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08 Dec

Mid-Piedmont Conference all-conference for 2022 fall sports

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Calvin Smith, an Asheboro senior, was named the top defensive 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: Hunter Creech (Oak Grove) Coaches of the Year: Trey Cook (Central Davidson), Eric Pennymaker (Ledford), Shawn Loggins (Oak Grove) Asheboro: Seth Hydzik Girls’ cross country Runner of the Year: Jillian Parks-Wooten (Central Davidson) Coach of the Year: Shawn Loggins (Oak Grove) Football Lineman of the Year: Jackson Greene (Central Davidson) Offensive Player of the Year:…

14 Nov

Blue Comets fall short of state final in soccer loss to Hickory

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Asheboro’s Brandon Santos, right, is consoled by Hickory goalkeeper Conner Mejia on Monday night. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) ASHEBORO – Asheboro’s finest season in boys’ soccer didn’t end so splendidly. The Blue Comets gave a strong effort but fell short of reaching the state championship game, dropping a 2-1 decision to visiting Hickory in the Class 3-A West Region final Monday night. “It just wasn’t our day,” Asheboro coach Nick Arroyo said. Asheboro (23-2-2) scored first on Daniel Gutierrez Resendez’s goal. Hickory posted the tying and go-ahead goals late in the first half. “We had two simple mistakes that just cost…

09 Nov

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Anakin Leister

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Wheatmore, boys’ soccer Leister, a senior, was one of the most productive players for Wheatmore, which had an undefeated regular season. Leister racked up a team-high 19 assists this season. He was third on the Wheatmore team in goals with 16. Leister had two goals and an assist last week when the Warriors opened the Class 2-A state playoffs with a 5-2 victory against visiting Monroe. The Warriors (19-1-4) reached the second round before their season ended with a loss to Patton.

04 Nov

Soccer scenes: Photos and results from key recent games

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Asheboro’s Cristisn Ortiz Benitez goes airborne in a game against Ledford that helped clinch the Mid-Piedmont Conference title in the final week of the regular season. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) ASHEBORO – Asheboro was the only boys’ soccer team in Randolph County to make it through the first two rounds of the state playoffs. The Blue Comets, who are the top seed in the Class 3-A West Region, turned back No. 17 seed West Henderson 2-1 in Thursday night’s home game. Brandon Santos and Cristisn Ortiz Benitez scored in the first half for Asheboro (21-1-2), which was slated for a third-round…

02 Nov

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Carlos Parroquin

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UCA | boys’ soccer Parroquin, a senior, has been among the top scorers for the Eagles, who entered the Class 1-A state playoffs this week. He capped the regular season by scoring three goals in Uwharrie Charter Academy’s 5-4 victory at Southwestern Randolph. That result avenged a four-goal loss from earlier in the season. UCA was one of seven teams in Randolph County to qualify for the state playoffs in boys’ soccer.

10 Oct

Prep Notes: Wheatmore girls repeat as PAC tennis champs; Soccer rivals tie again

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Trinity’s Andrew Cox, left, and Wheatmore’s Anakin Leister compete for the ball during a boys’ soccer game earlier this season. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) Wheatmore headed into the postseason with another Piedmont Athletic Conference championship to its credit in girls’ tennis. Wheatmore’s lone conference defeat came by 5-4 at Southwestern Randolph. The Warriors avenged that loss a few weeks later with a 6-3 victory. Boys’ soccer Wheatmore remained undefeated through last week, but nothing much has been solved between the Warriors and rival Trinity. Those teams tied for the second time this year. Last week’s 2-2 outcome left the teams atop…

04 Oct

Prep Notes: Randleman pulls volleyball surprise; Asheboro starts strong in soccer league play

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RANDLEMAN – Randleman served up a three-set sweep of Southwestern Randolph last week to hand the Cougars their first loss in Piedmont Athletic Conference volleyball. The Tigers used 17 digs and six kills from Haley Hinshaw, 23 assists and 14 digs from Kenzie Roach and 13 digs and 11 kills from Chloe Dixon. Karli Kennington supplied 29 digs. It was the first PAC loss of the season for the Cougars. That result came as part of a challenging week for Southwestern Randolph, which is the reigning Class 2-A state champion. It began with a non-league loss at McMichael in a…

27 Sep

Prep Notes: Dates change for football games; Check on soccer successes, streaks for volleyball teams

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Lyndsey Cassell of Faith Christian spikes the ball last week in a volleyball match vs. visiting North Moore. Faith Christian won the non-conference match in five sets. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) Football games for this week in Randolph County have been adjusted because of the potential of an impact to weather in the area coming from Hurricane Ian. Some announcements about changes came at the beginning of the week. Asheboro’s game against visiting Oak Grove in a Mid-Piedmont Conference opener has been shifted from Friday night to 7:30 p.m. Thursday. All three games in the Piedmont Athletic Conference also are set…

21 Sep

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Riley Queen

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Wheatmore | boys’ soccer Queen has been an offensive force early in the season as the Warriors have been on a tear. A senior forward, Queen has 12 goals and four assists in nine games. That helped the Warriors to a 6-0-3 start. Queen scored Wheatmore’s only goal in last week’s 1-1 overtime tie at home with rival Trinity in a Piedmont Athletic Conference game. Later in the week, he notched two goals and an assist as the Warriors won 7-1 at Randleman. Henry Santos also had two goals in the Randleman game, while Hayden Hemming, Anakin Leister, and…

13 Sep

Area Prep Notes: Asheboro hits pause in volleyball season; Blue Comets excel in soccer

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Cristian Ortiz, right, of Asheboro makes a move on Southwestern Randolph’s Richard Dominguez during a boys’ soccer game earlier this season. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) ASHEBORO – The Asheboro volleyball team hoped to be back in action this week after a health-related pause. The Blue Comets called off two matches last week and another for Monday night. Athletics director Wes Berrier said five team members were hit by COVID-19, so team activities were shut down. A Mid-Piedmont Conference match with Oak Grove was reset for Thursday at South Asheboro Middle School, which is the team’s temporary home court. A non-conference match…