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14 Oct

Dig it Pink: Volleyball teams play for a cause

Randolph RecordSportsBreast cancer, Prep volleyball, Randolph County School System

Fans enjoy the environment for Dig Pink Night at Uwharrie Charter Academy. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) Randolph County volleyball teams held Dig Pink Nights in recognition of breast cancer awareness. Those matches and events associated with them served as fundraisers. Participants and fans were decked out in pink for the matches.

12 Oct

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Caroline Wright

Randolph RecordSportsathlete of the week, Caroline Wright, Golf, prep sports, Providence Grove

Providence Grove | girls’ golf Wright secured Player of the Year honors in the Piedmont Athletic Conference. She was the season-long champion in the conference. In last week’s final PAC match, Providence Grove emerged as the team champion with a 35-shot edge on runner-up Eastern Randolph at Siler City Country Club. Trinity was the third-place team, followed by Randleman and Wheatmore. Wright will be among the entrants in next week’s Class 1-A/2-A Central Regional at Stonebridge Golf Club in Monroe.

10 Oct

Prep Notes: Wheatmore girls repeat as PAC tennis champs; Soccer rivals tie again

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, piedmont athletic conference, prep soccer, Trinity athletics, Trinity soccer, Wheatmore athletics, Wheatmore soccer

Trinity’s Andrew Cox, left, and Wheatmore’s Anakin Leister compete for the ball during a boys’ soccer game earlier this season. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) Wheatmore headed into the postseason with another Piedmont Athletic Conference championship to its credit in girls’ tennis. Wheatmore’s lone conference defeat came by 5-4 at Southwestern Randolph. The Warriors avenged that loss a few weeks later with a 6-3 victory. Boys’ soccer Wheatmore remained undefeated through last week, but nothing much has been solved between the Warriors and rival Trinity. Those teams tied for the second time this year. Last week’s 2-2 outcome left the teams atop…

08 Oct

Prep Football: Tigers topple Providence Grove; Wildcats, Cougars cruise to wins

Randolph RecordSportsAdam Cole, Christian Long, Dominic Payne, Ervodd Cassady, piedmont athletic conference, prep football, Providence Grove football, Randleman football, Stratton Barwick

Randleman quarterback Christian Long makes a pass earlier this season. (Randolph Record file photo) CLIMAX – Amarion Moton scored on two fourth-quarter touchdown runs to help Randleman seal a 30-14 road victory against Providence Grove in Piedmont Athletic Conference football Friday night. Randleman’s defense limited the often-potent Providence Grove offense to 180 yards. Randleman never trailed, going up in the first quarter on Christian McLeod’s 26-yard field goal. Tyshaun Goldston scored on a 13-yard pass from Christian Long in the second quarter. James Ellis of Providence Grove scored on a 44-yard pass play before halftime. Gregory Price’s 40-yard interception return…

05 Oct

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Dacia Lowery

Randolph RecordSportsathlete of the week, Dacia Lowery, piedmont athletic conference, prep sports, Prep volleyball, UCA, Uwharrie Charter Academy, volleyball

Uwharrie Charter Academy | volleyball Lowery played a role as the Eagles won two matches last week to stay in contention for the top spot in the Piedmont Athletic Conference. Lowery had 16 kills, and five blocks as UCA topped visiting Providence Grove 21-25, 25-15, 25-21, 13-25, 15-9. That was followed by UCA’s 24-26, 25-18, 25-22, 25-23 victory at Trinity when Lowery provided 11 kills and five blocks. Entering this month with two weeks in the regular season remaining, UCA held an 11-3 overall record and 6-2 PAC mark.

04 Oct

Prep Notes: Randleman pulls volleyball surprise; Asheboro starts strong in soccer league play

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, prep soccer, Prep volleyball, Randleman athletics

RANDLEMAN – Randleman served up a three-set sweep of Southwestern Randolph last week to hand the Cougars their first loss in Piedmont Athletic Conference volleyball. The Tigers used 17 digs and six kills from Haley Hinshaw, 23 assists and 14 digs from Kenzie Roach and 13 digs and 11 kills from Chloe Dixon. Karli Kennington supplied 29 digs. It was the first PAC loss of the season for the Cougars. That result came as part of a challenging week for Southwestern Randolph, which is the reigning Class 2-A state champion. It began with a non-league loss at McMichael in a…

03 Oct

Former Asheboro standout Coe released from CFL team

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, Canadian Football League, Nick Coe, Pro football

Former Asheboro High School standout athlete Nick Coe was released from the roster of a Canadian Football League team. The Edmonton Elks released Coe, a 25-year-old defensive lineman, on Sept. 13. He had played in two games this season for the Elks. After playing for Asheboro during high school, Coe went on to a college career with Auburn before he was undrafted. The Elks made the move to release Coe when they signed receiver Lucky Johnson. The two previous years, Coe spent time on reserve units or practice squads with the NFL’s New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins.

30 Sep

Prep Football: Wildcats fend off SWR; Providence Grove, Randleman cruise in PAC openers

Randolph RecordSportsAdam Cole, Christian Long, Davonte Brooks, Eastern Randolph athletics, Mid-Piedmont Conference, piedmont athletic conference, prep football, Providence Grove football, Randleman football, Southwestern Randolph football

Davonte Brooks of Eastern Randolph heads for the end zone against Southwestern Randolph. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) ASHEBORO – Davonte Brooks scored three touchdowns and Eastern Randolph relied on its defense in a 20-12 road victory against Southwestern Randolph in a Piedmont Athletic Conference football opener Thursday night. “We just all came together and played as one and that’s how we got the job done,” Brooks said. Eastern Randolph (5-1), which is the reigning PAC champion, won despite its lowest point total of the season. “It was not our best game,” Eastern Randolph coach Burton Cates said. “Too many mistakes –…

28 Sep

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Madelyn Smith

Randolph RecordSportsathlete of the week, Madelyn Smith, prep sports, Southwestern Randolph, volleyball

Southwestern Randolph | volleyball Smith helped Southwestern Randolph to two more Piedmont Athletic Conference victories last week, including in a showdown with Uwharrie Charter Academy. She supplied 20 kills, 14 digs, and three blocks in the four-set victory at UCA in a rematch of last year’s conference tournament final. Others to turn in big numbers for the Cougars in that match were Gracie Hodgin, Riley Key, Raegan LeRoy, Coley Shiflet, and Carleigh Whitson. Smith, a junior outside hitter, had ten kills and seven digs in a three-set sweep of Providence Grove later in the week. The Cougars, who are…

27 Sep

Prep Notes: Dates change for football games; Check on soccer successes, streaks for volleyball teams

Bob SuttonSportsprep football, prep soccer, Prep volleyball, Thomas Dobias

Lyndsey Cassell of Faith Christian spikes the ball last week in a volleyball match vs. visiting North Moore. Faith Christian won the non-conference match in five sets. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) Football games for this week in Randolph County have been adjusted because of the potential of an impact to weather in the area coming from Hurricane Ian. Some announcements about changes came at the beginning of the week. Asheboro’s game against visiting Oak Grove in a Mid-Piedmont Conference opener has been shifted from Friday night to 7:30 p.m. Thursday. All three games in the Piedmont Athletic Conference also are set…