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High school football: Versatile Vaughn a Barton recruit

By Mike London mike.london@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — Barton College head football coach Chip Hester jokes that there may be arm-wrestling matches between offensive coordinator Landon ... Read more

by Post Sports, Thursday, May 2, 2024 12:00 am

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Area Sports Briefs: Honeycutt, Padgett lead UNC win

From staff reports CHAPEL HILL — Vance Honeycutt (Salisbury) hit a grand slam in the first inning to get UNC started toward a 13-1 romp ... Read more

by Post Sports, Wednesday, May 1, 2024 2:06 pm

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NHL: Hurricanes close out first-round series

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH  — The Carolina Hurricanes are getting production throughout their lineup to start the NHL playoffs. They’ll need it ... Read more

by Post Sports, Wednesday, May 1, 2024 6:16 am

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NBA: Young Thunder sweeps Pelicans

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer  NEW ORLEANS — The Oklahoma City Thunder entered the playoffs facing questions about their relative youth and playoff inexperience. ... Read more

by Post Sports, Wednesday, May 1, 2024 6:13 am

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High school baseball: East reaches SPC tourney championship game: Carson, Salisbury lose semifinal games

From staff reports GRANITE QUARRY — East Rowan’s 25-1 baseball team brushed aside Northwest Cabarrus 10-0 in six innings in a South Piedmont Conference semifinal ... Read more

by Post Sports, Wednesday, May 1, 2024 5:26 am

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High school softball: East and West win in SPC semis; CCC loss may end Hornets’ season

From staff reports GRANITE QUARRY — South Rowan softball coach Dean Mullinax had no complaints about how his team played on Tuesday, but East Rowan ... Read more

by Post Sports, Wednesday, May 1, 2024 4:34 am

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High school girls soccer: Hornets tie Gray Stone; Cougars beat Concord

Staff report SALISBURY — Salisbury and Gray Stone battled to a 1-1 draw on Tuesday night at Ludwig Stadium. Down 1-0 at halftime, the Hornets ... Read more

by Post Sports, Wednesday, May 1, 2024 4:02 am

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College baseball: Indians pound Lander, prepare for Friday SAC tourney games at Newman Park

Staff report SALISBURY — Catawba’s baseball team rolled 10-1 against Lander on Tuesday at Newman Park. Lander (37-13) has a great record, but the Indians ... Read more

by Post Sports, Wednesday, May 1, 2024 3:36 am

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High school track and field: Green Dragons sweep CCC Championships

Staff report TYRO — The jumps were the key for West Davidson’s boys and girls track and field teams in Tuesday’s Central Carolina Conference Championships. ... Read more

by Post Sports, Wednesday, May 1, 2024 3:11 am

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High school baseball: Salisbury wins easily against North in first round of CCC

  Staff report SALISBURY — Salisbury’s baseball team cruised into the semifinals of the Central Carolina Conference Tournament by beating North Rowan 15-0 on Monday. ... Read more

by Post Sports, Tuesday, April 30, 2024 6:40 pm

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MLB: Orioles’ Henderson is youngest to hit 10 homers in April

By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press BALTIMORE — Gunnar Henderson led off the first inning with a homer to become the youngest player in major league ... Read more

by Post Sports, Tuesday, April 30, 2024 6:39 pm

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High school baseball: East, Carson advance to SPC semis, but South, West eliminated

From staff reports CHINA GROVE — Maverick Walters starred on the mound and at the plate as Carson romped 11-1 against Robinson in a South ... Read more

by Post Sports, Tuesday, April 30, 2024 6:00 pm

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High school girls soccer: 300th win for Parrish

  Staff report SALISBURY — Salisbury coach Matt Parrish was a winner for the 300th time at the helm of the school’s girls soccer program ... Read more

by Post Sports, Tuesday, April 30, 2024 3:08 am

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High school baseball: Wonders upset Hickory Ridge in GMC tourney

    Staff report HARRISBURG — A seventh-place finish by A.L. Brown’s baseball team in the seven-team 4A Greater Metro Conference was frustrating, but not ... Read more

by Post Sports, Tuesday, April 30, 2024 2:47 am

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High school softball: East, West, South advance to SPC tournament semifinals

