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Wheatmore alum Oakley qualifies for NCAAs with new team
10 Mar

Wheatmore alum Oakley qualifies for NCAAs with new team

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North Carolina’s Ethan Oakley went 2-1 in the ACC Tournament to advance to the NCAAs. (University of North Carolina photo) DURHAM — It didn’t go exactly how Ethan Oakley planned, but the former Wheatmore wrestler earned a spot back in the NCAA championships. In his first year competing for North Carolina, Oakley placed third in the 133-pound division in Sunday’s Athletic Coast Conference Tournament at Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium. “At least I finished strong, so that was good,” Oakley said. After reaching the NCAAs twice while at Appalachian State, Oakley sought a change of scenery and landed in Chapel Hill.…
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Prep roundup: Early mixed results for area softball teams; Asheboro puts up big totals in softball, soccer
09 Mar

Prep roundup: Early mixed results for area softball teams; Asheboro puts up big totals in softball, soccer

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The softball season opener for 2024 Class 2A state champion Southwestern Randolph didn’t go well in a 15-4 loss at North Stanly in a rematch of last year’s West Regional finals. The Cougars didn’t begin the season until late last week because the school’s girls’ basketball team had been in the state playoffs. ** Uwharrie Charter Academy upended host North Stanly 2-1 in eight innings as Kenzie Duty pitched a complete game. Randleman topped Western Alamance for the second time this season, winning 9-4 on the road as winning pitcher Kinzie Ivey homered, tripled and drove in five runs. The…
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Prep basketball: Seasons end for Eastern Randolph boys, UCA girls
08 Mar

Prep basketball: Seasons end for Eastern Randolph boys, UCA girls

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Eastern Randolph’s Will Stalker makes a move toward the basket against South Stokes’ Korrin N’Diaye during the Class 1A West Region semifinal. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) The high school basketball season ended for Randolph County high schools after a pair of teams reached the third round of the state playoffs. That’s as far as it went for Eastern Randolph’s boys and Uwharrie Charter Academy’s girls. They went on the road for the first time in the West Region and came up short in Class 1A games earlier this week. Boys Seventh-seeded Eastern Randolph was in a tight game with…
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Prep wrestling notes: Southwestern Randolph’s Flores takes pride in career; Wheatmore senior finds spot on board
07 Mar

Prep wrestling notes: Southwestern Randolph’s Flores takes pride in career; Wheatmore senior finds spot on board

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Southwestern Randolph’s Jose Flores matches up with Holmes’ Steven Ferebee in the first round of the state tournament. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) GREENSBORO — Southwestern Randolph wrestler Jose Flores found perspective as his high school wrestling career came to close in eerily quiet fashion. He leaves as a one-time state champion, though he couldn’t repeat that in his last two seasons. “Overall, I’m disappointed I couldn’t get first,” Flores after last week’s tournament ended. “I did do better than I did last year. As I looked at it, I placed three seasons.” Flores placed third in Class 2A at…
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Fast food scene grows in Randolph County
06 Mar

Fast food scene grows in Randolph County

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This Cook Out in Randleman opened during the winter. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) The fast food restaurant scene has evolved in parts of Randolph County the past few months in a few locations. The opening of Cook Out in Randleman has resulted in a parking lot often close to being filled with automobiles on some evenings. It’s a dine-in restaurant as the chain has evolved in recent years by adding more dine-in locations in addition to the drive-thru sites. Randleman’s Cook Out is located on West Academy Street near Sheets. It’s housed in a former bank building, with hours…
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Season set to begin this weekend at Caraway Speedway
06 Mar

Season set to begin this weekend at Caraway Speedway

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SOPHIA — Caraway Speedway is touting the beginning of its 60th year of racing when the green flag is waved Sunday afternoon. Eight divisions are scheduled to participate in the season-opening event. The main attraction is a 100-lap feature in Limited Lake Models. There will be races in Chargers, 602 Modifieds, Mini Stocks, UCARs, Crown Vic’s, US Legends Cars and Bandoleros. Added up, there will be 257 laps. Racing begins at 2:30 p.m. There are two other racing dates this month on Saturdays. March Modness is slated for March 15, while the Dogwood 200 is set for March 29. This…
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Braxton Walker
05 Mar

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Braxton Walker

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Randleman, wrestling / baseball Walker dominated in four matches in the Class 2A state tournament at 215 pounds, winning the championship last week at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro. Walker, a senior, used three technical falls and a major decision in securing the title. He defeated Seaforth’s Ethan Kuball 14-2 in the final, completing the season with a 40-3 record. Walker had placed fourth last year in the 190-pound class. He racked up 89 victories across a two-season period. Later in the week, he went to the mound for the Randleman baseball team and delivered 13 strikeouts against host Northwest…
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One school nixed from proposed conference involving Wildcats, Cougars, UCA
04 Mar

One school nixed from proposed conference involving Wildcats, Cougars, UCA

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Three schools from Randolph County would stay together in the latest realignment draft Eastern Randolph, Southwestern Randolph and Uwharrie Charter Academy remain together in the latest version of North Carolina High School Athletic Association conference realignment proposals, but it’s down to a six-school league. Carrboro is no longer grouped in that conference, which also would include North Moore, Northwood and Jordan-Matthews. UCA doesn’t play football. With Carrboro out of the mix, it’s a relief for at least a couple of schools regarding traveling distance. “We’re OK with that (latest change),” said Matt Kiser, co-athletics director at Southwestern Randolph. “Carrboro isn’t…
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Apprenticeship Randolph seeks new class of students
04 Mar

Apprenticeship Randolph seeks new class of students

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ASHEBORO — The deadline for inclusion in the next round of Apprenticeship Randolph is approaching next week. Last month’s Apprenticeship Randolph Community night scheduled for Randolph Community College’s Corporate Training Center in Asheboro was canceled because of weather-related concerns. While it wasn’t rescheduled, there’s time to apply to be part of the program. “We typically take around 20 students, juniors and seniors,” said Stacey Miller, director of apprenticeships at RCC. Applications for Apprenticeship Randolph are being accepted through March 10. Open houses connected to the program for students and parents continue through the end of this week, with applicants required to…
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Security breach draws scrutiny at RCSS school
03 Mar

Security breach draws scrutiny at RCSS school

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TRINITY — The head of the Randolph County School system has vowed that the district will be more attentive to safety issues and he said broken hinges on a door that contributed to an intruder entering a school last week have been repaired. Superintendent Stephen Gainey addressed the incident at Hopewell Elementary School in a message to parents and district residents, apologizing for the high level of anxiety that was created last week. “While the situation did occur, it should never have happened,” Gainey said. “This individual had no business on the campus of Hopewell Elementary School, and definitely didn’t…
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