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Philosophy switch has Eagles flying high
With talented senior group leading way, UCA is atop PAC-7 with SW Randolph
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Cougars welcome 14 into new HOF
“This is a special place. I am thank- ful I had the opportunity to come here when I did.” – Donnie Baxter
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Cougars hope to right ship before Friday’s game at AHS
A preview of Friday's rivalry matchup at Asheboro
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Providence Grove tops AHS in emotional win
Comets score two TDs in first 5 minutes, then Patriot defense stiffens
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SWR, UCA netters pile up impressive victories
SWR's Fernando Hernandez has 5 goals in one match
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City plans Oct 19 grand opening for Sportsplex
Signage, open play starting in spring among wrinkles being ironed out
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Providence Grove wins in comeback
Patriot players will face former coach in emotional tilt against Asheboro
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REMC’s Sports Camp scholarships lead to training for two local athletes
Scholarship winners train with top basketball programs
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Wildcats bounce back, survive mistakes and AHS
Both teams have their moments in entertaining affair
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Cougars thrive in difficult early season tests
Following unexpected end last season, SWR prepares for next playoff run with beefed up schedule
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Divine intervention? Wolfpack player takes us behind the scenes of magical 1983 national title season
Alvin Battle is today a Randolph County resident involved in many community activities.
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Post 45 ousted from SE Regional in 11 innings
Post 45's season ends in a game for the ages against eventual SE Regional winner Florence, SC.
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'Dynamic Duo' are together for All-Star experience
‘Dynamic Duo’ are together again under the All-Star spotlight
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AHS teammates 2 of just 3 to ever be in All-Star game
AHS teammates 2 of just 3 to ever be in All-Star game
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Zookeepers trio recount fun week as All-Stars
Zookeepers trio recount fun week as All-Stars
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Post 45 plays for a spot in the World Series
Post 45 plays in SE Regional Thursday; Zookeepers' week has memorable moments
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Baseball Roundup: Zookeepers’ offense comes to life
Legion team loses tough series, while Zookeepers pound Forest City
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Post 45 begins post-season play
Post 45 swept its opening round series with Davidson County; Rowan is up next
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Davidson finishes 2nd in NC Amateur
Asheboro grad, current Guilford golfer is having quite a run
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Keeping up with the Marshes
Thanks to skill sharpening from family competition, fourth Marsh brother keeps his promise
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Play ball! At McCrary Park
Zookeepers win first McCrary Park home game, and are ready for many more
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Finally healthy, McPeak showing what he can do
Payoff has arrived for Lenoir-Rhyne athlete
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Once again, Post 45 sharpens tools on difficult schedule
Some of the top Legion programs in the Southeastern USA gather at McCrary Park
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Randolph Sports Roundup
ER’s Flinchum is 1-A District 5 Player of Year; Murphy Football Camp postponed
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It was a season of firsts for Wake, George Miller
With Deacons back in College World Series, local man looks back at the first time he and Wake were there ... in 1955
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Sports Roundup: Post 45 picks up four more victories
Chad Whitson resigns as softball coach at SWR, replaced by Toby Strider
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Raiders have big plans, big dreams after first season
Local sports academy registering students for the 2023 fall season
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Making the right call
Entering 50th year of officiating, Bill Croom receives ultimate honor
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Murphy Football Camp to honor Andy Headen
Eastern Randolph product won NCAA Championship at Clemson and Super Bowl with the New York Giants
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Record score leads Bass to third straight City-Am title
Bass has improved his total score in each of the past three tournaments
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Finally healthy, Brooks Brannon smashes first pro HR
Now playing in the Red Sox organization
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Coach says ZooKeepers are close to turning a corner
June 22 is target date for opening of McCrary Park
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Defending champs fall short of repeat
Wheatmore’s attempt to win back-to-back 2-A titles ends late in second half
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Wheatmore triumphs on road, plays for second straight 2-A title Saturday
Summer Bowman scored three goals and Ellie Garrison two as Wheatmore set more state records in a 5-2 victory over Pine Lake Prep on Tuesday, May 30.
