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East Surry erupts to win playoff game
by Jeff Linville
Staff Reporter
PILOT MOUNTAIN — East Surry exploded for eight runs to knock off East Wilkes 10-0 in six innings Friday night. The Cardinals posted their second shutout i...
Lady Hounds advance in state playoffs
by Tanya Chilton
Staff Reporter
The Lady Hounds softball team advanced in the state playoffs on Friday after it beat West Davidson 7-2 in a hard hitting team effort. Hounds Coach Willie ...
Bears place in five events at state championship
by Jeff Linville
Staff Reporter
GREENSBORO — Mount Airy’s track team came home with a gold, two silvers and a bronze at the state 1A track championship at N.C. A&T University. The Granit...
Hounds golf take fifth at Regionals
by Tanya Chilton
Staff Reporter
LEXINGTON — North Surry finished in the top five at the 2A Midwest Men’s Golf Regional; and two-time defending champs Salisbury won again. Salisbury score...
Local netters ousted from state tournaments
by Jeff Linville
Staff Reporter
CARY — The four local tennis players didn’t survive the first day at the state tournaments in Cary Friday. Two singles players and two doubles players qua...
Cards slam Sauras 7-0 for tourney title
by Jeff Linville
Staff Reporter
WALNUT COVE — East Surry hit four home runs, and Cody Ashburn threw a shutout as the Cardinals claimed the Northwest Conference Tournament 7-0 over South St...
East’s Drew Wilson leads NW All-Conference Team
by Jeff Linville
Staff Reporter
WALNUT COVE — East Surry’s Drew Wilson was named the Northwest Conference player of the year for baseball Thursday night. At the end of the conference tou...
Cuthbertson pitches shutout against Central in state playoffs
by Tanya Chilton
Staff Reporter
DOBSON — Cuthbertson High School routed Surry Central in a 10-0 shut out score in the first round of the state playoffs hosted by Surry Central. Central’s...
East Surry advances to state golf championship
by Jeff Linville
Staff Reporter
TROY — East Surry and Bishop McGuinness dominated the competition at the 1A Midwest Golf Regional. The Villains took first place behind Tanner Owen’s roun...
Lady Eagles hosting soccer playoff match
by Jeff Linville
Staff Reporter
DOBSON — The Lady Eagles open the 2A state playoffs with a home game Wednesday. Surry Central was the only local school to make the playoffs as East Surry...
Sports
Injury limits Kessler in tennis regional loss
WINSTON-SALEM — Mount Airy’s Mitch Kessler will go to the state 1A tennis championship as the fourth seed from the West after losing on Saturday. Kessler and Gray Stone Day’s John Latimer faced off in a battle of the undefeated Saturday morning at the Wake Forest University Indoor Tennis Center. Kessler (18-0) was slowed in the conference tournament last week because of a pulled abdominal muscle. He played through that on Friday, but Satu...
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<p>Jeff Linville | The News</p><p>Mount Airy&#8217;s Mitch Kessler hits a forehand in winning the Northwest Conference Tournament last week. He advanced to the 1A West Regional semifinal today at Wake Forest.</p>
Bears’ Kessler advances in regional tennis tourney
WINSTON-SALEM — Mount Airy’s Mitch Kessler advanced through the first day of the state 1A regional tournament Friday. Kessler won two matches to advance to the semifinals at Wake Forest University. By making the top four, Kessler has qualified for the state tournament next week in Cary, but he can improve his seeding with a good showing today. Before the matches could begin, the coaches had to decide on seeding. Kessler hasn’t lost a si...
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Mount Airy Lanes report scores
The Mount Airy Lanes reported the high game/series scores for the men’s and women’s bowling league for the week of April 29 - May 2 and only one week is left before summer league bowling begins. Winners of each category in the current league will receive prize money for top finishes on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, said Mount Airy Lanes employee Justin Draughn. After next week’s finish, players for summer leagues will meet to form on ...
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<p>Shay Hampton of South Stokes signs with the Surry Community College Lady Knights on Friday. Pictured are (from left, front) Grant Hampton, Shay Hampton, Nikki Hampton, (standing)SCC Coach Jan Marion-Kiser and South Stokes Coach Doug Balser.</p>
Five sign with SCC Lady Knights volleyball
DOBSON —The Surry Community College Lady Knights volleyball team added five more names to its roster on Friday. Ashley Smith of East Surry High School, Cassidy Gregory of East Wilkes High School, Dana Brown of Mount Airy High School, Shay Hampton of South Stokes; and Tiffany Coe of Surry Central will play volleyball for the Lady Knights under Head Coach Jan Marion-Kiser in the Region 10 Division 2 Conference. Marion-Kiser said Smith will ...
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<p>Austin Barker plays tennis in the 2A conference individual tournament earlier in the season and won the 2A conference championship.</p>
Hounds take two to regionals, Barker advances
LEXINGTON — North Surry’s number three seed Austin Barker won both regional quarter-final tennis matches Friday and will play two matches today. He will start with Wilkes Centrals’ top seed Garrett Lakey in the semi-finals at 9 a.m. at Lexington High School. Barker defeated West Davidsons’ Jaime Lopez 6-3, 6-1. He advanced in the second quarter final round to overcome Lucas Zellar 6-4, 6-3. North Surry Head Coach Drew Belton said Bark...
