Local
East Rowan advances with 11-1 romp
By David Shaw GRANITE QUARRY — North Iredell made things easy for East Rowan’s baseball team in Tuesday’s NPC tournament semifinal. The top-seeded Mustangs benefited ...
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High School
Carson outscores West Rowan, 5-0
By David Shaw CHINA GROVE — You probably don’t know much about sophomore Hayden Simmerson, but that’s about to change. He’s the tall, sturdy Carson ...
by Dave Shaw, Wednesday, June 2, 2021 12:00 am
High School
West picks up key baseball victory, 7-4 over East
By David Shaw For the Salisbury Post GRANITE QUARRY — Not so fast. That’s the message being delivered by West Rowan’s surging baseball team. Three ...
by Dave Shaw, Saturday, May 22, 2021 12:00 am
High School
Salisbury headed to state championship after knocking off North Davidson 24-21
By David Shaw For the Salisbury Post WELCOME — Oops, they did it again. For the second consecutive week, Salisbury’s football team played the nothing-to-lose ...
by Dave Shaw, Friday, April 30, 2021 11:51 pm
Sports
Salisbury girls fall to North Davidson
By David Shaw For the Salisbury Post SALISBURY — The truth hurts — and it was delivered loud-and-clear Monday night. Salisbury’s girls soccer team learned ...
by Dave Shaw, Tuesday, April 27, 2021 12:00 am
High School
North suffers tough season-ending loss to Polk County
By David Shaw For the Salisbury Post SPENCER — The final chapter has been written — and it’s not a happy ending for North Rowan’s ...
by Dave Shaw, Saturday, April 24, 2021 12:18 am
High School
North Rowan romps into second round of football playoffs
By David Shaw For the Salisbury Post SPENCER — North Rowan wasn’t April-fooling around Friday night. This pandemic-plagued season has thrown the Cavaliers a steady ...
by Dave Shaw, Saturday, April 17, 2021 12:00 am
High School
West falls to Statesville, finishes second in NPC
By David Shaw STATESVILLE — NPC champion Statesville put West Rowan’s football team in its place Thursday night — second place. The league title was ...
by Dave Shaw, Friday, April 9, 2021 12:00 am
High School
Statesville crushes East Rowan, 41-17
By David Shaw For the Salisbury Post GRANITE QUARRY — East Rowan’s one-and-only game in Granite Quarry this season was nothing to write home about. ...
by Dave Shaw, Saturday, April 3, 2021 12:00 am
High School
North Stanly tops North Rowan 15-0
By David Shaw For the Salisbury Post SPENCER — First place will have to wait for the 15th-ranked North Rowan football team. With a chance ...
by Dave Shaw, Saturday, March 27, 2021 12:00 am
High School
East Rowan notches first win in 43-40 victory over Carson
By David Shaw For the Salisbury Post KANNAPOLIS — East Rowan’s fruitless football season is fruitless no more. Winless in their first three games, the ...
by Dave Shaw, Saturday, March 20, 2021 11:25 pm
High School
High school football: Falcons hold off East
By David Shaw For the Salisbury Post MOUNT ULLA — After two weeks in the dark, West Rowan’s football team found the “ON” switch Friday ...
by Dave Shaw, Friday, March 12, 2021 11:47 pm
High School
Oak Grove tops Salisbury 20-13
By David Shaw sports@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Games like this are supposed to answer questions, not raise them. Salisbury’s hard-to-digest 20-13 loss to visiting Oak Grove ...
by Dave Shaw, Friday, March 5, 2021 11:25 pm
High School
Carson rolls over South 41-0 as about 600 allowed in to see season opener for both
By David Shaw sports@salisburypost.com LANDIS — February football is far from ideal, but it agreed with Carson on Saturday. The Cougars finally launched this pandemic-delayed ...
by Dave Shaw, Sunday, February 28, 2021 12:00 am
High School
2A West girls final: Salisbury falls to Newton-Conover
By David Shaw sports@salisburypost.com HICKORY — The bell has tolled for Salisbury’s girls basketball team. A sweet season that extended through 29 victories and a ...
