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UCA heads back to Holly Springs for Class 1A state finals

UCA heads back to Holly Springs for Class 1A state finals

Here’s the Uwharrie Charter Academy baseball team after winning last week’s Class 1A West Region finals at Eastern Randolph. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) Uwharrie Charter Academy’s baseball team will head back to a popular spot this week. The Eagles will play the Class 1A state finals at Ting Stadium in Holly Springs on Friday and Saturday. It’s the same site where UCA collected state titles the past two years. UCA (18-11) takes on East Region champion Perquimans (25-6) in the best-of-3 championship series. Game 1 is set for 8 p.m. Friday. Game 2 is pegged for 2 p.m. Saturday.…
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Season ends for Randleman softball team in regional finals

Season ends for Randleman softball team in regional finals

RANDLEMAN – Randleman’s softball team made it to the Class 2A West Region finals before hitting glitches against top-seeded West Wilkes. So the season ended Thursday night for the Tigers. West Wilkes topped the 15th-seeded Tigers 6-5 at home and 8-0 on the road to sweep the best-of-3 West Region finals. West Wilkes (25-3) takes on North Lenoir (20-3), which will be in the finals for the first time in 20 years, in the best-of-3 state finals. Randleman (20-7) won six consecutive games before encountering the Blackhawks. For the season, the Tigers had their most victories since winning 18 times…
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UCA baseball team heads back to state finals after sweeping Eastern Randolph

UCA baseball team heads back to state finals after sweeping Eastern Randolph

Uwharrie Charter Academy’s Alex Carver is fired up after scoring in Game 1 of the Class 1A West Region finals. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) RAMSEUR – Uwharrie Charter Academy’s baseball team is back in the Class 1A state finals, seeking a third consecutive championship. The Eagles swept Eastern Randolph in the West Region’s best-of-3 finals, winning 12-1 in six innings in Thursday night’s Game 2 on the road. Two nights earlier, UCA won 2-1 in the series opener at home. The Eagles (18-11) have leaned on their experienced players, with several seniors in their final high school postseason. “You…
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UCA takes road back to regional baseball finals, will face Eastern Randolph next

UCA takes road back to regional baseball finals, will face Eastern Randolph next

Uwharrie Charter Academy baseball coach Rob Shore talks to his team before Friday night’s Class 1A game in the state playoffs at Cherryville. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) CHERRYVILLE – Uwharrie Charter Academy is back in another Class 1A West Region baseball finals and there’s a familiar tone. The opponent for this week’s best-of-3 finals is Eastern Randolph, a rival in the Piedmont Athletic Conference. Both teams won fourth-round road games Friday night to keep their seasons going. One of them will play in the state championship series later this month. “Our guys are resilient,” UCA coach Rob Shore said.…
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Randleman keeps the faith, overcomes Trinity in state-playoff baseball thriller

Randleman keeps the faith, overcomes Trinity in state-playoff baseball thriller

Randleman’s Jackson Hill heads for the plate to score the winning run in the Tigers’ Class 2A state-playoff victory against Trinity. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) ASHEBORO — Members of the Randleman baseball team were certain they’d figure out a way to win the third-round round game of the Class 2A state playoffs against Trinity. They just weren't quite sure how. “We always had faith that we were going to win the game,” infielder Tate Andrews said. “That helps us not let the pressure get to us.” The Tigers erased a two-run deficit and then went to the bottom of…
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Eastern Randolph hits hot spot at right time, advances to fourth round in baseball playoffs

Eastern Randolph hits hot spot at right time, advances to fourth round in baseball playoffs

Cade McCallum delivers a pitch during Tuesday’s game in the Class 1A state playoffs at McCrary Park. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record)   ASHEBORO — The timing is right for Eastern Randolph to be playing its best baseball of the season. The Wildcats won their third consecutive game in the Class 1A state playoffs with Tuesday’s 4-1 victory against Mountain Heritage at McCrary Park. “We’re getting hot at the right time and it’s a great time to do it,” said Cade McCallum, who pitched a five-hitter. The Wildcats (14-12-1), who are seeded No. 15 in the West Region, move to…
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UCA holds highest seed among county teams for girls’ soccer state playoffs

UCA holds highest seed among county teams for girls’ soccer state playoffs

Uwharrie Charter Academy girls' soccer coach Frankie Aguilar receives a water bath after the team defeated Wheatmore 2-1 on Monday to clinch the Piedmont Athletic Conference championship. Both teams are in the field for the state playoffs, which begin Monday. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) Piedmont Athletic Conference champion Uwharrie Charter Academy is the No. 3 seed for the Class 1A West Region state playoffs in girls' soccer. The Eagles open the postseason Monday against No. 30 seed South Davidson. In Class 2A, seventh-seeded Providence Grove will start the postseason at home against No. 26 seed Black Mountain Owen. Wheatmore,…
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Prep baseball: UCA seeks another state championship; Randleman to open postseason vs. league foe

Prep baseball: UCA seeks another state championship; Randleman to open postseason vs. league foe

Infielder Landon Zephir and the UCA baseball team will try to produce another special postseason. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) Uwharrie Charter Academy’s bid to win a third consecutive state championship in Class 1A baseball will come as the No. 5 seed in the West Region. The pairings and brackets were revealed Monday in advance of Tuesday’s first-round games. UCA is set for a home game against No. 28 seed Bessemer City. If the Eagles win, they’ll be home again Friday night in the second round. Six other teams from Randolph County also are in the state playoffs. Eastern Randolph…
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Prep softball: Cougars’ bid for state-title repeat to begin at home

Prep softball: Cougars’ bid for state-title repeat to begin at home

Defending Class 2A softball state champion Southwestern Randolph will have at least three home games in the state playoffs if it advances based on the pairings and brackets that were revealed Monday. The Cougars are seeded No. 4 in the West Region. They open the postseason Tuesday night at home vs. No. 29 Chase. The winner moves into Friday’s second round against either No. 13 Bunker Hill or No. 20 Maiden. West Wilkes is the No. 1 seed in the West Region. Also in Class 2A, No. 15 seed Randleman opens at home vs. No. 15 Rutherfordton-Spindale Central. The winner…
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Prep basketball: Seasons end for Eastern Randolph boys, UCA girls

Prep basketball: Seasons end for Eastern Randolph boys, UCA girls

Eastern Randolph’s Will Stalker makes a move toward the basket against South Stokes’ Korrin N’Diaye during the Class 1A West Region semifinal. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) The high school basketball season ended for Randolph County high schools after a pair of teams reached the third round of the state playoffs. That’s as far as it went for Eastern Randolph’s boys and Uwharrie Charter Academy’s girls. They went on the road for the first time in the West Region and came up short in Class 1A games earlier this week. Boys Seventh-seeded Eastern Randolph was in a tight game with…
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