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Uwharrie has own story to tell
Eagles come back from a 5-9 mid-season record to a championship berth
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UCA rallies into state 1-A finals, ending ER’s Cinderella run
Eagles strike for 8 runs late to capture all-Randolph County semifinal series
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ER trainer receives state honor
Jana Webb to be recognized during All-Star week in Greensboro
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Big changes coming for high school basketball
Rule changes related to team fouls and free throws
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Wheatmore scores late to move into Final Four
Going gets tougher for Warriors as they try to repeat as State Champs
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Rain, mud and McCrary Park
Zookeepers, Post 45 scramble to find venues for early home games as McCrary is not ready
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Cougars falter 2-1 in 10 innings
SWR playoff run ends against dominating pitcher from West Wilkes
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ER’s dream run continuesER’s dream run continues
Cougars to meet Uwharrie Charter in next round while RHS, SWR seasons come to end
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ER golfer is second in state tournament
Senior Connor Carter is runner-up in 1A championship at Pinehurst
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Post 45 begins promising season
First home game is Saturday at newly renovated McCrary Park
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Hall, Snotherly selected for All-Star game
Two will be teammates in July 17 East-West game in Greensboro
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Sports Roundup: Wheatmore romps in playoff games
Randleman Tigers hopes for third straight title end in 4th round
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Garrison tops own state record
... and then some after scoring six more in playoff opening victory Monday
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Wildcats, Eagles roll in 1-A playoffs
In baseball playoffs, RHS and UCA move on ... as does 6-17 ER; AHS upsets Enka
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Crutchfield no-hits rivals in playoffs
Cougars win matchup between two great pitchers to advance to round three
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High school basketball to create 'Final Four' feel
Tournament semi-finals and finals to be played at single site
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Signups open for 2023 Asheboro City Amateur Golf Championship
May 26 is the entry deadline
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Randleman captures conference baseball title
One pitch from being ousted in semifinals, Tigers rally to win it all
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Garrison hits 70 mark for 2nd straight season
Wheatmore star could break her own single season scoring record
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Game-changer?
NCHSAA vote to implement NIL in NC could have major impact on high school sports
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Wingate getting heavenly returns from Maness
Former SWR star continues to shine with Bulldogs
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Registration opens May 12 for 61st City Am
61st City Amateur will be played June 22-24 at Pinewood
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Emma Mazzarone: Remember the name
Senior will finish as one of Randolph’s — and NC’s — greatest softball players
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Tigers’ girls coach resigns
Varner ‘recharging batteries’ after stress of overlapping jobs
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Radical changes ahead for realignment?
High school sports in North Carolina soon to grow to seven classifications
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Asheboro dominates County Meet
AHS boys, girls teams triumph in first county meet since 2019
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Among powerhouses lurks a star at UCA
Uwharrie Charter’s Molly Bulla entered the week hitting .522
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Randleman clinches 16th straight title
Mazzarone tops 800 career Ks as she no-hits Trinity
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‘THE SKY’S THE LIMIT’
SWR’s Macie Crutchfield work ethic has helped her reach some lofty heights ... and she’s just a sophomore
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Comets end on winning note in Grasshoppers Spring Break event
Blue Comets finish strong in Greensboro
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Patriots end Randleman’s long streak
Uwharrie Charter pitcher's three-hitter blanks Eastern Randolph
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Randolph teams earn splits in tourney
First Zookeepers Showdown gives county baseball teams some fresh opponents
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Uwharrie's Bulla contributes at plate, from the circle
Asheboro High soccer picks up two more wins
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Managing expectations
SW Randolph’s lofty rankings — No. 1 in the state, No. 21 nationally — have coach, players on their guard
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‘The game is not all about winning’
Here’s how Asheboro High School’s seniors are turning a so-far winless softball season into a positive experience
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RHS rolls; Lemons Ks 14 in win
Pitching continues to lead the way in local baseball action
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Mazzarone throws no-hitter, strikes out 15
Providence Grove pitcher also homers twice in game
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Nationally ranked Cougars keeping attention on business at hand
Southwestern Randolph's softball team has been ranked No. 1 in the state and No. 21 nationally by Max Preps.
