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Welborn signs with Catawba College
Elkin High School senior and stand-out swimmer, Sophie Welborn, has signed her National Letter of Intent to swim for Catawba College in Salisbury. Welborn remarked, “My family and I visited six colleges across four different states, each of them had some of the things I was looking for, but none of them felt like home. I chose Catawba because it checked all the boxes that were important to me. Catawba has a young coach that has a record of building upon the previous year’s successes. The team chemistry and energy was amazing and it’s a smaller college that is really...
Off and running: Lexington uses speed to run past Ontario into district championship game
WILLARD — It doesn't matter where the ball is hit, Jillian Morr is sprinting out of the box. On Tuesday afternoon in a 7-1 Division II district semifinal win over rival Ontario, the Lexington senior was off and running, collecting four hits and scoring four runs to punch Lady Lex's ticket to Thursday's district championship game for the second time in three years. ...
Rockers win against Lexington
HIGH POINT — The Rockers powered their way past the Lexington Legends 7-1 in Atlantic League baseball Wednesday afternoon at Truist Point. Zander Wiel went 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs for High Point (10-8), which answered Lexington’s one run in the top of the fourth with two in the bottom half — sparking a run of seven straight runs over the next four innings.
Pfeiffer Softball travels to Newport News for NCAA Regional
The Pfeiffer University softball team will be in Newport News, Virginia for the regional round of the NCAA Division III Softball Tournament as the NCAA released the field for the 62-team tournament. The Falcons (43-2) are in the midst of the best season in school history and are coming off winning the USA South regular […] The post Pfeiffer Softball travels to Newport News for NCAA Regional appeared first on The Stanly News & Press.
Fayetteville Blanked in Series Opener at Kannapolis
KANNAPOLIS, NC – The Fayetteville Woodpeckers (18-16) struggled to find offense on Tuesday night at Atrium Health Ballpark as the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers (17-16) shut out the Woodpeckers, 3-0. It was only the second time this season that Fayetteville was held scoreless. Kannapolis starter Drew McDaniel (W, 3-1) was...
Baseball Recap: Kings Mountain sees their postseason come to a close
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Kings Mountain can now relate to. They fell just short of the North Davidson Black Knights by a score of 5-3 on Friday. Colton Mayes put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the...
Woodpeckers Fall in Blowout Fashion, Drop Fourth Straight
KANNAPOLIS, NC – It was another rough night at Atrium Health Ballpark for the Fayetteville Woodpeckers (18-17) on Wednesday as the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers (18-16) trounced the Woodpeckers, 22-1. Fayetteville surrendered a franchise-record 22 runs in their largest defeat ever. Kannapolis broke the game open in the second inning...
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