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Prep Football: Eastern Randolph takes PAC title by defeating Randleman
29 Oct

Prep Football: Eastern Randolph takes PAC title by defeating Randleman

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RAMSEUR – Devonte Brooks scored two touchdowns and Eastern Randolph repeated as Piedmont Athletic Conference football champion with a 28-13 victory against visiting Randleman on Friday night. Ervodd Cassady returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown against his former team as part of Eastern Randolph’s scoring plays. The Wildcats (9-1 overall, 5-0 PAC) have won nine games in a row since a season-opening loss at Eastern Alamance. They benefited from three Randleman turnovers. Stratton Barwick threw for a on a 12-yard play with Adonye Herbert. Nicah Taylor had 83 receiving yards among Barwick’s 128 passing yards. Randleman (7-3, 4-1),…
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Liberty man repeats title with big watermelon
27 Oct

Liberty man repeats title with big watermelon

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RALEIGH — Andrew Vial of Liberty calls his watermelon-growing expertise a hobby. It’s a pretty good one. Vial was the winner again in the Great Pumpkin & Watermelon Weigh-off that’s associated with the North Carolina State Fair at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds. Vial was the winner with an entry of 306 pounds. There were 22 watermelons entered into the contest. A year ago, Vial’s 341-pound entry was the largest in the history of the N.C. State Fair. Vial, 39, puts in up to 60 hours a week tending to his crop of watermelons. Second place went to Patrick VanBeck…
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Julie Johnston
26 Oct

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Julie Johnston

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Southwestern Randolph  |  volleyball As the Cougars try to repeat as Class 2-A state champions, underclassmen are playing key roles. But Johnston is among the seniors on the roster. Last week, the Cougars won three matches. They took down Providence Grove in a sweep and then won a five-set match against Randleman to capture the Piedmont Athletic Conference Tournament.  Then on Saturday, the Cougars won against East Surry in the first round of the state playoffs. Johnston is a setter and outside hitter.
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Early voting continues in Randolph County
26 Oct

Early voting continues in Randolph County

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ASHEBORO — More than 4,000 Randolph County residents cast ballots across the first three days of early voting for next month’s general election. Voting opened last Thursday, with 1,858 voters heading to the polls on the first day. Another 1,799 people cast ballots Friday, and then 599 cast ballots Saturday. Each day, the largest turnout came at the Randolph County Board of Elections headquarters in Asheboro. Those totals were 800, 724, and 194. The next-busiest location was the old Braxton Craven School in Trinity, with a total of 1,186. The Randleman Civic Center drew 663 voters, and Franklinville United Methodist…
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Beard, Loftin, Crigger among Caraway Speedway champions
25 Oct

Beard, Loftin, Crigger among Caraway Speedway champions

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SOPHIA – Track champions were determined Saturday night in the regular-season finale at Caraway Speedway. Only one of the season-long champions actually won the last race in his respective division. Here’s a look at how it unfolded: In Late Models, Coy Beard secured his second track championship in three seasons after driving Donnie Apple’s No. 8 car to a second-place finish. Jeff Sparks won Saturday’s race, with Cade Brown in third. Tony Black was the runner-up points and Apple ended up third with Daniel Schadt fourth and Jeffrey Wood fifth. In Modifieds, Carson Loftin placed seventh in the last race…
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24 Oct

Prep Roundup: Providence Grove teams win league cross country titles, girls’ golf regional

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TRINITY – Providence Grove won the girls’ and boys’ team championships for cross country in vastly different manners in the Piedmont Athletic Conference on Wheatmore’s 3.1-mile course last week. The girls’ competition marked a tie between Providence Grove and Uwharrie Charter Academy with 34 points apiece using the five scoring runners from each team. The Patriots prevailed because their sixth runner came in 18th compared to UCA’s 30th place for its sixth runner. The girls’ individual winner was Eastern Randolph’s Brecken Snotherly in 21 minutes, 38 seconds. Providence Grove had the next two finishers with Jensen Auman (23:33) and Mia…
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Prep volleyball: Defending champ SWR starts strong in states; Randleman, UCA also roll
22 Oct

Prep volleyball: Defending champ SWR starts strong in states; Randleman, UCA also roll

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Randleman’s Gabi Carter, left, and Mollie Hall defend at the net in the Class 2-A first-round matchup against visiting Bandys on Saturday. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) Southwestern Randolph had a strong showing to begin defense of its Class 2-A state championship in volleyball. The Cougars, who are the No. 2 seed in the West Region, opened the playoffs by defeating visiting Surry Central 25-9, 25-13, 25-11 on Saturday. Madelyn Smith provided 13 kills and nine digs, Riley Key had 10 kills, Raegan LeRoy provided 30 assists and Carleigh Whitston made 10 digs to go with four aces for Southwestern Randolph (24-3).…
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Prep football: Wildcats, Tigers win routs to set up title clash
22 Oct

Prep football: Wildcats, Tigers win routs to set up title clash

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Randleman’s Amarion Moton leaps Trinity’s Jacob Hodges on the way to a touchdown. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record). The showdown for the Piedmont Athletic Conference football championship is set for Friday night. That comes after more blowouts across the league, including romps for co-leaders Eastern Randolph and Randleman last Friday night. Those teams meet for the title in Ramseur. Here’s a look at games from the second-to-last week of the regular season: Eastern Randolph 62, Wheatmore 0: At Trinity, the visiting Wildcats posted their highest point total of the season in their last road game as Stratton Barwick threw for four touchdowns.…
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McCrary Park takes on another new look
21 Oct

McCrary Park takes on another new look

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The grandstand has been flattened at McCrary Park as another phase of the renovation is in the works at the baseball park in Asheboro. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) ASHEBORO — The grandstand is gone, and renovations are picking up again at McCrary Park. This latest development marks the latest phase in the upgrades for the baseball park. “It’s a lot of work to do,” said Ronnie Pugh, an owner of the Coastal Plain League’s Asheboro ZooKeepers. “It’s moving along, and it’s pretty exciting. It can’t happen soon enough.” For any past visitors, the sight of the grandstand no longer in place might…
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Final points races set for Caraway season
20 Oct

Final points races set for Caraway season

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SOPHIA – Championship night has nearly arrived at Caraway Speedway. Track champions will be determined Saturday night at the speedway. After some weather-related cancelations involving scheduled race nights at the track, this should be a busy regular-season finale. Races are set for Late Models (60 laps), Modifieds (35), Challengers (35), Mini Stocks (20), UCARs (15), Legacy (25), Bootleggers (10) and Enduro (10). Some classes haven’t raced since August at the track. Meanwhile, the build-up is continuing in advance of the 20th edition of the North-South Shootout, which is scheduled for Nov. 4-5 at the speedway. Modified competitors will be chasing…
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