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24 Mar

UCA, Randleman add to PAC baseball win totals

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, Eastern Randolph Wildcats, Prep baseball, prep soccer, Prep softball, Providence Grove Patriots, Randleman Tigers, Southwestern Randolph Cougars, Uwharrie Charter Academy Eagles

Here are some highlights from the past week in high school spring sports: Baseball Uwharrie Charter Academy prevailed in two low-scoring games against Providence Grove in the Piedmont Athletic Conference. UCA’s Jake Hunter fired one-hitter with seven strikeouts in a 3-1 home victory. Brody Engle had two hits and scored a run. Brett Smith threw a two-hitter with seven strikeouts in a 2-1 victory in UCA’s second victory of the week. Jacob Flinchum had both of the Providence Grove hits. ** Randleman defeated Wheatmore 7-5 and 16-6 in two PAC meetings. Randleman’s Braxton Walker pitched a complete game Friday after…

19 Mar

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Taryn Waugh

Randolph RecordSportsathlete of the week, prep soccer, Providence Grove Patriots, Taryn Waugh

Providence Grove, girls’ soccer Waugh has been on another scoring tear for the Patriots, reaching a milestone last week. The senior forward eclipsed the 100-goal mark for her career while Providence Grove won three games. In nine games this season, she has racked up 26 goals. She has scored at least 23 goals in all four seasons with the Patriots. Waugh, a captain, notched one goal and two assists vs. Central Davidson, four goals and an assist vs. Southwestern Randolph and three goals and an assist vs. East Davidson. The Patriots entered this week with an 8-1 record. *** ***…

17 Mar

Prep roundup: Tigers, Cougars excel in softball; Providence Grove keeps winning in soccer

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, Braxton Walker, Macie Crutchfield, Prep baseball, prep soccer, Providence Grove Patriots, Randleman Tigers, Southwestern Randolph Cougars, Taryn Waugh, Uwharrie Charter Academy Eagles, Wheatmore Warriors

Here are some highlights from last week’s spring sports competitions: Softball Kaylee Phillips homered and doubled when host Randleman defeated Eastern Randolph 6-1. Kinzie Ivey pitched six innings and Addyson Dees finished in the circle in Randleman’s 4-3 home victory vs. Montgomery Central. Dees had a double and triple in the Tigers’ 6-3 victory at Wheatmore. ** Southwestern Randolph’s Kami Dunn drove in three runs in a 16-1 victory against visiting Trinity. Macie Crutchfield fired a five-hitter as Southwestern Randolph defeated North Davidson 2-1 at home. Then came Crutchfield’s 12-strikeout effort in the Cougars’ 8-0 victory at Providence Grove. **…

09 Mar

Prep roundup: Early mixed results for area softball teams; Asheboro puts up big totals in softball, soccer

Randolph RecordSportsPrep baseball, Prep golf, prep soccer, Prep softball

The softball season opener for 2024 Class 2A state champion Southwestern Randolph didn’t go well in a 15-4 loss at North Stanly in a rematch of last year’s West Regional finals. The Cougars didn’t begin the season until late last week because the school’s girls’ basketball team had been in the state playoffs. ** Uwharrie Charter Academy upended host North Stanly 2-1 in eight innings as Kenzie Duty pitched a complete game. Randleman topped Western Alamance for the second time this season, winning 9-4 on the road as winning pitcher Kinzie Ivey homered, tripled and drove in five runs. The…

03 Mar

Roundup: Area teams excel in early spring action

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, Eastern Randolph Wildcats, Prep baseball, prep soccer, Prep softball, Randleman Tigers, Trinity Bulldogs, Uwharrie Charter Academy Eagles, Wheatmore Warriors

Randleman’s Kadie Green makes a catch in front of teammate Teanna Bostick during last week’s game vs. visiting West Stanly, which won 5-0 in the non-conference softball game. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) Here are some notables from the first week of competition in spring sports last week: Baseball Asheboro won its opener with interim coach Glen Hunt, defeating host Southwestern Randolph 6-1 with Cohen Caviness and Adam Curry both driving in two runs. Mason Kotlowski pitched three scoreless innings. ** Eastern Randolph is 3-0 despite missing players who are on the basketball team, drilling host Jordan-Matthews 17-3, beating visiting…

31 Dec

2024 sports in review: Title times come for area teams

Bob SuttonSports2024, Asheboro Zookeepers, Cam Letterlough, College baseball, Eastern Randolph Wildcats, Ellie Garrison, Prep baseball, prep football, prep soccer, prep wrestling, Randleman Tigers, Southwestern Randolph Cougars, Tim Kelly, Trinity Bulldogs, Uwharrie Charter Academy Eagles