by Dave Shaw, Sunday, March 8, 2020 12:00 am
College
Catawba tops Newberry in SAC Tournament first round
By David Shaw sports@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — We haven’t heard Marcell Haskett’s name in a while, but it appears he shouldn’t be forgotten. The Catawba senior ...
by Dave Shaw, Wednesday, March 4, 2020 11:53 pm
High School
North Rowan boys fall to W-S Prep, ending season
By David Shaw sports@salisburypost.com WINSTON-SALEM —After racing through its boys basketball season, North Rowan was handed its walking papers Saturday night. The Cavaliers were overmatched ...
by Dave Shaw, Saturday, February 29, 2020 11:38 pm
High School
Josh Hall, Moravian Prep blitz North Rowan, 79-29
By David Shaw sports@salisburypost.com SPENCER — So that’s what all the fuss was about. The state’s third-ranked team, Moravian Prep, brought its traveling circus to ...
by Dave Shaw, Saturday, February 8, 2020 11:59 pm
College
Broncos stop Livingstone’s four-game winning streak
By David Shaw sports@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — It’s been a while since opportunity knocked this hard on surging Livingstone’s front door. The Blue Bears’ answer Wednesday ...
by Dave Shaw, Wednesday, February 5, 2020 11:05 pm
College
JCSU spoils party, topping the Blue Bears, 77-72
By David Shaw sports@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Leave it to rival J.C. Smith to crash the party at New Trent Gym. With a rambunctious Saturday afternoon ...
by Dave Shaw, Saturday, January 18, 2020 11:07 pm
High School
All-Rowan County football: Defensive Player of the Year
By David Shaw sports@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The message was clear from the start: if you can’t stand the heat, stay out of Jabril Norman’s kitchen. ...
by Dave Shaw, Thursday, January 16, 2020 11:06 pm
High School
Dale’s/Moir Christmas Classic: A.L. Brown boys win championship
By David Shaw sports@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Go ahead and mark this one in indelible ink. A.L. Brown’s first championship in the Dale’s/Sam Moir Christmas Classic ...
by Dave Shaw, Sunday, December 29, 2019 12:00 am
High School
Dale’s/Moir Christmas Classic: Carson girls advance to another final
By David Shaw sports@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — With each passing victory, we learn more about the Carson girls basketball team. Here’s what we learned in Friday’s ...
by Dave Shaw, Saturday, December 28, 2019 12:04 am
High School
Dale’s/Moir Christmas Classic: Salisbury boys cruise in semifinal
By David Shaw sports@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Add East Rowan to the list of opponents who’ve discovered just how dangerous the Salisbury boys basketball team can ...
by Dave Shaw, Friday, December 27, 2019 11:55 pm
High School
Dale’s/Sam Moir Christmas Classic: Carson girls win in rout
By David Shaw sports@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — It didn’t take Carson’s girls basketball team long to make itself comfortable at Goodman Gym on Thursday. The Cougars ...
by Dave Shaw, Thursday, December 26, 2019 11:40 pm
High School
Dale’s/Sam Moir Christmas Classic: Salisbury boys pound West Rowan
By David Shaw sports@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — After falling to Davie County in last year’s Dale’s/Sam Moir Christmas Classic final, the Salisbury boys basketball team has ...
by Dave Shaw, Thursday, December 26, 2019 11:35 pm
High School
West Rowan wrestlers take another county championship
By David Shaw sports@salisburypost.com LANDIS — Anyone who thinks this is the most wonderful time of the year must have been pulling for West Rowan’s ...
by Dave Shaw, Saturday, December 21, 2019 11:45 pm
High School
Rowan County wrestling results
Rowan County Wrestling Championships at South Rowan Team Scores: West Rowan 192, Salisbury 179, East Rowan 177, South Rowan 85.5, Carson 61. CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS 106 ...