 64.55.

Larry Petrea shot a 75 to win low gross.  Dodge won low net.

Andy Griffin was Super Senior with a net of 64.56.

Rowan Bulls

The Rowan County Bulls lost  their East Coast Basketball League opener against the Philly Raiders,  116-109.

Former Catawba star Donald Rutherford led the Bulls with 34 points. James Murray scored 33.

Rowan County  will host Kingdom Life Basketball Club on Sunday at 5 p.m. at Hall Gym