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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 ...
Mike London, Author at Salisbury Post
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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 still has one high school game left. ...
by Mike London, Sunday, December 3, 2023 12:00 am
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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 — Wake Forest recruit Juke Harris scores ...
by Mike London, Tuesday, November 28, 2023 12:00 am
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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 girls basketball program has built such a ...
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 ...
by Mike London, Saturday, November 25, 2023 11:46 pm
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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 ...
by Mike London, Saturday, November 25, 2023 12:00 pm
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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 statewide who have scored 1,456 points and ...
by Mike London, Tuesday, November 21, 2023 12:00 am
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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 — East Rowan boys basketball coach Andrew ...
by Mike London, Thursday, November 16, 2023 12:00 am
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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 memory because Bobby Sims rode to the ...
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 ...
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 ...
by Mike London, Sunday, October 29, 2023 12:00 am
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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 Alford, but the only numbers he’s worried ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
by Mike London, Thursday, October 12, 2023 12:00 am
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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 buzzed more frequently than usual this week. ...
by Mike London, Thursday, October 12, 2023 12:00 am
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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 Alford have combined for 100 career touchdown ...
by Mike London, Thursday, October 12, 2023 12:00 am
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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 ...
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 ...
by Mike London, Sunday, October 8, 2023 10:24 am
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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 Isle Beach. Seventy years ago, the linebacker ...
by Mike London, Sunday, October 8, 2023 12:00 am
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High school football: Richards brothers spark South comeback
By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com LANDIS — South Rowan head coach Chris Walsh knew Landon Richards was getting a bunch of carries. “I knew he was ...
by Mike London, Thursday, October 5, 2023 12:00 am
College
College golf: Catawba wins tournament
Catawba’s men’s golf team won the Richard Rendleman Invitational.
by Mike London, Wednesday, October 4, 2023 7:53 pm
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High school boys soccer: Hornets earning the right to swagger
By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Matt Parrish has guided the Salisbury boys soccer program to three 2A state titles, so he is secure in ...
by Mike London, Saturday, September 30, 2023 12:00 am
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High school football: Conference races heat up in Week 7
By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — It seems like the Rowan County Jamboree was only yesterday, but autumn officially arrived last week and homecomings will ...
by Mike London, Thursday, September 28, 2023 12:00 am
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High school football: West’s Toomer a late bloomer
By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com MOUNT ULLA — A collapse in the last five minutes at A.L. Brown was followed by a second-quarter train-wreck against Davie ...
by Mike London, Thursday, September 28, 2023 12:00 am
Sports
High school volleyball: No losers in ‘Serve for the Cure’ match
By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — For East Rowan head volleyball coach Sandy Lytton, the Mustangs’ annual “Serve for the Cure” day is bigger ...
by Mike London, Thursday, September 28, 2023 12:00 am
News
NFL: Penalty-plagued Panthers lose again
SEATTLE (AP) — Frank Reich has coached long enough to know his rebuilding and injury-depleted Carolina Panthers had a narrow margin for error while playing ...
by Mike London, Monday, September 25, 2023 6:23 am
Sports
Sports: ASU honors A.L. Brown grad Sigmon
By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com BOONE — It was 1984, it was winter in Boone, and like every Boone winter, it was really cold. ...