Chase Farlow

Randleman’s Farlow clears the field, wins state title again in high jump

Randleman’s Farlow clears the field, wins state title again in high jump

Chase Farlow (Jann Ortiz / For Randolph Record) GREENSBORO — Chase Farlow left his final high school track and field meet with two medals, including another coveted gold in his specialty. The Randleman senior captured the high jump in the Class 2A state meet Saturday at North Carolina A&T. He was second in the long jump. “Pretty good day in the office,” Farlow said. He cleared 6 feet, 10 inches, in the high jump, matching his personal best. He was most pleased that he made it to that point of the competition without a scratch. He didn’t clear the 7-foot…
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Prep track and field: Randleman’s regional champs, others head to states

Prep track and field: Randleman’s regional champs, others head to states

Randolph County will have entrants in three classifications in the high school track and field state championships. Led by a strong effort by Randleman in Class 2A regionals, there will be some high seeds for the meets at North Carolina A&T in Greensboro. The Class 1A and Class 3A state meets are set for Friday. The Class 2A and Class 4-A state competitions will be held Saturday. Here’s a look at regional results: Class 2A Randleman has seven qualifiers in the state meet, though senior Chase Farlow is entered in three boys’ events. Gracie Beane and Jaquline McDaniel advanced in…
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Track athletes head to regionals after strong conference meets

Track athletes head to regionals after strong conference meets

Randleman’s Chase Farlow leads runners to the finish line in the 200 meters during the PAC championships. He’s flanked by runner-up Dakota Ludwick, right, of Wheatmore, and third-place finisher Caden Revelle of Eastern Randolph (in green on left). (Jann Ortiz / For Randolph Record) Area track and field teams go to the regionals this week following some strong performances in conference championships. The Class 3-A Midwest Regional is Saturday at Robinson, Class 2-A Midwest Regional at High Point Athletic Complex and the Class 1-A Midwest Regional on Saturday at North Stokes. Athletes will be aiming for spots in the state…
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Woodle’s sprint title boosts Asheboro in Randolph County championships

Woodle’s sprint title boosts Asheboro in Randolph County championships

Asheboro's Elijah Woodle had a busy and productive day in the Randolph County championships. (Jann Ortiz / For Randolph Record) ASHEBORO — Asheboro maintained its stronghold on the Randolph County Championships in track and field, though the boys’ team had a cast of some different point producers in Tuesday's meet. The Blue Comets were team champions for both boys and girls at the South Asheboro Middle School track. Asheboro senior Elijah Woodle wanted to prove he was the fastest in the county and that worked out for him. He won the 100-meter dash champion in 11.13 seconds. “It just makes…
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Prep Roundup: Cougars halt Randleman’s long baseball hex

Prep Roundup: Cougars halt Randleman’s long baseball hex

Here’s a look at high school sports results from last week: Baseball All area teams split in conference competition during the past week, though Southwestern Randolph and Trinity had notable Piedmont Athletic Conference results early in the week. ** Jonah Campbell handled 6 2/3 innings of the pitching and Brady Armfield homered in Southwestern Randolph’s 5-2 road victory against Randleman, which suffered its first league loss. That marked the first time since at least 2009 that the Cougars defeated Randleman, a string of at least 21 games. Randleman prevailed 11-4 in the rematch on the road behind Braxton Walker’s pitching.…
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State playoffs: UCA teams advance; Randleman boys bounced; Mixed results for other schools

State playoffs: UCA teams advance; Randleman boys bounced; Mixed results for other schools

Uwharrie Charter Academy’s Aaron Smith goes up between Murphy players during the first round of the Class 1A state playoffs Tuesday night. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) Uwharrie Charter Academy’s boys’ and girls’ basketball teams made it through the first round of the state playoffs. Eastern Randolph’s boys and Southwestern Randolph’s girls and Randleman’s girls also advanced with victories Tuesday night. The second round comes Friday night. Not all teams were so fortunate in the opening round. Boys Randleman, the No. 2 seed in Class 2A West Region, was knocked off by No. 31 seed Forest Hills by 70-62. It…
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Randleman finds answers, dashes Eastern Randolph’s comeback bid for PAC crown

Randleman finds answers, dashes Eastern Randolph’s comeback bid for PAC crown

Randleman team members pose with some new hardware after the PAC Tournament championship game. (Bob Sutton / Randolph Record) RANDLEMAN – In typical fashion for Randleman’s boys’ basketball team this season, the Tigers had the appropriate responses. That became the theme in the Piedmont Athletic Conference Tournament championship game, with Randleman handling the pressure and eventually delivering decisive blows for a 68-56 victory against visiting Eastern Randolph on Friday night in front of a capacity crowd. “It was our hustle,” Tigers guard Pacey Wagner said. “We play so hard and we play so well together.” That’s what it took in…
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PAC basketball finals set with high seeds

PAC basketball finals set with high seeds

Uwharrie Charter Academy coach Austin Davis reached a milestone and his team set a record as well during the PAC Tournament. (Randolph Record file photo) The girls’ basketball team from Southwestern Randolph goes into Friday night’s Piedmont Athletic Conference Tournament championship game with an undefeated record. The Cougars (25-0) meet visiting Uhwarrie Charter Academy at 6 p.m. It was pushed back one day because of weather-related issues. Southwestern Randolph topped Randleman for the fourth time this season with Tuesday night’s 54-38 victory. Jordin George had 17 points, Kenzie Martin provided 11 points and 10 rebounds and Gracie Hodgin added 10…
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Randleman’s Farlow leaps to state title in indoor high jump

Randleman’s Farlow leaps to state title in indoor high jump

WINSTON-SALEM – Chase Farlow of Randleman notched a second individual state championship, this time in indoor track and field. Farlow, a senior, won the high jump in Friday’s Class 1A/2A state meet Friday at JDL Fast Track. Farlow cleared 6 feet, 10 inches to match the Class 1A/2A state meet record set by Tanner Anderson of East Burke in 2010. Farlow won the competition by a sizable margin, with Greene Central’s Deitrich Williams second at 6-4. This follows last May’s outdoor state championship in the high jump. Farlow, a North Carolina State commit for track and field, is also a…
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Prep basketball: Southwestern Randolph girls, Randleman boys headline regular season

Prep basketball: Southwestern Randolph girls, Randleman boys headline regular season

Senior Kenzie Martin has been a key player for Southwestern Randolph’s undefeated girls’ basketball team this season. (Randolph Record) Southwestern Randolph’s girls’ basketball team finished an undefeated regular season as one of the area highlights for going into next week’s conference tournaments. There’s still plenty to sort out with conference tournaments. Because of weather-related concerns for next week, the Mid-Piedmont Conference Tournament has been reduced to include only the top four teams instead of all six. Semifinals are set for Monday with the title games Tuesday night at Central Davidson. That means the Asheboro’s girls, who tied for fifth place,…
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