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College

Catawba athletics: Another honor for All-America basketball player Thorne; swimmer and track star get awards

SAC and Catawba sports information  SALISBURY — Catawba College guard Lyrik Thorne was voted the South Atlantic Conference Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the ... Read more

by Post Sports, Friday, April 12, 2024 5:53 pm

High School

High school sports: Hornets win in baseball, tennis on Thursday; East wins golf match

From staff reports SALISBURY — Salisbury’s baseball team routed Montgomery Central 20-2 on Thursday and has won four games in three days. Having an 8-9 ... Read more

by Post Sports, Friday, April 12, 2024 3:25 am

High School

High school baseball roundup: East, West win again; Hornets beat Concord

From staff reports OAKBORO — Sophomore Harrison Ailshie slugged his fifth and sixth homers of the season, both solo shots, as East Rowan won 9-6 ... Read more

by Post Sports, Thursday, April 11, 2024 8:55 pm

High School

High school softball roundup: Big SPC road win for Mustangs; Hornets pound Concord; tough loss for Cougars

Staff report CONCORD — East Rowan’s softball team took another big step toward the Mustangs’ first regular-season conference championship since 2013 with Wednesday’s 6-1 win ... Read more

by Post Sports, Thursday, April 11, 2024 7:45 pm

High School

High school boys tennis roundup: Hornets keep rolling

From staff reports SALISBURY — Salisbury tennis coach Roarke Burton described Wednesday’s 9-0 romp against East Davidson as a “routine win.” With good reason. The ... Read more

by Post Sports, Thursday, April 11, 2024 12:08 pm

Sports

NFL: OJ Simpson dies at 76

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS   — O.J. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his ... Read more

by Post Sports, Thursday, April 11, 2024 11:47 am

High School

High school girls soccer: Hornets win vs. North Rowan

Staff report SALISBURY — Salisbury had six different goal-scorers in a 6-0 Central Carolina Conference win against North Rowan on Wednesday. The Hornets (6-2-1, 4-1) ... Read more

by Post Sports, Thursday, April 11, 2024 10:56 am

Sports

Minor league baseball: A home run for humanity

Cannon Ballers Press release KANNAPOLIS — As fans get ready to cheer on the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers during their 6 p.m. home game on Thursday, ... Read more

by Post Sports, Thursday, April 11, 2024 10:32 am

High School

High school sports: Nixon resigns at Mooresville, will be Rowan County AD

Staff report MOORESVILLE — Joe Nixon informed Mooresville’s football team on Tuesday that he is resigning as head coach. Mooresville has posted the job vacancy. ... Read more

by Post Sports, Thursday, April 11, 2024 10:20 am

High School

High school girls basketball: West’s Arnold wins Shayla Fields Award

  Lauren Arnold, 3A championship game MVP. By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com M)UNT ULLA—  Away from the basketball court, West Rowan senior Lauren Arnold was a ... Read more

by Post Sports, Thursday, April 11, 2024 12:00 am

Sports

Area Sports Briefs: South soccer wins; Catawba baseball romps

From staff reports CONCORD — South Rowan’s girls soccer team won 1-0 at Concord on Tuesday. Chloe Tracy scored the goal for the Raiders. Margo ... Read more

by Post Sports, Wednesday, April 10, 2024 2:05 pm

High School

High school baseball roundup: SPC wins for East, West, South; Hornets take 2

From staff reports GRANITE QUARRY — East Rowan won a tough game with Northwest Cabarrus at Staton Field on Tuesday and moved a step closer ... Read more

by Post Sports, Wednesday, April 10, 2024 2:39 am

High School

High school boys tennis: Salisbury romps; East edges Cougars

From staff reports DENTON — Salisbury breezed to a 9-0 win against South Davidson on Monday to stay unbeaten in the Central Carolina Conference. AJ ... Read more

by Post Sports, Wednesday, April 10, 2024 1:39 am

High School

High school boys basketball: Accolades for North Hills star

Staff report SALISBURY — North Hills Christian School senior basketball player Champion Hayden was selected to the Southern Piedmont Athletic Association all-conference first team and ... Read more

