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Season ends for High Point Rockers in playoffs
26 Sep

Season ends for High Point Rockers in playoffs

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HIGH POINT – Professional baseball for the season has ended in the Triad. The High Point Rockers were eliminated in the Atlantic League’s South Division championship series Monday afternoon. The Gastonia Honey Hunters defeated the Rockers 9-3 in Game 5 of the best-of-5 series at Truist Point. The Honey Hunters scored in each of the last six innings. High Point led 2-1 through four innings. “This is a tough game and it will rip your heart out sometimes, and that’s what it’s doing right now,” Rockers manager Jamie Keefe said. “But at the end of the day, I’d go back…
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Prep Roundup: Randleman Tigers take off on soccer rise; Cougars win volleyball showdown
25 Sep

Prep Roundup: Randleman Tigers take off on soccer rise; Cougars win volleyball showdown

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Randleman’s Chris Lopez (No. 7) and teammates Christian Lopez, left, Chris Ayala and Francisco Vences celebrate a goal against Southwestern Randolph last week. Kevin Garcia of the Cougars looks on. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) Randleman showed that it’s ready to be a force in Piedmont Athletic Conference boys’ soccer. The Tigers did that in a big way. First, they knocked off visiting Southwestern Randolph, which had put together a strong non-conference résumé. They then ripped through Uwharrie Charter Academy for an 8-2 road victory at Zoo City Sportsplex. So less than halfway through the PAC schedule, Randleman was the lone team…
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Here’s a look at the first class in the Southwestern Randolph Sports Hall of Fame
24 Sep

Here’s a look at the first class in the Southwestern Randolph Sports Hall of Fame

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Here's a photo from the inaugural class of the Southwestern Randolph Sports Hall of Fame, which was inducted in a ceremony at the school's cafeteria Sept. 15 prior to a home football game. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) ************************************ ASHEBORO – The first class for the Southwestern Randolph Sports Hall of Fame was quite a blast from the past. Fourteen individuals were selected for the honor. The fathers of both athletics director Chris Chapman and football coach Seth Baxter are in the induction class. Charlie Chapman and Donnie Baxter are both still involved with the Cougars on the football coaching staff. Charlie Chapman…
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Prep football: Cougars’ Ellis runs past Asheboro; Eastern Randolph adds to streak
23 Sep

Prep football: Cougars’ Ellis runs past Asheboro; Eastern Randolph adds to streak

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Southwestern Randolph’s Nathan Ellis runs away from Asheboro’s Luke Hughes, left, and Lance Everhart for a touchdown Friday night. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) ASHEBORO – Southwestern Randolph got back in the groove in a hurry a week after its first slip-up of the season. The Cougars benefitted from five touchdown runs from Nathan Ellis in Friday night’s 32-13 football victory at Asheboro. Three Southwestern Randolph players rushed for 80 or more yards and that type of ball control kept Asheboro (1-4) off balance in the final non-conference game for both teams. Until the Cougars won at Lee J. Stone Stadium in…
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Eastern Randolph’s Norwood selected for Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas
22 Sep

Eastern Randolph’s Norwood selected for Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas

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Eastern Randolph lineman Jani Norwood was selected for the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas. The game pitting top football seniors from North Carolina against top seniors from South Carolina will be held Dec. 16 in Spartanburg, S.C. Norwood has committed to play for the University of North Carolina. He’s considered one of the state’s top offensive linemen. The head coach for the North Carolina team is Johnny Sowell of Monroe. Here’s the full list of North Carolina player selections, which were unveiled Sunday: Offense ▪ Quarterbacks: Tyler Budge (Weddington), Evan Medders (Marvin Ridge) ▪ Running Backs: Tyler Mason (Mount Airy), Corbin Kerr (Wallace-Rose Hill),…
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Randleman coach puts focus on daughter’s medical situation
21 Sep

Randleman coach puts focus on daughter’s medical situation

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Randleman football coach Shane Timmons has been dealing with a family medical situation during this season. (File photo) RANDLEMAN – Randleman has reached the middle of its football season with tremendous success, but coach Shane Timmons has more pressing matters on his mind. His daughter Ophie has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. “I’m coaching each day like it’s my last day on earth,” Timmons said. “It’s a great way to live. It’s the hand that I was dealt.” Timmons’ attention has been detoured from his team at times during the past few weeks. Ophie’s condition is called Ependymoma,…
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: PEDRO ORTIZ
20 Sep

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: PEDRO ORTIZ

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Southwestern Randolph, boys’ soccer Ortiz was a major contributor in three victories last week for Southwestern Randolph. He supplied a goal against both Trinity and North Davidson after earlier in the week notching an assist against Providence Grove. The Cougars have been a strong team in racking up a nine-game winning streak entering this week. Through 11 games, they’ve outscored their opponents by a cumulative score of 54-9. Ortiz is a sophomore midfielder.
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Casper, Smith, Sanders among Caraway Speedway winners
19 Sep

Casper, Smith, Sanders among Caraway Speedway winners

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AJ Sanders collected the trophy in the Mini Stocks race Saturday night at Caraway Speedway. (Courtesy photo) SOPHIA – Jaxon Casper was the winner of the Modifieds feature Saturday night at Caraway Speedway. Casper finished ahead of Justice Calabro for the victory. Matthew Smith was a repeat winner in Challengers. His second consecutive victory came when he finished ahead of Tommy Raino and Daniel Schadt. Veteran driver AJ Sanders was the winner in Mini Stocks, cranking out the victory across 40 laps. Luke Smith and Bryson Pickard held the next two spots. The Bootleggers race was won by Jon Morton,…
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Prep Roundup: PAC makes strong statement in volleyball
18 Sep

Prep Roundup: PAC makes strong statement in volleyball

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Trinity’s Serena Dilldine sets the ball as teammate’s Eva Porter, left, and Katelyn Hill look on during a victory last week against Jordan-Matthews. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record)   Piedmont Athletic Conference volleyball looked strong for most of last week. League members went a combined 5-1 in non-conference competition prior to a rough day for Southwestern Randolph on Saturday. The Cougars had two non-conference showdowns at home, falling in a three-set sweep to then-unbeaten East Surry and dropping a four-set match to McMichael, which also topped East Surry to improve to 12-1. The earlier outcomes included Southwestern Randolph (11-4) taking down host…
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Asheboro golfer places in North Carolina Super Seniors
17 Sep

Asheboro golfer places in North Carolina Super Seniors

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MOORESVILLE – Asheboro’s Charlie Parks finished tied for 12th place in the 70-plus division of the North Carolina Super Senior Championship. Parks shot rounds of 77 and 73 for a 6-over total in competition conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association on Sept. 6-7 at Mooresville Golf Club. There were 47 entrants in the 70-plus division, which was won by Raleigh’s Dee Blankenhorn at 6-under (68, 70). He won by five shots on Robert Desjardins of Matthews. Todd Hendley of Columbus was the winner in the 65-and-older class with 7-under 137.
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