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Cardinal Ashley Smith to play for Lady Knights
by Tanya Chilton
Staff Reporter
DOBSON — East Surry’s Ashley Smith signed to play volleyball with Surry Community College, where she will start practice after graduation. Smith’s coach, ...
Knights golf to begin Nationals
by Tanya Chilton
Staff Reporter
DOBSON — The SCC Knights golf team will begin play at the Goose Pond Golf Course in Scottsboro, Ala., where tee-off time will begin at 12:24 p.m. and play w...
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...
Sports
Three teams tie for 1st in NW baseball
The Northwest Conference baseball season finished with a three-way tie for first place. West Stokes looked to have the season wrapped up two weeks ago, but finished poorly to let East Surry and Surry Central catch the Wildcats with a 10-4 record. South Stokes beat West Stokes in the finale, which moved the Sauras into fourth place with a 9-5 record. East Surry got its final win by beating Bishop 7-6 Tuesday night. Central’s Caleb Mitc...
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<p>Jeff Linville | The News</p><p>North Surry honored its six seniors before Tuesday&#8217;s game with Surry Central. They are, from left, Claire Montgomery, Hannah Goins, Molly Martin, Kayla Swift, Allison Woodbury and Kacey Beamer.</p>
Lady Hounds beat Lady Eagles 8-1
The Lady Greyhounds beat the Lady Eagles 8-1 at home Tuesday. North Surry held a one-game lead on Surry Central in the softball standings, so this win solidified the Hounds as the top 2A team in the Northwest and a guaranteed spot in the state 2A playoffs. North Surry will host the number-three seed from the Mountain Valley Conference in the first round. In this game, Hannah Goins and Bailey Culler provided plenty of offense, and Marlee...
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<p>Submitted photo</p><p>Alex Hege in the tiger class from ages 10-14 won at the AAU State Championship representing Sidekick Karate School and brought back to Mount Airy gold and silver medals.</p>
Local karate rankings and victory to be celebrated
The Sidekick Karate School in Mount Airy will hold a belt ranking test on Friday and celebrate results on Saturday at the Starlite Skating Center in Mount Airy. The event will be a celebration of the school’s state win in March at the State Amateur Athletic Union Karate and also mark the students’ latest rankings from Friday. The ranking test begins at 4 p.m. on Friday, said Sensei Emad Aly. On Saturday, the celebration will be made compl...
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Lady Wildcats defeat Golden Eagles in overtime
KING — The Surry Central girls soccer team lost to West Stokes in a double overtime game on Monday by a score of 2-1 at West Stokes. Surry Central Soccer Coach Matt Richardson said the Wildcats scored on the Golden Eagles during the first 10 minutes of the game after Central came out playing “flat.” The game, originally scheduled for Tuesday, solidified West Stokes as first-place title holder in the Northwest Conference, said Richardson. ...
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<p>Jeff Linville | The News</p><p>Mount Airy&#8217;s Andi Moore takes a pass from Jordan Jackson and changes direction. Moore had both goals for the Bears Tuesday.</p>
Lady Bears fall to Villains in soccer
An improving Lady Villains soccer team beat Mount Airy 11-2 on Tuesday. “They’ve gotten a lot better as the year’s gone on,” Bear Coach Will Hurley said of the Villains. Mount Airy (9-9) lost to Bishop McGuinness 7-1 last month. The Villains have won five of their last six with the only loss to conference leader West Stokes (10-1 in the Northwest). Bishop jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the first half, threatening to end the match early. ...
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<p>Tanya Chilton | The News</p><p>Dustin Hutchins and Drew Alley of the East Surry golf team shot the top scores for the Cards&#8217; win in the conference golf match held at Cross Creek Country Club.</p>
Cards outswing first-ranked Bishop
The East Surry boys golf team edged out top-ranked Bishop McGuinness by one stroke in the last regular season Northwest Conference golf match held at Cross Creek Country Club on Monday. East Surry stroked a 304 and Bishop McGuinness a 305. North Surry took third place in Monday’s game, scoring 326. The Greyhounds are in a race with West Stokes for a third place finish in the conference as well as first place among the local 2A schools and...
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<p>Jeff Linville | The News</p><p>North Surry&#8217;s Bailey Culler singles through the left side in the third inning. She scored the tying run after that, then she drove in two runs in the pivotal sixth inning.</p>
Big 6th inning lifts Lady Hounds over Huskies
The Lady Greyhounds broke open a tie game with five runs in the sixth inning to beat Ashe County 7-2. The Lady Huskies scored once in the first and once in the third as North starter Hayley Tickle went four innings and only gave up two unearned runs. Then Marlee Bunker pitched three scoreless innings to pick up the win. In the first inning, Sloan Elliott led off with a hard grounder to first. Allison Woodbury couldn’t get a glove on the...