From staff reports MOUNT ULLA —  West Rowan breezed to a 10-0 win against sixth-seeded Lake Norman Charter on Monday in the opening round of ... Read more

by Post Sports, Tuesday, April 30, 2024 2:30 am

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High school softball: Hornets roll against Cavs in first round

  Staff report SALISBURY — Katie Peeler socked two home runs as Salisbury beat North Rowan 15-0 on Monday in the first round of the ... Read more

by Post Sports, Tuesday, April 30, 2024 1:39 am

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High school boys golf: Lake Norman Charter wins SPC tourney; Trojans take season title

East Rowan golfers.   West’s Tyler Kepley Staff report HUNTERSVILLE — Lake Norman Charter had a great day; Northwest Cabarrus has had a great season, ... Read more

by Post Sports, Tuesday, April 30, 2024 1:16 am

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High school boys golf: Hornets win CCC Championship

Staff report LEXINGTON — Salisbury’s boys golf team shot 318 to win the 18-hole CCC Championship match at Sapona on Monday. John McCoy shot 1-over ... Read more

by Post Sports, Monday, April 29, 2024 6:22 pm

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High school track and field: Conference championship meets this week

Staff report After winning Rowan County championships, South Rowan’s girls and Carson’s boys move on to the nine-team 3A South Piedmont Conference Championships on Thursday ... Read more

by Post Sports, Monday, April 29, 2024 5:46 pm

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High school boys tennis: Hornets get 2 seed; East, Carson, West in 3A state playoffs

Staff report Salisbury’s boys tennis team (16-1) is seeded second in the 2A West bracket and received a first-round bye. Pairings were announced on Monday. ... Read more

by Post Sports, Monday, April 29, 2024 5:14 pm

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High school softball: Falcons sock 3 homers in regular-season finale; SPC tourney starts Monday

    From staff reports CONCORD — Reese Poole, Arabelle Shulenburger and EA Nance walloped home runs as West Rowan pummeled Robinson 12-0 on Friday. ... Read more

by Post Sports, Monday, April 29, 2024 3:54 am

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High school baseball: Falcons end slide with comeback; Carson shut down by NWC in SPC finale

    From staff reports CONCORD — West Rowan’s baseball team hasn’t had a smooth ride down the stretch, but the Falcons pulled out a ... Read more

by Post Sports, Monday, April 29, 2024 2:13 am

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High school softball: Hornets, Cavs square off in CCC tourney on Monday

  Staff report SALISBURY — Salisbury’s softball team finished third in the Central Carolina Conference and will be at home on Monday for the opening ... Read more

by Post Sports, Monday, April 29, 2024 1:17 am

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High school baseball: Hornets beat Cavs; teams will play again in first round of CCC tourney on Monday

  Staff report SPENCER — Salisbury’s baseball team won 22-8 against North Rowan on Friday in the regular-season finale for both teams. Mike Geter was ... Read more

by Post Sports, Monday, April 29, 2024 12:56 am

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College baseball: Former SR Raider Kepley on MLB draft radar for 2025

Staff report LYNCHBURG, Va. — Liberty University center fielder Kane Kepley has put together a terrific sophomore season in Conference USA that hasn’t gone unnoticed. ... Read more

by Post Sports, Monday, April 29, 2024 12:38 am

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College baseball: Surry CC wins Region 10 regular season

    Staff report DOBSON — Former West Rowan players Lucas Graham, Matt Connolly and Elijah Palmer are in the starting lineup for the Surry ... Read more

by Post Sports, Sunday, April 28, 2024 11:54 pm

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College baseball: Catawba back on top in the SAC

Staff report SALISBURY — Catawba’s surging baseball team edged Wingate on Friday to clinch the South Atlantic Conference championship and added a Saturday Senior Day ... Read more

by Post Sports, Sunday, April 28, 2024 11:27 pm

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College softball: Addison has stellar freshman season

Staff report BANNER ELK – Lees-McRae pitcher Lonna Addison (Carson) concluded a stellar freshman season on Thursday with 12 strikeouts and no walks in an ... Read more

by Post Sports, Sunday, April 28, 2024 5:10 am

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