College Basketball

07 Mar

High Point teams hit high hoops success

Randolph RecordSportsBig South Conference, College Basketball, High Point

Kimani Hamilton is one of three High Point men’s players averaging more than 15 points per game. (Courtesy photo) HIGH POINT – It has been shaping up as a special season for High Point University basketball – times two. Both the men’s teams and women’s teams won regular-season titles in the Big South Conference and are top-seeded teams for the conference tournaments. The men’s and women’s tournaments are being held at High Point’s Qubein Center from March 6-10, with an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament at stake. This is the first time the combined tournaments will be held at…

05 Dec

College Notes: Ex-Wheatmore soccer players make marks as freshmen; Foust starts for Lynchburg; Oakley places in Las Vegas

Bob SuttonSportsCollege Basketball, College soccer, College wrestling, Ethan Oakley, Jonathan Foust, Providence Grove Patriots, Riley Queen, Summer Bowman, Wheatmore Warriors

Freshman Summer Bowman was part of one of the best seasons in Appalachian State women’s soccer history. Bowman, a former Wheatmore player, compiled four goals and three assists. She was second on the team in goals and her 11 points ranked third on the team. Bowman, a forward, appeared in 15 games, starting nine of those. The Mountaineers placed third in the Sun Belt regular season for its best winning percentage in conference play with a 6-2-2 mark. There was a program-record eight shutouts on the way to the team’s most victories since 2018. Appalachian State finished the season with…