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<p>Jeff Linville | The News</p><p>Surry Central&#8217;s Brett Mosley (3) is mobbed at home plate after hitting a three-run homer in the second inning.</p>
Wildcats best Eagles, get top 2A seed
WALNUT COVE — West Stokes turned to the long ball to down Surry Central 18-5 in a game to determine the best 2A team in the league. The Golden Eagles and Wildcats played a do-or-die tiebreaker to decide who gets the top seed for the 2A state playoffs and a home date with the third seed from the Central Carolina Conference. As the second seed, Central must go on the road to face the second seed from the Rocky River Conference, with the top...
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Eagles, Hounds flex muscles in weight challenge
EAST BEND — North Surry and Surry Central showed their strength in a weightlifting competition held at Forbush recently. Forbush football coach Chris Johnson contacted some area schools about taking part in the weight challenge. East Wilkes joined the Greyhounds and Golden Eagles in the day-long event. North football coach Danny Lyons said he took 16 football players down to East Bend, while Central had a baker’s dozen of both football ...
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<p>Tanya Chilton | The News</p><p>Tristen Brannock recently signed to wrestle with Belmont Abbey College and is pictured with Head Coach Eric Jessup at North Surry High School with Belmont Abbey Colors and acceptance paperwork.</p>
Hound wrestler Brannock signs with Belmont Abbey
Tristen Brannock of North Surry High School recently signed a letter of intent with Belmont Abbey College and will begin wrestling at the college after being offered a partial scholarship. North Surry’s Head Wrestling Coach Eric Jessup called the opportunity an exciting moment. “‘Tristen’s credentials speak for themselves,” said Jessup. Brannock finished his high school wrestling career with 145 wins and 37 losses. Jessup said, “I hav...
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SCC gives awards at athletic banquet
DOBSON —Surry Community College held an athletic banquet on Tuesday honoring the school’s athletes. Local business leader Gary York was the keynote speaker. Surry Community College Athletic Director Mark Tucker said York delivered a “wonderful message for all of our student-athletes, coaches, and parents.” Awards were given in each sport and they are as listed below. Baseball Most Valuable Player – Ashton Fleming Offensive Player of ...
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<p>Jeff Linville | The News</p><p>East Surry&#8217;s Scott Meredith gave up one earned run over seven innings for the win against Surry Central.</p>
Cards top Eagles 6-2, advance to NW final
WALNUT COVE — East Surry defeated Surry Central 6-2 on Thursday to advance to the final of the Northwest Conference Tournament. The Cardinals scored three runs in the sixth inning, then escaped from a bases-loaded jam in the seventh behind the pitching of Scott Meredith. The junior righthander threw all seven innings, giving up eight hits and two walks with four strikeouts, the last one coming against cleanup hitter Caleb Mitchell on the ...
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<p>Amber Lawson catches for East Surry against West Stokeshit a home run.</p>
West Stokes overcomes East Surry in tourney
DANBURY — The second seeded East Surry girls’ softball team lost to the six-seeded West Stokes girls during the semi-final round of the Northwest 1A/2A conference tournament on Wednesday. The Wildcats won by a score of 8-6 and will play North Stokes on Friday, who hosted the tournament. “I give them all the credit, they played well,” said East Surry Coach Derrick Hill. Hill commended the offensive effort of Amber Lawson, who hit a home ...
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Lady Eagles beat Bears 5-0 in soccer
DOBSON — The Lady Eagles beat the Lady Bears 5-0 in their last home game Tuesday. Haylee Harrison had three goals and one assist to lead Surry Central. The last home game traditionally is Senior Night, but the Eagles don’t have any seniors this year on a squad that has gone 15-4-1 so far on the year. The Eagles have had some issues with slow starts this season, according to Coach Matt Richardson. In this one, however, the team broke thr...
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Eagles knocked from tennis dual-team playoffs
DOBSON — Surry Central tennis was knocked from the 2A state dual-team playoffs, but still has the individual tournament this weekend. The Golden Eagles faced a tough West Davidson team and lost 8-1, but the matches were closer than the final team score, according to Coach Mark Parsons. All but one of the six singles matches were close, he said. “It’s disappointing that they beat us, but they come from a good conference,” he said of West...
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North Surry Girls celebrate Senior Night with their parents and roses on home soccer field.
Pictured are:  Marcela Aguirre Gomez, Laura Gomez, Ashley Reynolds, and Olivia Henley. Each are escorted by their families.
North Surry Soccer Girls salute seniors
The North Surry Greyhound girls soccer team finished its last game of the season in a loss to Bishop McGuinness but celebrated the Seniors on the field giving them roses. The six seniors were escorted by family members. Head Coach Rachel Escobar said she was going to miss the seniors and the intense time of soccer play over the years. Seniors on the team are: Ana Garcia, the daughter of Ana Maria and Esteban Garcia. Garcia has played th...
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Golden Eagles advance to play North Stokes
DOBSON — The fifth-seeded Surry Central girls’ softball team shut out South Stokes in the conference tournament 6-0 on Monday and advanced to play top-seeded North Stokes today. “It felt good to get back on track,” said Glenn Craddock about the victory. Craddock said the team hit solid against the Sauras. Cassidy Joyner started as pitcher for the Golden Eagles. Craddock said, “She threw a great game and did a great job.” Coach Craddoc...
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