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Prep Roundup: Asheboro splits on soccer trip; UCA soars early in volleyball
19 Aug

Prep Roundup: Asheboro splits on soccer trip; UCA soars early in volleyball

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Randolph County teams had encouraging moments among their results in the first week of competition for the new school year.     Boys’ soccer   ** Asheboro went to Wilmington and split a pair of games. First came a 6-2 loss to Wilmington Hoggard. Then the Blue Comets edged Wilmington Ashley 1-0 on Juan Uscanga’s goal off Cam Letterlough’s assists. ** Wheatmore had some high-scoring adventures to begin the season. A 4-3 loss to visiting East Davidson was followed by a drubbing of visiting North Stanly 10-1 behind three goals from Jaylen Aquillina and two goals from Carter Queen. **…
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Trump to visit Asheboro for campaign stop
17 Aug

Trump to visit Asheboro for campaign stop

Randolph RecordNews, Politics, , ,
ASHEBORO – Presidential candidate Donald Trump and running mate JD Vance are scheduled to appear in Asheboro. They’ll speak about national security at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame. Trump, the former president and Republican candidate, will make this campaign stop in Randolph County while the Democratic national convention is taking place in Chicago. This will be Trump’s second appearance in North Carolina in a week after a stop this past Wednesday in Asheville.
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Ledbetter secures Challengers victory, while demo competitions rule at Caraway
15 Aug

Ledbetter secures Challengers victory, while demo competitions rule at Caraway

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Here's some of the aftermath from a demolition derby at Caraway Speedway. (Caraway Speedway photo) SOPHIA – Dalton Ledbetter returned to the front spot Saturday night at Caraway Speedway. Ledbetter, who was the fast qualifier, won the 35-lap Challengers feature, with Austin Harris the runner-up. Ledbetter had to come through much of the field after a redraw. Points leader Brody Duggins placed third, followed by Gary Ledbetter, Bryson Pickard, Cody Griffin and McKyla Spinks. ** Josh Phillips topped the field in the 15-lap UCARs race, nipping Justin Smith at the finish line to cap a riveting final two laps. Third…
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Football teams gather for scrimmages at Southwestern Randolph
14 Aug

Football teams gather for scrimmages at Southwestern Randolph

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Here’s Randleman on offense during a jamboree session. (Neal Robbins / Randolph Record)   Southwestern Randolph was the site of a multi-team football scrimmage jamboree Monday. “Everyone seemed excited to see high school football in action again,” said Chris Chapman, Southwestern Randolph athletics director and assistant coach. “The players, coaches, and staff have been working all spring and summer and it was great to see them on the field showing off their hard work.” The event, coming in advance of other scrimmages this week and Aug. 23 season openers, came after scrimmages were postponed last week because of drenching rains.…
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Rain totals climb from storm in Randolph County
12 Aug

Rain totals climb from storm in Randolph County

Randolph RecordNews,
ASHEBORO – Randolph County residents endured last week’s drenching rains from the remnants of Hurricane Debby and damage was reported from around the region. Compared to some areas of the state, the official rainfall in Randolph County was lower, but those totals were still significant. The National Weather Service released the rain totals, with Asheboro and Liberty were hit the most. Asheboro’s totals were broken into different segments. The North/Northeast part of Asheboro received a county-high of 4.76 inches of rain. Next on the list from the county was Liberty at 4.62 inches. Then came Asheboro’s West/Southwest area at 4.57…
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Alabama team prevails in Southeast Regional against North Carolina champion
12 Aug

Alabama team prevails in Southeast Regional against North Carolina champion

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ASHEBORO – Troy (Ala.) Post 70 needed a full day of baseball to win American Legion’s Southeast Regional on Sunday at McCrary Park. Troy recovered from a loss to edge North Carolina champion Wayne County Post 11 by 5-4 in nine innings on Cody Walsh’s two-out single. Troy will be in the American Legion World Series, which begins this week in Shelby, for the third year in a row. Wayne County, which was a first-time North Carolina state champion, won its third consecutive game after a loss by topping Troy 4-1 earlier Sunday. That was Troy’s first loss, so it…
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Post 45’s season ends with quick ouster in regional
09 Aug

Post 45’s season ends with quick ouster in regional

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Randolph County Post 45 second baseman Pierce Leonard makes a play during the team’s opening game of the Southeast Regional earlier this week. Center fielder Cade Hill and pitcher Connor Adams look on. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) ASHEBORO – The host team is out of the Southeast Regional for American Legion baseball. Randolph County Post 45 lost for the second time in as many nights, falling 11-2 to Camden (S.C.) Post 17 in a weather-delayed elimination game Thursday at McCrary Park. Camden scored three first-inning runs and led 9-2 through four innings. Starting pitcher Parker Kines took the loss…
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Post 45 hit by flood of runs in losing Southeast Regional opener
08 Aug

Post 45 hit by flood of runs in losing Southeast Regional opener

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Randolph County Post 45’s Samuel Asbill pitches in relief in the American Legion’s Southeast Regional on Wednesday night. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) ASHEBORO – The beginning of the Southeast Regional for American Legion baseball didn’t go well for host Randolph County Post 45. Chesapeake (Va.) Post 280 routed Post 45 by 16-2 on Wednesday night at McCrary Park. It was the final game of the opening day. Post 45 will try to keep its season alive when facing Camden (S.C.) Post 17 in an elimination game at 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Chesapeake drilled Randolph County for eight first-inning runs as…
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Caraway Speedway reschedules busy slate of events
05 Aug

Caraway Speedway reschedules busy slate of events

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SOPHIA – The chaos had to wait for the Crashin’ Hackett’s Night of Destruction. It was rescheduled for Saturday night at Caraway Speedway after last Saturday’s postponement because of wet weather and an unappealing forecast. The speedway is promoting this as the 11th edition of the demolition derby style activities at the track. The race card includes a 50-lap Enduro, 35-lap Challengers, 15-lap UCARs, 20-lap Mod 4s and 15-lap Bootleggers. The specialty events include a demolition derby, trailer / boat race, crawl figure-8 race, bowling with cards and bus races Admission comes with $30 per vehicle load. Races begin at…
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Furniture store in Asheboro to close
05 Aug

Furniture store in Asheboro to close

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ASHEBORO – The Badcock Home Furniture & More store at 837 East Dixie Drive in Asheboro is closing as the company is going out of business. There were more than 380 stores in North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi. Other stores in the region are located in High Point, Greensboro, Burlington, Sanford, Winston-Salem and Durham. Going-out-of-business sales are including discounts of up to 50 percent. The closures come in association to bankruptcy filed by the Texas-based parent company, Conn’s, which had bought Badcock last year. Conn’s stores are also closing. That’s a total of more…
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