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Warriors win a state record 33rd in row
Offensive star Ellie Garrison adds eight more goals in two games.
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Randleman holds off Cougars for 12-5 win
Randleman’s Austin Lemons escapes a third inning, bases-loaded, no-out jam by striking out three batters in a row
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Staying focused
A state title and state record behind her, Ellie Garrison’s junior season is all about keeping her eye on the ball
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Seth Way has 12 Ks, 2 RBI in Tigers’ win
Randleman pitcher has big night at the plate, too
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ER’s Snotherly, Trinity’s Payne top hoop honors in PAC-7
Garrison scores 7 goals in one game for Wheatmore
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SWR wins first showdown with PG
Pitchers' Duel: Randleman's Crutchfield wins first matchup
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SWR’s Crutchfield racks up 32 strikeouts in pair of wins
Pitching is ahead of hitting in local softball action
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Randleman gets three victories on the week
Tigers asserting themselves in early-season play
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Providence Grove’s Emma Mazzarone picks up where she left off
In season opener, Emma Mazzarone looks to be in peak form
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Randleman begins double title defense with rout of Asheboro
Tigers off to a good start in three-peat attemps
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Garrison begins season with 4-goal effort
State's scoring leader as a sophomore opens new season on the same kind of roll.
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Randleman girls end stellar run
Tigers finish the season at 27-2, giving this senior class a record of 88-10 over the last four years
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Unbelievable comeback leads ER into state finals
Down 21 points at halftime and with key players in foul trouble, the Wildcats hold Bishop McGuinness to 18 points in the second half to reach their first state championship game in basketball.
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ER rallies to reach final four; RHS loses in fourth round
Eastern Randolph's basketball team reaches the regional finals for the first time; Randleman's girls tripped up in fourth round for the fourth straight year.
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AHS freshman makes big splash in state finals with 2nd, 4th place finishes
Megan Becker qualified for the A finals in two individual events and swam her best time ever to finish second in the 100.
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Davonte Brook's goal was to leave his mark on ER
Davonte Brooks turns it up his senior year
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Spruill puts her name in UCA's record books
Uwharrie Charter Academy star flips switch in junior year, turns results into a spot with Texas Southern University next year.
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ER boys win, girls fall in rare playoff twinbill
In a strange bracket coincidence, both ER girls and boys teams advanced to the third round of the 1-A state playoffs with home games against boys and girls teams from Robbinsville.
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ER boys, RHS girls advance to 4th round
A roundup of results for all 12 Randolph County teams in the 2023 NCHSAA playoffs.
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Nail-biting outcomes mark conference tournaments
Randleman girls win OT thriller; ER boys outlast Trinity
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State basketball playoff field features 12 county teams
Playoffs began Tuesday; 1st three rounds will be finished by week’s end
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How it all unfolded
Area basketball featured some thrilling finishes in conference tourneys
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Three local wrestlers are state champs
SWR’s Flores, UCA’s Hernandez, Alston finish on top
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Snotherly scores 51 points versus Trinity
Career-high puts SWR senior past 2,000 point career mark
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Hernandez, Roberts have goals in sight for final tournament
Two Uwharrie Charter Academy athletes defend state titles
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Tanner Marsh named Area III’s Player of the Year
Asheboro High, Post 45 player signs with Liberty University to play next year
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SWR ends Eastern's long win streak
Nathan Ellis was one of five Cougars in double figures in upset win
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No. 1 teams hold serve in twinbill
Wildcat girls, Tiger boys hold off challengers in double-header
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Conference battles heating up ... for 2nd place, that is
Asheboro captures 4th straight wrestling title in MPC
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Archery event hits the mark
Nearly 150 archers compete in Indoor Archery Championships in Randleman
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No one’s snickering now
As ER racks up big wins, crowds are pouring in to see this new brand of Wildcat basketball
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Former Globetrotter puts ER on right track
Eastern Randolph's Coach Johnny Thomas’ resume includes a stint as a Globetrotter.