by Post Sports, Wednesday, April 10, 2024 1:13 am

Sports

Minor league baseball: Cannon Ballers win home opener

    Staff report The Kannapolis Cannon Ballers won 3-1 against the Augusta GreenJackets in Tuesday’s home opener. Kannapolis (2-2) will play Augusta (2-2) on ... Read more

by Post Sports, Wednesday, April 10, 2024 1:01 am

Sports

MLB: Orioles call up baseball’s top prospect

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE  — Make way for baseball’s top-ranked prospect — yet another big addition from Baltimore’s stellar farm system. The ... Read more

by Post Sports, Wednesday, April 10, 2024 12:40 am

High School

High school softball: Dextraze slugs grand slam for South; tough loss for Falcons; Hornets are shut out

Staff report CONCORD — Lenoir-Rhyne commit Kynlee Dextraze is having a huge junior season and walloped a grand slam in South Rowan’s 11-1 win at ... Read more

by Post Sports, Tuesday, April 9, 2024 8:43 pm

College

College baseball: Catawaba’s Stolsworth is SAC Pitcher of the Week

Staff report Catawba’s Payne Stolsworth (West Rowan) has been named South Atlantic Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week. Stolsworth, a graduate student who transferred from ... Read more

by Post Sports, Tuesday, April 9, 2024 8:11 pm

High School

High school boys golf: Mustangs win Tuesday’s SPC match

Staff report CONCORD — East Rowan won Tuesday’s nine-hole South Piedmont Conference match at Rocky River. East shot 154 to beat Northwest Cabarrus by six ... Read more

by Post Sports, Tuesday, April 9, 2024 7:52 pm

High School

High school volleyball: North Hills athlete honored

Staff report SALISBURY — North Hills athlete Ava Sutton was selected to the National Christian School Athletic Association Southeast Super Regional volleyball team. She was ... Read more

by Post Sports, Tuesday, April 9, 2024 4:15 am

College

College men’s basketball: UConn concludes dominant run with 2nd straight title

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer GLENDALE, Ariz.  — A basketball beatdown. A coaching clinic. A double-digit domination. Take one guess who finished off a ... Read more

by Post Sports, Tuesday, April 9, 2024 2:39 am

High School

High school sports roundup: Monday wins for Carson baseball, West softball, Salisbury soccer and golf

From staff reports CHINA GROVE — Daxton Savage pitched a two-hitter to lead Carson’s baseball team to a 5-1 South Piedmont Conference against South Rowan ... Read more

by Post Sports, Tuesday, April 9, 2024 2:34 am

Sports

Golf: Augusta National in bloom and conditions dry for Masters

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tony Finau was to the right of the 11th green at Augusta National trying to chip ... Read more

by Post Sports, Monday, April 8, 2024 11:26 pm

College

College men’s basketball: Purdue’s Painter has different approach

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer GLENDALE, Ariz.  — Other Big Ten coaches walked into the high school point guard’s living room and told him ... Read more

by Post Sports, Monday, April 8, 2024 5:12 pm

Legion baseball

Baseball: Salisbury resident Gillispie inducted into Gaston Hall of Fame

By Richard Walker Carolina Sports HUB When long-time Salisbury resident Willie Gillispie grew up in Gaston County in the 1950s and 1960s, he developed a love ... Read more

by Post Sports, Monday, April 8, 2024 4:54 pm

Sports

Minor league baseball: Cannon Ballers start home schedule on Tuesday

    Staff report KANNAPOLIS — After a 1-2  trip to Charleston to start the season, the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers open their home season On ... Read more

by Post Sports, Monday, April 8, 2024 4:42 pm

Racing

Racing: Byron leads 1-2-3 Martinsville finish for Hendrick Motorsports

  By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer William Byron took the lead with 73 laps to go and held onto it during a two-lap ... Read more

by Post Sports, Monday, April 8, 2024 4:01 pm

College

College baseball: Venue change for SAC tourney; Catawba strengthens hold on first place

    Staff report SALISBURY — The South Atlantic Conference Tournament announced a change in venue for the South Atlantic Conference Tournament. The switch was ... Read more

by Post Sports, Monday, April 8, 2024 3:51 pm

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