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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 things in a big way. The former ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, January 1, 2025 12:00 am

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 last 22 seasons in MLB, but he’s ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, March 28, 2024 12:00 am

College

College baseball: Honeycutt gets 4 hits in UNC victory

    Staff report CHAPEL HILL — UNC center fielder Vance Honeycutt had a big day on Tuesday. The former Salisbury High athlete had four ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, March 13, 2024 6:32 pm

News

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 Francisco 49er and as one of the ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, February 10, 2024 12:05 am

High School

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 School for the first time on Monday ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, February 6, 2024 7:05 pm

College

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 of that is ego, so she laughs ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, January 16, 2024 12:00 am

High School

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 as trying to wrap a Christmas tree. ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, December 28, 2023 12:00 am

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 six teams the Wonders have beaten are ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, December 24, 2023 12:00 am

High School

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 Salisbury flattened Cuthbertson 84-48 in a Wednesday ... Read more

by Mike London, Wednesday, December 6, 2023 11:42 pm

High School

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 still has one high school game left. ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, December 3, 2023 12:00 am

High School

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 — Wake Forest recruit Juke Harris scores ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, November 28, 2023 12:00 am

High School

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 girls basketball program has built such a ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, November 25, 2023 11:50 pm

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 accomplishments at East Rowan, and it’s a ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, November 25, 2023 11:46 pm

High School

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 running back Cuttler Adams is an act ... Read more

by Mike London, Saturday, November 25, 2023 12:00 pm

High School

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 statewide who have scored 1,456 points and ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, November 21, 2023 12:00 am

High School

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 — East Rowan boys basketball coach Andrew ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, November 16, 2023 12:00 am

High School

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 memory because Bobby Sims rode to the ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, November 5, 2023 12:00 am

College

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 34-14 against St. Augustine’s on Saturday. The ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, October 29, 2023 12:07 am

Legion baseball

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 slowly. Gillispie, 75, got a call last ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, October 29, 2023 12:00 am

High School

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 Alford, but the only numbers he’s worried ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, October 26, 2023 12:00 am

College

College football: Virginia stuns Tar Heels

  By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer  CHAPEL HILL — Virginia’s Malik Washington caught the ball and turned toward the goal line as multiple defenders ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, October 22, 2023 12:12 am

Sports

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 team hadn’t been in the spotlight for ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, October 15, 2023 12:00 am

College

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 Mountains, and 53 degrees in wind and ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, October 12, 2023 12:00 am

High School

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 buzzed more frequently than usual this week. ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, October 12, 2023 12:00 am

High School

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 Alford have combined for 100 career touchdown ... Read more

by Mike London, Thursday, October 12, 2023 12:00 am

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 to the conference finals for singles and ... Read more

by Mike London, Tuesday, October 10, 2023 10:43 am

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 Philadelphia relievers are enjoying themselves, too. Harper ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, October 8, 2023 10:24 am

College

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 Isle Beach. Seventy years ago, the linebacker ... Read more

by Mike London, Sunday, October 8, 2023 12:00 am

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