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ER boys, AHS boys, RHS girls keep rolling
Three county teams are playing especially well after the holiday break
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Some high scoring starts to 2023
Snotherly hits 1,000-point mark at ER; Brooks, Payne continue strong outputs
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Local Sports Roundup
ER's Brecken Snotherly lit it up 35 points in an otherwise light week of local sports
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Randleman girls move to 11-0
Eastern Randolph, Southwestern Randolph begin conference play
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Providence Grove coach takes Blue Comet reins
Calvin Brown hopes to turn Asheboro's fortunes around
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Weekly roundup: PAC play begins
Devonte Brooks scored 37, with 18 rebounds, for Eastern Randolph
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Time to pass out the local accolades
Players of the Year and other awards for the two local conferences are announced
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Trinity’s Payne goes off
Local Sports Roundup: Blue Comet boys, Randleman girls remain unbeaten
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Mount Airy ends Wildcats’ state title quest
Granite Bears running attack proves too much for ER playoff hopes.
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Weekly roundup: Asheboro wins third in a row
Asheboro cruises to its third straight hoops win, 72-54 over Tigers
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Wounded Warrior Wrestling winners
Uwharrie Charter Academy honored veterans during wrestling event.
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Basketball, wrestling seasons begin
Winter sports seasons get underway; ER's Snotherly commits to East Tennessee State
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Standings, schedule
Here are the latest prep sports standings and a schedule for the weeks ahead
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Blue Comets fall 2-1 in state semifinals
A nightmarish one minute of play transformed a 1-0 Asheboro lead into an eventual 2-1 loss to Hickory, which moves on to the title game for the second year in a row.
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Skylar Abbott an energizing force among RHS cheerleaders
Everybody loves Skylar, Randleman's cheerleader with Down syndrome.
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Wildcats move on; Patriots ousted
Eastern Randolph will be at home again Friday night to play Robbinsville in the third round of the state 1A playoffs.
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Blue Comets play Monday night for spot at state title game
Asheboro High School plays Hickory Monday night at AHS in the state 3-A semifinals. The winner plays for the 3-A soccer title next weekend.
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Tigers lose playoff opener in OT
Randleman made a quick exit in the state playoffs, losing to Lincolnton in an overtime thriller. Meanwhile Providence Grove recorded its first-ever post-season victory.
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Asheboro soccer reaches third round of playoffs
With teams having wrapped up volleyball season, attention turned to the soccer playoffs, where a handful of teams competed. Asheboro, the No. 1 seed in the West in 3-A, began with a pair of wins, including a one-goal nail-biter.
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ER wins PAC-7 again
Wildcats, Tigers and Patriots move into state playoffs this Friday night.
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SWR’s title defense ends in heartbreak
Southwestern Randolph's drive to repeat as state volleyball champions came to an end in the playoffs against Brevard.
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Eastern Randolph, Randleman will battle for conference title
Randleman and Eastern Randolph continued their collision course with victories last Friday.
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Cougars win PAC-7 volleyball title
Five teams make 2A volleyball playoffs, but only SWR and Randleman advance to the second round.
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Sports Standings and Schedules
Here are the latest conference standings for fall sports, and the prep schedules.
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Randleman, Eastern win to set up showdown
Randleman and Eastern Randolph are headed toward a showdown for the PAC-7 conference championship.
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SWR captures PAC-7 volleyball crown
Cristian Ortiz of Asheboro was wearing two hats this week, as in a pair of 3-goal hat trick games in soccer.
