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College football: West grad Biggers is potential draft pick

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com ATLANTA  — Zeek Biggers entered the world weighing 11 pounds and continues to do ... Read more

News

Basketball: Whittenburg cherishes memories of 1983 miracle

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The late Bill Buckner amassed 2,715 hits and was good enough to ... Read more

Sports

College baseball: Honeycutt gets 4 hits in UNC victory

    Staff report CHAPEL HILL — UNC center fielder Vance Honeycutt had a big day on Tuesday. ... Read more

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NFL: Hargrave has come a long way

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SPENCER — North Rowan graduate Javon Hargrave turned 31 on Wednesday, as a San ... Read more

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High school girls basketball: North Rowan girls win easily

Staff report SALISBURY — In a historical context, North Rowan’s girls basketball team playing at North Hills Christian ... Read more

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Women’s college basketball: Carleigh Perry still stuffing the stat sheet

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GREENSBORO — Guilford College forward Carleigh Perry stands 5-foot-10, but only about one inch ... Read more

Sports

High school football: Wrapping up a season filled with records

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Summarizing the 2023 high school football season was a task as challenging ... Read more

High School

High school girls basketball: Top-seeded Wonders excited to be 6-0

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — A.L. Brown’s girls basketball team is 6-0. Yes, it’s true that the ... Read more

Sports

High school boys basketball roundup: Salisbury, West, Wonders win big

  From staff reports Wednesday games … SALISBURY — Juke Harris scored 41 points, a season high, as ... Read more

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High school football: One more high school game for Carson’s Vaughn

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — Carson’s football season ended in late October, but senior Trevor Vaughn ... Read more

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High school basketball: New coach guides talented Salisbury boys

    By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com Eleventh in a series of reports on local basketball teams … SALISBURY ... Read more

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Roster makeover, but Hornets expect to keep it rolling

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com Tenth in a series of reports on local basketball teams … SALISBURY — Salisbury’s ... Read more

Sports

East’s Waddell Player of the Year for the fourth time

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — Girls golf coach Tinsley Merrell started rattling off Hannah Waddell’s career ... Read more

Sports

High school football: Robbinsville overpowers Cavaliers

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com ROBBINSVILLE — Hurricane Cuttler made landfall shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Friday night. Robbinsville ... Read more

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North girls look for another 20-win season

Ninth in a series of reports on local basketball teams … SPENCER — There can’t be many girls ... Read more

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High school basketball: East boys try to move on without Tee, Vee

  By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com Sixth in a series of reports on local basketball teams … GRANITE QUARRY ... Read more

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Sports legend: Sims honored by Salisbury High

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Belinda Adams recalls a bad day in school that became a cherished ... Read more

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College football: Livingstone rolls to CIAA victory

Staff report SALISBURY — Livingstone’s football team scored two touchdowns in the span of a minute and romped ... Read more

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Baseball: Another Hall of Fame calls ‘Jet’ Gillispie

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — William Gillispie’s nickname is “Jet,” but he understands that some things happen ... Read more

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High school football: The numbers are impressive, but Alford focused on wins

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SPENCER — The career numbers are spiraling upward for North Rowan junior quarterback Jeremiah ... Read more

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College football: Virginia stuns Tar Heels

  By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer  CHAPEL HILL — Virginia’s Malik Washington caught the ball and turned ... Read more

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High school boys cross country: Cougars take first county crown since 2015

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — While Carson’s girls have been on a roll, Carson’s boys cross country ... Read more

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Colllege baseball: West grad Smith likes new home

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com EMORY, Va. — It’s already getting cold in the foothills of the Blue Ridge ... Read more

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High school football: Former East coach wins game for the ages

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com HAMPSTEAD — Former Davie County quarterback and East Rowan head coach Tom Eanes’ phone ... Read more

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High school football: Historic QBs have North, Salisbury rolling

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Here’s a stat. Salisbury senior Mike Geter and  North Rowan junior Jeremiah ... Read more

High School

High school girls tennis: Hornets in CCC finals

       Schedule CCC tournament —  Oct. 11, 4 p.m., Lexington All six players for Salisbury advanced ... Read more

Sports

MLB: Phils shut down Atlanta in Game 1

ATLANTA (AP) — This is Bryce Harper’s favorite time of year. Ranger Suárez and a parade of hard-throwing ... Read more

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Sports obituary: Stratton was integral part of Catawba for decades

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — John Harvey Stratton Jr. died at 91 on Sept. 29 at Ocean ... Read more