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Young takes third in long-drive kickoff
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Local golfer Justin Young finished third in a regional long drive competition in Georgia over the weekend. This Masters of Long Drive event is the start of the of the American Power Golf Tour. Thirty-two golfers boomed drives at Echelon Golf Course on a blustery Saturday. The wind was a challenge all day long, said Young, who graduated from North Surry and is attending Surry Community College. Sometimes the wind was ...
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<p>Winner of the Tri-Mayberry Sprint Triathlon Greg Petty of Charlotte catches his breath after the 5K run portion of the triathlon. Petty finished with a time of 1:19:21 in the combined events of a 300-yard swim, 28k bike ride and 5K run.</p>
First Tri-Mayberry triathlon a success
The Mount Airy Parks and Recreation Department hosted its first Tri-Mayberry Sprint Triathlon on Saturday with more than 80 competitors and called it a “huge” city event and a big success. The triathlon is a multi-discipline event, with competitors swimming 300 yards, then cycling 28 kilometers (about 17 miles) and finishing with a 5K (3.1-mil) run. At the end of the triathlons’ finish, tent volunteers provided food, drinks, water and event...
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<p>Tanya Chilton | The News</p><p>Surry Central&#8217;s sixth man Weston Mosley fights a heated battle against Bishop&#8217;s Jonathan Ingram. Surry Central finished second place in the Northwest 1A/2A conference. Bishop McGuinness retained its first place status after a win against Surry Central in boys tennis in the Northwest 1A/2A conference Monday. Full results were not available from the match at press time. The conference tennis tournament begins today with 2A play scheduled to be held at Mount Airy Middle School.</p>
Bishop wins conference battle against Central
Bishop McGuinness retained its first place status after a win against Surry Central in boys tennis in the Northwest 1A/2A conference Monday. Full results were not available from the match at press time.
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Tennis brackets out for NW tourney
The Northwest Conference has released the brackets for the 1A and 2A tennis tournaments to be held Tuesday and Wednesday. As usual, the 1A teams will play on the courts at Mount Airy High School, while the 2A teams will play at Mount Airy Middle. Surry Central (10-1 in the Northwest) has been the best 2A team this season and should feature prominently in the matches at the middle school. Bishop McGuinness is undefeated as a team and sho...
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<p>Tanya Chilton | The News</p><p>North Surry senior Jacob Snow chooses Guilford College to play basketball. He is joined by his parents, Shannon and Nelson Snow, and basketball coach Travis Gammons.</p>
Jacob Snow chooses Guilford College for hoops
North Surry’s Jacob Snow has chosen Guilford College to continue his basketball career. The three-year varsity player caught the eyes of Guilford’s coaches when he took part in the college’s elite camp last fall, said assistant coach Caleb Kimbrough. Guilford, part of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, kept an eye on the small forward and joined five or six other schools in recruiting him. Snow twice was named an honorable mention to...
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Eagles take eight events, finish second
WALNUT COVE — Surry Central finished second in a track tri-match with South Stokes and Winston-Salem Prep. The Golden Eagles took first place in eight events, including discus where Chance Beck put in two impressive throws. Chance set a new personal best with a toss of 130 feet, said Coach Jason Bryant. Then with a later throw he did even better, reaching 131-11. That mark not only qualified Chance for the regional 2A track championship...
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<p>Jeff Linville | The News</p><p>North Surry softball coach Willie Hodges is going strong nearly four years after receiving a kidney from sister Janice Massey. The softball team is holding an organ donor drive at Monday&#8217;s softball game. The JV game begins at 4:30 p.m.</p>
Hodges gives back after receiving a new life
North Surry is hosting an organ donor drive during Monday’s softball games. April is Donate Life Month, so the Lady Greyhounds will take part to celebrate organ donors and recipients like softball coach Willie Hodges. Hodges received a kidney from his sister in 2009. Hodges said he was born with just one kidney. Then when he was 6 years old he became ill and tests found damage to his lone kidney. Doctors kept tabs on Hodges, but the a...
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Eagle netters beat Wildcats on Senior Night
DOBSON — Surry Central celebrated tennis Senior Night with an 8-1 win over West Stokes Wednesday. The Golden Eagles honored four seniors, including four-year starters Luke Haymore and Colby Chilton. Then they took care of business, winning five of six singles matches to earn the team win before even starting doubles. Trevor Smith and Simeon Bracken also were honored before the match. Trevor has been with the team all four years, while S...
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