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Sports standings and schedules
Here are the latest high school sports standings, and schedules for the week ahead.
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Cougars roll on; Asheboro knocks off Ledford
In volleyball, Southwestern Randolph defeated Oak Grove in four sets. Meanwhile in soccer, Asheboro beat Ledford to take sole possession of first place in the conference.
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Randleman, Eastern Randolph win again
Eastern Randolph and Randleman, who are tied at the top of the PAC-7 conference standings, both won easily this week.
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Eastern tops Cougars; Randleman keeps rolling
Three touchdowns from Devonte Brooks led Eastern Randolph past Southwestern Randolph, 20-12. Meanwhile Randleman blanked Wheatmore 49-0.
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Sports roundup: Randleman knocks off SWR in volleyball
Randleman's volleyball team pulled off a three-set victory over the defending state champions from Southwestern Randolph.
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Asheboro to rename gym for Coach Martin Smith
Asheboro High will rename its gym after long-time coach Martin Smith, the school announced. Meanwhile, fall sports matchups continue at the county's high schools.
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Cougars, Wildcats roll in slim schedule
In a light schedule for a September Friday night, Southwestern Randolph rolled over Asheboro and Eastern Randolph blanked West Stanly.
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SWR, Randleman get four-set wins in volleyball
Southwestern Randolph had an exciting four-set win over Wheatmore in volleyball play this week.
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Asheboro snaps long skid; Trinity, SWR win
Asheboro ended a 12-game losing streak with a 18-13 victory over Wheatmore Friday night.
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Manager, pitching coach selected for 2023 Zookeepers
State and Carolina joining forces? Yes, next summer for the Asheboro Zookeepers baseball team.
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Coastal Plain League is sold
The Coastal Plain League, home of the Asheboro Zookeepers baseball team, has been sold to the Capital Broadcasting Company. Meanwhile, the Zookeepers' Trent Youngblood was named to the 2022 All-League Team.
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Asheboro knocks off defending state champs in soccer
Asheboro stays undefeated in soccer with a 2-1 win over the defensing state champion Christ the King.
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Payne, Trinity erupt for big win; Providence Grove still undefeated
Trinity moved to 3-1 in an impressive 60-7 romp over Jordan Matthews. Quarterback Dominic Payne three for three scores, ran for another and returned a kickoff for a touchdown on an amazing night for the junior.
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SWR tops Patriots in early showdown; Asheboro stays unbeaten
Southwestern defeated Providence Grove in an early season volleyball matchup. Meanwhile, Asheboro remains unbeaten in soccer action.
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Football roundup: Providence Grove rolls again; Randleman wins big
Providence Grove, Randleman and Eastern Randolph were among Friday night football victors.
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Eastern Randolph roars back; Trinity rolls again
Eastern Randolph went up 35-0 in the first quarter on its way to demolishing Asheboro. Trinity, Providence Grove and SWR were also winners on Friday.
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Southwestern Randolph, Randleman make history
In last Friday's season opener, Southwestern Randolph set school records for touchdowns (nine) and total points in a 62-13 romp over Jordan-Matthews. Meanwhile, playing on the road at Asheboro, Randleman recorded its first-ever shutout of the Blue Comets.
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Sports Roundup: Southwestern volleyball picks up where it left off
A look at the week's sports action in volleyball, soccer, golf and tennis.
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Sports Schedules
Here are the county schools' athletic schedules for the next couple of weeks.
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Five prep soccer players to watch this fall
Several high school soccer players are going to be standouts this fall
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Five games to put on your calendar
The 2022 high school football season is about to begin and here are five games to put on your calendar.
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Cougars appear primed for another fast start
In 2021 Southwestern Randolph got off to a fast 5-0 start on its way to an 8-3 season and a home playoff game. This year the Cougars are looking to get off to a similar kind of start in their non-conference schedule.
