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12 Jul

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ava Cugino

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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…

03 Jul

Myers captures Caraway’s SMART Modified Tour race

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SOPHIA – Bowman Gray Stadium regulars made big impacts in Saturday night's main event at Caraway Speedway. Burt Myers was the winner of the SMART Modified Tour’s Revolutionary 99, followed by Tim Brown and Ronnie Williams. “It feels great,” Myers said. “Things kind of clicked and we came together. My guys stuck it out on a night like this (when it had been really hot).” Myers, who leads the SMART Modified Tour points standings, and Brown are co-leaders in the Bowman Gray Stadium standings in the Modifieds division at the Winston-Salem track. Myers started in the third spot in the…

02 Jul

Southwestern Randolph grad Coleman transfers to North Carolina for softball

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Southwestern Randolph graduate Alex Coleman has joined North Carolina’s softball team. (Courtesy photo) Former Southwestern Randolph player follows college coach Alex Coleman said she relished her time as a college softball player at Marshall. She said she’s hoping for something even more as she follows her coach to North Carolina. The former Southwestern Randolph standout has become a Tar Heel. “I kind of made a decision to enter the (transfer) portal and it was a really hard decision,” Coleman said. Megan Smith Lyon left her position as Marshall’s coach to take the position at North Carolina, her alma mater. The…

01 Jul

Post 45 learns hard lessons as winning streak ends

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Samuel Asbill of Randolph County Post 45 throws a pitch during a victory at Chatham County. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) ASHEBORO – A dose of reality during the past week might not be as bad as it looked for Randolph County Post 45. The American Legion baseball team had breezed through much of its schedule for the first month of the season. Then in a pair of Area 3 North Division games against High Point-Thomasville Post 87, things didn’t go its way. “Ego got too high,” catcher Grat Dalton said. “We beat everybody. We thought less of this team and should…