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08 May

Area teams hold No. 2 seeds for state playoffs in baseball, softball

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Caleb Stickle and the Uwharrie Charter Academy baseball team are diving into the state playoffs this week. (P.J. Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) Baseball teams from Randleman and Uwharrie Charter Academy and the Southwestern Randolph softball team all landed No. 2 seeds in the West Region for the state playoffs. Brackets were unveiled Monday. Play begins Tuesday. Teams that advance will be slated to play second-round games Friday. Here’s a look where Randolph County teams were seeded: Baseball Randleman (20-4) welcomes No. 31 seed Reidsville (11-14) for the first round in Class 2-A. A victory would mean that No. 15 Forbush (20-7) or…

24 Feb

Prep girls: Randleman finds right mix in second round; E. Randolph also wins

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Gracie Beane of Randleman makes a pass in the second half against Hendersonville in Thursday night’s Class 2-A state playoffs. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) RANDLEMAN – A great start and a splendid second-half span were enough to extend the season for Randleman’s girls’ basketball team. The Tigers did enough in between in the Class 2-A second-round game to defeat visiting Hendersonville 63-54 on Thursday night. “Give (our players) credit for coming ready to play,” Randleman coach Brandon Varner said. “We did a lot of great stuff.” That came in large doses in the opening minutes and in a game-deciding stretch in…

20 Aug

Prep Football: Randleman blanks Asheboro in opener; PG rolls; SWR, Trinity score big

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Randleman’s Anthony Santos tries to pull away from Asheboro’s Julian Faz on Friday night. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) ASHEBORO – Randleman clicked better in the second half of a 24-0 season-opening victory Friday night at Asheboro. The Blue Comets never got into a groove. Those factors allowed the Tigers to avenge last year’s season-opening loss. “They had to live with last year’s score all year,” Randleman coach Shane Timmons said of his players. Even as they wasted a few chances until late in the first half, there were reasons for the Tigers to be pleased. “They kind of got the butterflies…

18 Aug

Randleman must start season minus standout Dobias

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Randleman’s Thomas Dobias won’t be on the field at the start of the season after knee surgery. (Bob Sutton/Randolph Record) Surgery means Tigers linebacker / running back will miss at least a month RANDLEMAN – Randleman junior Thomas Dobias, considered one of the top football players in Randolph County, underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus Thursday. He’s expected to play this season for the Tigers after missing four to six weeks. “I should be back for the start of conference play,” said Dobias, who plays linebacker and running back. Randleman, which opens the season Friday night at Asheboro,…

01 Aug

Photo gallery: Prep teams open practices for fall seasons

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Above, members of the Randleman boys' soccer team move the goal at the first practice of the season. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) Here's a glimpse of some of the opening practices in Randolph County on Monday, when teams could officially begin practices for the upcoming fall season.