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15 Jul

Hall makes family connection for NC East-West All-Star Game

Bob SuttonSportsGracyn Hall, North Carolina East-West All-Star Game, piedmont athletic conference, Randleman athletics

Gracyn Hall of Randleman takes a shot during her senior season. (Randolph Record file photo) Randleman basketball player’s father competed in football showcase RANDLEMAN – Gracyn Hall will represent Randleman one more time in girls’ basketball. It’s appropriate on many levels including a family connection to the North Carolina East-West All-Star Game. Hall and Eastern Randolph’s Brecken Snotherly are among the players for the West team in Monday night’s game at the Greensboro Coliseum. “Playing in this game is a very big thing,” Hall said. “Just to be nominated was an honor and then to be chosen for this is…

14 Jul

Brannon blasts off with Class A team

Randolph RecordSportsBoston Red Sox, Brooks Brannon, Class A, Randleman baseball

Brooks Brannon’s rise to Class A baseball came with a bang. The 2022 draftee of the Boston Red Sox out of Randleman homered in two of his first three games and three of his first five games with Salem Red Sox of the Carolina League. Brannon, 19, played his first game in the Carolina League on June 29 when Salem played at Fredericksburg. From there, he had a hit in all five games with Salem heading to this week’s break in the schedule. He blasted home runs at Fredericksburg and two at Lynchburg and had nine runs batted in through…

13 Jul

Trinity forms Athletics Hall of Fame

Bob SuttonSportsHall of Fame, Robert Mitchell, Trinity athletics, Trinity High School

TRINITY – Details are coming together for the first Trinity High School Athletics Hall of Fame, with the first induction class likely coming later this year. “Trinity has an extremely rich heritage,” athletics director Robert Mitchell said. “We’ve got years and years of great athletes and championships. We’ve got decades and decades of special accomplishments.” Mitchell said the goal is to recognize achievements of coaches, student-athletes and contributors. The school has been around in some form for more than 125 years. “We have a wide variety (of potential Hall of Famers) from different generations,” Michell said. “It won’t be a…

12 Jul

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ava Cugino

Randolph RecordSportsathlete of the week, Ava Cugino, high school sports, local sports, piedmont athletic conference, prep soccer, prep sports, randolph county sports, Uwharrie Charter Academy athletics

Uwharrie Charter Academy, girls’ soccer Cugino repeated a spot on the Piedmont Athletic Conference all-conference team. This year, she was second among the Eagles with seven goals and third on the team with 11 assists. She also was one of the primary options on UCA for corner kicks. UCA produced an 8-11-2 record that included one road victory in the Class 1-A state playoffs. Cugino also participated in girls’ tennis for the Eagles.

11 Jul

Moving on: Post 45 set for Area 3 semifinals series

Randolph RecordSportsAmerican Legion baseball, Area 3 playoffs, Connor Adams, Post 45, Randolph County Post 45, Samuel Asbill, Tanner Marsh

Randolph County Post 45 first baseman Josh Meadows makes a catch against Davidson County Post 8 with catcher Grat Dalton looking on in Game 1 of that playoff series. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) Randolph County Post 45 is moving on to the semifinals of the Area 3 playoffs and it shapes up as a significant showdown. Post 45 (21-3) and Rowan County Post 342 (32-3) will match up in a best-of-5 series beginning Thursday night at Catawba College in Salisbury. Monday night at Lexington, Post 45 won 6-1 vs. Davidson County Post 8 to complete a sweep of the best-of-3 first-round…

10 Jul

ZooKeepers find peaks in rough stretch

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Zookeepers, Coastal Plain League, Korey Dunbar, McCrary Park, Tyler McPeak

Ethan Snyder is the only pitcher with both a victory and a save for the Asheboro ZooKeepers. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) ASHEBORO – The Asheboro ZooKeepers didn’t win a game in the Coastal Plain League’s second half until their fourth game. At least they did so in style. The ZooKeepers defeated first-half West Division champion Forest City 7-6 in Saturday night’s game at McCrary Park. Alex Lodise hit his first home run with the ZooKeepers. Teammates Jay Dillard and Owen Blackledge both had two hits. Jacob Halford was the winning pitcher in relief. Spencer Floyd notched a save by recording six…

09 Jul

Post 45 seeks strong push in Area 3 playoffs

Randolph RecordSportsAlex Martinez, American Legion baseball, Austin Lemons, Hunter Atkins, Post 45, Randolph County Post 45, Tanner Marsh

Alex Martinez of Randolph County Post 45 makes a catch in the outfield earlier this season against Chatham County. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) ASHEBORO – There have been some gaps in the schedule for Randolph County Post 45, but the American Legion baseball team might be back in a good groove. Post 45 finished second in the Area 3 Northern Division by the time the regular season wrapped up last week. The team won its final two regular-season games at home and then opened the Area 3 playoffs Sunday night by defeating visiting Davidson County. That best-of-3 series was to continue…

06 Jul

Trinity’s Mowery picks Western Carolina – and might head there early

Bob SuttonSportsAmerican Legion baseball, Landon Mowery, Prep baseball, Trinity athletics, Western Carolina Catamounts

Baseball player Landon Mowery of Trinity has made a college choice. (Bob Sutton / Randolph Record) THOMASVILLE – Landon Mowery has had an eye on becoming a Division I college baseball player for quite some time. From his perspective, there might be no sense in putting that off. Mowery, a Trinity standout, is considering reclassifying and heading to college a year early to join the Western Carolina program. Last week, he committed to play for the Catamounts and by the end of the week things had accelerated. “A big decision to be made,” Lowery said. “They want me to come…

05 Jul

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: David Elliott

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, athlete of the week, David Elliott, high school golf, Prep golf, prep sports

Asheboro, boys’ golf Elliott wrapped up his high school career by tying for 57th in the Class 3-A state tournament this spring. Elliott was a member of the Mid-Piedmont Conference all-conference team for the third year in a row. He was a three-time regional qualifier (while his freshman season in 2020 was cut short by the pandemic). Elliott has competed in numerous youth and amateur tournaments. ** During the summer, we recognize seniors from the past school year.

04 Jul

College Notes: Area athletes produce notable numbers

Bob SuttonSportsEdi Austin, Luke Thomas, Ryan White, Trevor Marsh

Junior outfielder Trevor Marsh of UNC Wilmington was named to the All-Colonial Athletic Association first team in baseball. The Seahawks (34-23) won the league’s regular-season and tournament titles. Marsh, who played in high school for Asheboro, batted .319 with 12 home runs and 48 runs batted in. He also smacked 13 doubles and one triple and stole three bases. One of his home runs came in the NCAA regional opener against Duke last month at Conway, S.C. Thomas, White pick up freshman honors UNC Greensboro pitcher Luke Thomas and Western Carolina pitcher Matt White were named to the Southern Conference…