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Lady Cards slip by Elks, Lady Elks dominate Bears
On a cool and damp Wednesday evening in Ronda, the Lady Cardinals of East Wilkes High School hosted the Lady Elks of Elkin High School on the softball field. The game, which had already been delayed earlier in the week due to rain, began under the threat of more rain. Elkin quickly jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, a lead they would hold for the next five innings. East Wilkes committed an error and Elkin’s Leigha Church hit into a fielder’s...
No. 1 Bears survive scare vs. Elks
Mount Airy nearly got caught in a bear trap when hosting Elkin on April 16. The visiting Buckin’ Elks, who entered Tuesday’s game with just two wins on the season, got the bats going early to jump ahead to a 3-0 start. Elkin maintained its advantage until the fourth inning, at which point Mount Airy took advantage of bases on balls to go up 7-4. Mount Airy added a pair of runs in the fifth, then fended off a late rally to win 9-6. ...
Mount Airy splits matches against Starmount, Elkin
Mount Airy moved to 10-5 on the season by splitting matches against Starmount and Elkin. Mount Airy opened the week by hosting Starmount on April 15. The match served as Senior Night, during which the Bears honored their only member of the Class of 2024: Connor Sechrist. Sechrist picked up a pair of victories for the Bears in the 9-0 sweep of the Rams. The senior topped Cris Gonzalez 6-0,...
Carroll boys. girls sweep Galax in tennis
Carroll County’s boys’ tennis team is now 3-1 after a 9-0 sweep of Galax on April 17. The Cavaliers won the top three singles matches by scores of 8-0, with Carroll’s Jabin Talley, Ethan Richardson and Paul Marshall winning at the No. 1, 2 and 3 seeds, respectively. Phoenix Baker cruised to an 8-1 victory at No. 4 singles for Carroll, Garrison Wheatley claimed victory at No. 5 by a...
Baseball Recap: Mount Airy picks up eighth straight win at home
Mount Airy waltzed into their match on Tuesday with 13 straight wins... but they left with 14. They came out on top against the Elkin Buckin' Elks by a score of 9-6. That's two games straight that Mount Airy has won by exactly three runs. Cash Hemric was excellent, scoring...
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