There was lots to celebrate for the Southwestern Randolph softball team at the 2024 state finals. (Randolph Record file photo) There were no shortage of special moments and achievements for area athletes in 2024 Championship appearances on the state level for several schools were among Randolph County sports highlights in 2024. The year was sprinkled with significant success stories. Four different schools captured team championships, while teams from two schools were left with the heartbreak of state runner-up finishes to accompany a sense of accomplishment. Here’s a review of some notable 2024 area sports achievements: Title moments In some cases,…

22 Dec

Piedmont Athletic Conference all-conference for fall sports

Randolph RecordSportsBurton Cates, Camden Scott, Eastern Randolph Wildcats, Fernando Hernandez, Freddie Mercado, Laurel Bernhardt, Lucas Smith, Megan Oakley, piedmont athletic conference, prep football, Prep golf, prep soccer, Prep tennis, Prep volleyball, Providence Grove Patriots, Randleman Tigers, Southwestern Randolph Cougars, Trinity Bulldogs, Uwharrie Charter Academy Eagles, Wheatmore Warriors

Lucas Smith of Eastern Randolph runs against Randleman this fall. Smith was named the PAC’s Offensive Player of the Year. (Thadd Sanders/Randolph Record) Here’s a list of the Piedmont Athletic Conference’s major award winners and all-conference selections for fall sports: Boys’ cross country Runner of the Year: Freddie Mercado (Randleman) Coach of the Year: Dennis Lewis (Providence Grove) All-conference Providence Grove: Meshack Butler, Colin Duval, Aiden Shelton, Caleb Ward Randleman: Jedidiah Dake, Freddy Mercado Uwharrie Charter Academy: Austin Luck, Chris White Wheatmore: Tyler McCormick Trinity: Tommy Smithers Southwestern Randolph: Andrew Ormond Girls’ cross country Runner of the Year: Laurel Bernhardt (Providence Grove) Coach of the Year: Will Benner (Wheatmore) All-conference Wheatmore:…

21 Dec

Mid-Piedmont Conference all-conference for fall sports

Randolph RecordSportsBlair Thomas, Cam Letterlough, Mid-Piedmont Conference, prep cross country, prep football, Prep golf, prep soccer, Prep tennis, Prep volleyball

Asheboro’s Cam Letterlough was the top offensive player for boys’ soccer in the Mid-Piedmont Conference. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) Here’s a list of the Mid-Piedmont Conference’s major award winners plus Asheboro’s all-conference selections for fall sports: Boys’ cross country Runner of the Year: Luke Vannoy (Oak Grove) Coach of the Year: Shawn Loggins (Oak Grove) Asheboro: None Girls’ cross country Runner of the Year: Jillian Parks (Central Davidson) Coach of the Year: Shawn Loggins (Oak Grove) Asheboro: None Football Offensive Player of the Year: Karson Williams (Oak Grove) Defensive Player of the Year: Bradley Byrd (Oak Grove) Lineman of the Year: Daniel Hunneycutt (Oak Grove) Coach of…

24 Nov

Asheboro boys fall in OT of soccer state final

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, Cam Letterlough, Class 3-A, nchsaa, prep soccer, State championships

MATTHEWS – Asheboro’s boys’ soccer team had done so much work throughout the season and during the last game of the year that the biggest reward seemed so close. But Blue Comets couldn’t complete the assignment in the Class 3A state championship game, falling to Western Alamance 4-3 in overtime Saturday night at Mecklenburg County Sportsplex. Asheboro held a 3-0 halftime lead, courtesy of goals from Cam Letterlough, Ozmar Martinez and Diego Bustamante in a 20-minute span. Juan Macias provided two assists. “We went into halftime with a three-goal lead,” Asheboro coach Nick Arroyo said. “We came out of halftime…

23 Nov

Southwestern Randolph falls in Class 2A soccer final

Randolph RecordSportsClass 2-A, Fernando Hernandez, nchsaa, prep soccer, Southwestern Randolph Cougars, State championships

MATTHEWS – Southwestern Randolph’s bid for a first state championship in boys’ soccer came up short. The Cougars fell 3-1 in the Class 2A final to Clinton on Friday night at Mecklenburg County Sportsplex. “I thought we represented our school well,” Southwestern Randolph coach Jimmy Walker said. “We just came up short (in the final).” Clinton took the lead in the 17th minute as Holden Spell scored the opening goal off an assist from Chris Zeleya. Just 27 seconds later, the Cougars leveled the score on a goal from Fernando Hernandez. Jonathan Lopez-Degollado supplied the assist. In the 37th minute, Clinton’s…