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Post 45 Season Comes to an End
Post 45 got off to a great start with a 5-0 lead, but Wilmington Post 10 roared back to win 15-5 in five innings in a Southeastern Regional tournament elimination game at McCrary Park, ending the local team's season.
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Brannon signs with Red Sox
Randleman High baseball star Brannon Brooks has signed with the Boston Red Sox and will likely begin his pro career for the Rookie League FCL Red Sox, who play in Fort Myers, Florida.
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Post 45 now gunning for a trip to World Series in Shelby
Randolph County Post 45 will be one of eight teams, which includes state champions from Kentucky, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee which will be vying for the trip to the American Legion World Series in Shelby.
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Post 45 falls in state tournament semifinals
Randolph County’s bid for the 2022 American Legion baseball state championship ended with a loss in the semifinals to Queen City from Charlotte.
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Legion notes: Great run by Post 81 ends on a downer
Post 81 forced to end playoff dreams due to not having enough players. Meanwhile Post 45 rolls into the state finals.
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Rating the non-conference football schedules
The high school football season is about a month away and Randolph County teams are getting prepared. In the next few weeks, Mike Duprez takes a look at the strengths and possible pitfalls of the non-conference schedules.
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Post 45 clinches state tournament berth
Randolph County continued its dominating run through the American Legion Area III playoffs Tuesday night by crushing Kannapolis 15-2 to complete a 3-0 sweep of their best-of-five semifinal series. Post 45 won the other two games 11-1 and 12-0.
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Wheatmore completes a 25-0 dream season
Unbeaten, undisputed ... and still a young team with a 77-goal scorer only a sophomore
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LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
Brooks Brannon savors the home run record he now shares with the man who set it in 1989, his father Paul
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CHAMPS AGAIN! Tigers win second straight state 2-A title
Randleman tops off a record-setting season with a title and the most wins in one season in NCHSAA history
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Randleman keeps ripping up the record book, meets Whiteville in state finals
Tigers, Whiteville begin best-of-3 series Friday night in Burlington: Win or lose, the numnber of records broken this season will make your eyes pop
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RHS slugger sets new state RBI record
Brooks Brannon sets state RBI record in just 20 games; two Eastern Randolph players from the 1990s shared the Randolph County record before this season
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Emma Mazzarone is one of the best in North Carolina
Emma Mazzarone has established herself as one of the best high school softball pitchers in North Carolina.
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Unbeaten Randleman girls roll into 4th round
Top-seeded Tigers (25-0) face No. 5 Shelby (21-2) Tuesday, March 1, at 6 p.m. in Randleman
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Welcome to the 1,000-point club
Randleman's Gracyn Hall accomplishes the feat after in her junior year, and there's more basketball to play.
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Randleman girls are pulling away; hot battle for second in PAC-7
With less than two weeks left in the regular season, here's a look at the girls basketball conference races.
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Boys hoops race at a glance: PAC-7 is competitive
With less than two weeks to go in the regular season, here's a look at the boys basketball conference races.
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COVID claims well-known sports official
Tommy Caudle helped many referees in Randolph County get started on a career in officiating.
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UCA wrestlers in new conference, tougher foes … and unbeaten
Eagles, 30-0 so far, thrive in ‘family atmosphere’
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Copperheads change names: Now they're the ZooKeepers
The rebrand coincides with major upgrade renovations taking place at McCrary Park.
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Randleman girls smash foes on way to tourney title
Tigers go to 10-0 after beating PGHS in first Davidson-Randolph Christmas Classic
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New Christmas tournament tips off Dec. 27
Bottom line 16 schools, 3 days, 2 locations, 2 girls champions and 2 boys champions; heere's the schedule
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Asheboro’s Darrell Moody still going strong after 50 years in coaching
Though never a head coach, Moody has been coaching and advising for five decades
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New tennis club owner has a new vision
Tennis and swimming programs, for beginners and upper levels, for kids and adults
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