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16 Aug

Trinity picks next class for Hall of Fame

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TRINITY – Members of the second Trinity Athletics Hall of Fame class stretch across numerous decades. The selections include athletes, coaches, administrators and special contributors. The range of those chosen as new inductees extends from Gilbert English in the Class of 1927 to Cameron King in the Class of 2012. The other selections are: Kyle Spencer (athlete and coach, Class of 1997), Gail White Williams (athlete, Class of 1988), Jason Brown (athlete, Class of 1999), Brett Andrews (athlete, Class of 2003), John Spell (athlete, Class of 1973), Andy Aikens (athlete, Class of 1976), Scout Albertson (athlete, Class of 2010), Karen…

30 Mar

Here’s the Piedmont Athletic Conference winter all-conference selections

Randolph RecordSportsAudra Petty, Brandon Coggins, Dominic Payne, Gavin Hardister, piedmont athletic conference, Prep Basketball, Prep swimming, prep wrestling, Randleman athletics, Spencer May, Trinity athletics

Randleman’s Audra Petty makes a move against Lincoln Charter in the state playoffs for girls’ basketball. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) Here’s a list of the Piedmont Athletic Conference’s major award winners and all-conference selections for winter sports: Boys’ basketball Player of the Year: Dominic Payne (Trinity) Coach of the Year: Daniel Mitchell (Randleman) All-Conference Eastern Randolph: Julian Brooks, Timothy Brower, Nicah Taylor Providence Grove: Brady Collins, James Ellis Randleman: Connor Cassidy, Tyshaun Goldston, Greg Price Southwestern Randolph: Nathan Ellis, Marcus Robertson Trinity: Brandon Campbell, Jacob Hodges, Dominic Payne Uwharrie Charter Academy: Braeden Lamb Wheatmore: Parker Kines Girls’ basketball Player of the Year: Audra Petty…

04 Mar

Trinity alum Sheffield takes football job at Wheatmore

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Jacob Sheffield (Courtesy photo) TRINITY – Jacob Sheffield is the new football coach at Wheatmore, but his ties to the school extend more than a decade. Most recently, Sheffield has been an assistant coach at rival Trinity, his alma mater. He said he has “fallen on both sides of the tracks” when it comes to the neighboring schools. He takes the vacancy left when Philip Yarbrough resigned after seven seasons as Wheatmore’s football coach. The Warriors were 2-8 last year. Sheffield, who’ll turn 37 in May, said it appears a foundation has been established at Wheatmore. When he met with…

02 Mar

State playoffs: Randleman, Eastern Randolph boys win in second round

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Eastern Randolph’s Camden Jones goes in for a layup against Mountain Heritage in a Class 1-A game. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) RANDLEMAN – Two boys’ basketball teams from the Piedmont Athletic Conference are moving on in the state playoffs. Randleman and Eastern Randolph won Friday night in the West Region’s second round. In Class 2-A, Randleman defeated No. 22 seed East Gaston 63-46 behind Greg Price’s 21 points and Tyshaun Goldston’s 18 points. The sixth-seeded Tigers (22-5) next go to third-seeded Newton-Conover for Tuesday night’s third round. Also, No. 19 seed Trinity received 40 points from senior guard Dominic Payne, but…

28 Feb

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Dominic Payne

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Trinity, boys’ basketball Payne keeps pouring in big point totals and he moved to No. 2 all-time in Trinity’s boys’ basketball history last week. The senior guard has compiled more than 2,200 points in his career. He passed Josh Pittman (2,187 points) in a Piedmont Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal last week against Eastern Randolph. He has boosted the Bulldogs into the PAC Tournament finals for two consecutive years. Payne also has been a standout for Trinity in football and tennis. He becomes the first male two-time recipient of Randolph Record’s Athlete of the Week. He also was recognized in December…

26 Feb

PAC boys: Tigers take tournament title

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Tyshaun Goldston had a big role in Randleman's PAC Tournament games. (Randolph Record file photo) RANDLEMAN – Randleman kept getting better in the Piedmont Athletic Conference Tournament championship game for boys’ basketball. That’s much how the season has gone as a whole for the Tigers. Tyshaun Goldston poured in 34 points and top-seeded Randleman defeated second-seeded Trinity 69-47 in Friday night’s title game. Jirah Price had 12 points and Chase Farlow notched nine points to help the Tigers (20-5) avenge a loss from their regular-season finale. Randleman led 23-19 at halftime, then produced 23 points in each of the final…

03 Feb

Trinity wrestlers cap unbeaten run with Class 2-A crown

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Trinity's wrestling team poses for a photo after winning the Class 2-A dual team final. (Randolph Record) Bulldogs blow past Seaforth for first dual team championship GREENSBORO – Once Trinity got rolling, there was no stopping the Bulldogs in the Class 2-A dual team state finals. Trinity racked up victories in seven consecutive bouts and came away with a 36-31 triumph against Seaforth on Saturday afternoon at the fieldhouse on the Greensboro Coliseum Complex grounds. Lawson Coltrane clinched the victory and undefeated season for the Bulldogs with a second-period pin in the 170-pound match. “The whole team did it,” Coltrane…

11 Dec

Prep Roundup: Asheboro boys, Cougars girls win twice; Trinity wrestlers nab big wins

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Here's a look at some of last week's area high school sports highlights: The Asheboro boys’ basketball team avenged a loss to Randleman by securing a 58-36 home victory with Jerquarius Stanback posting 18 points. Stanback had 18 again when the Blue Comets defeated visiting Uwharrie Charter Academy 70-33 later in the week. ** Dominic Payne’s 32 points boosted Trinity past East Davidson 73-56. Payne’s 34 points vs. visiting Oak Grove weren’t enough in a 76-67 loss. ** Parker Kines had 22 points in Wheatmore’s 53-50 loss at Ledford. He posted 13 points in a 58-37 setback to North Davidson.…

07 Dec

Trinity’s first Hall of Fame class includes title-winning coaches

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Boys’ basketball coach Tim Kelly of Trinity was picked for the first class in the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame. (Randolph Record file photo) TRINITY – Four coaches and three championship teams are among those selected for the first class of the Trinity Athletics Hall of Fame. Two of the coaches are currently in their positions with the Bulldogs. Michael D. Sink, who coaches the boys’ and girls’ soccer teams, the girls’ basketball team and also has been an assistant with boys’ basketball, and boys’ basketball coach Tim Kelly, who had the school’s gym named in his honor last January,…

27 Sep

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Sarabeth Johnson

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Trinity, volleyball Johnson has been a steady contributor for the Bulldogs during her senior season. Trinity carried a six-match winning streak into action this week. In last week’s five-set conquering of Eastern Randolph, Johnson provided 18 digs, 17 kills and four aces. Johnson, a captain who’s listed as an outside hitter and a setter, rates in the top two on the team in kills, digs and service aces. She received all-PAC recognition in the spring as a jumper for Trinity’s track and field team.