A slew of high school wrestlers from Randolph County will head to the state tournament this week at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro. Several of them will aim for repeat championships, including Uwharrie Charter Academy’s Lorenzo Alston seeking his fourth title. Based on regional results, the top four finishes go to the state tournament. Girls’ […]
CARY — Megan Becker of Uwharrie Charter Academy won the 100-yard breaststroke in the Class 4A state championships last Thursday at Triangle Aquatic Center. Becker completed the race in 52.45 seconds, edging Brevard’s Julia Sherrill (52.74). This was her first state title in four state meets. Becker, who committed to UNC Wilmington, also had a […]
Randleman’s Jackson Cook shoots over Ledford’s Eli Lawson during last week’s Piedmont Athletic Conference game. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) Providence Grove’s boys’ basketball team won a pair of tight games to win the regular-season championship in the Central Carolina 3-A Conference last week. Friday night’s game came with Andrew Thomas sinking a winning […]
Wheatmore collected the girls’ basketball regular-season title in the Central Carolina 3-A Conference by topping visiting Trinity 50-32 on Friday. It came as part of a busy week for the Warriors. Wheatmore edged host host Providence Grove 48-46 as Kaelyn Whitehart had 23 points, offsetting Adi Johnson’s 24 points for the Patriots. Wheatmore also stomped […]
Aaron Tyson (NCHSAA photo) WINSTON-SALEM — Boosted by Aaron Tyson’s performance, Asheboro was the team runner-up in the Class 6A boys’ indoor track and field state championships Thursday at JDL Fast Track. Tyson won the pole vault and had three other strong finishes on the way to being named the meet’s Most Valuable Participant. […]
Mirianna Corea (Courtesy photo) WINSTON-SALEM — Eastern Randolph senior Mirianna Corea won the shot put in this week’s Class 1A-3A state championship for girls’ indoor track and field at JDL Fast Track. Corea had a throw of 38 feet, 1½ inches, for a sizable margin on runner-up Mariclaire Smith (30-9½) of Madison. Corea is a […]
Registration for kindergarten in the RCSS will take place next month for the 2026-27 school year. Sessions for registration will be held on a floating basis from 5-7 p.m. March 10 at the 17 elementary schools in the school system. Families should go to the school in their attendance district, according to information from RCSS. […]
Uwharrie Charter Academy, girls’ basketball The senior guard has been one of UCA’s top scorers for the second season in a row, averaging more than 13 points per game this season. She has more than double the number of 3-point baskets of any player on the team. Thomas, who has been in the program […]
SOPHIA — Caraway Speedway has rejoined the NASCAR Weekly Series. The NASCAR sanctioning is much-sought for many regional tracks. “We are happy to be part of the NASCAR family again,” track owner Darren Hackett said. Hackett said he surveyed Caraway Speedway’s drivers and core race teams in January to gage their interest in obtaining NASCAR […]
Cam Mills (Courtesy photo) ASHEBORO — Cam Mills is the newest member of the Asheboro City Council after he was appointed to fill a vacancy on the board. Mills is taking a spot that became open when council member Joey Trogdon vacated the position after he was elected mayor. Council members chose the new […]
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