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Knights golf get top 15 despite tough final
by Tanya Chilton
Staff Reporter
SCOTTSBORO Ala. — The National Junior College Athletic Association Division II Golf Tournament wrapped up the final day Friday at Goose Pond Colony, and the...
Knights to golf final national round; rank among top finishers
by Tanya Chilton
Staff Reporter
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. —The Surry Knights men’s golf team completed the third round of the National Junior College Athletic Association national championships, ho...
Surry Knights finish second round of golf nationals; start third
by Tanya Chilton
Staff Reporter
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. — The Surry Community College men’s golf team finished 15th after the second round of the NJCAA Division II National Tournament. The Knig...
Surry Storm teams win state hoops titles
by Jeff Linville
Staff Reporter
Two age groups of the Surry Storm AAU basketball teams have won state championships in the AYBA Tournament. The fifth-grade and 11th-grade teams each won ...
Cards fall 2-1 in nine innings
by Jeff Linville
Staff Reporter
NORWOOD — East Surry fell 2-1 in extra innings against South Stanly in the sectional finals of the 1A state playoffs. The Cardinals (25-5) failed to make ...
SCC men get top 10 finish first day
by Tanya Chilton
Staff Reporter
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. — The Surry Community College men’s golf team got off to a good start by finishing in a three-way tie for 10th place during the first round...
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 ...
Sports
AAU basketball tournament seeks participants
WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — A nationwide Williamson Field house Basketball Tournament sponsored by AAU basketball is open for registration for grades third through seventh. The tournament will begin June 22-23, said Project Coordinator Lori Phillips. Phillips said Williamson Parks and Recreation staff are reaching out to North Carolina and other states around the nation. She said they are hoping for a good turnout. The teams are guaranteed thre...
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<p>Jeff Linville | The News</p><p>Surry Central graduate Ethan Wilmoth is going to UNC-Asheville to play basketball next fall.</p>
Former Eagle Ethan Wilmoth headed to UNC-Asheville
FORK UNION, Va. — Former Surry Central basketball star Ethan Wilmoth has picked UNC-Asheville to continue his career. The 2012 graduate spent the past year attending Fork Union Military Academy. Ethan picked up several all-conference honors in his four years at Central and finished as the school’s all-time leading scorer. “He easily has the best work habits of anybody I’ve ever been around,” said Ken Eiswald, Central basketball coach. H...
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<p>Jeff Linville | The News</p><p>East Surry&#8217;s Scott Meredith struck out the final five batters to save a 3-2 win over South Stokes on Saturday.</p>
Cards beat Sauras again, advance in 1A playoffs
PILOT MOUNTAIN — Seth Brim drove in two runs in the first inning, and the Cardinal pitchers held on for a 3-2 win in the third round of the state 1A playoffs. For the second time in a week, and the fourth time this season, East Surry beat South Stokes. All-conference player Jamison Nagle hit two solo homers for the Sauras, but the Cards pitched out of jams to prevent any big innings. With the threat of rain looming, the teams moved the ...
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<p>Jeff Linville | The News</p><p>Mount Airy&#8217;s Benji Hicks has chosen Ferrum College to play both football and baseball. With him are parents, Tony and Kristine Hicks. Standing, from left, siblings T.J., Brea and Katie Hicks, football coach Kelly Holder and athletic director Donald Price.</p>
Bears’ Hicks chooses Ferrum for football, baseball
Mount Airy football standout Benji Hicks has chosen Ferrum College to continue his multi-sport playing career. The Division III school recruited Benji to play on the offensive line in football, but will also let him walk on to the baseball team. Benji played football and basketball all four years and played baseball for two seasons. Listed on the football program at 6-foot-1, 251 pounds, Benji made the football all-conference team twice...
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<p>Jeff Linville | The News</p><p>North Surry&#8217;s Alex Cooke, seen competing with East Surry, won the state 2A shot put title. She tied her season best with a toss of 39-10.</p>
North Surry’s Alex Cooke wins state gold
GREENSBORO — North Surry’s Alex Cooke won gold in the shot put at the state 2A track and field championship in Greensboro. Cooke took the lead with her first put and kept the pressure on with a better toss later. Coming into Friday’s meet at N.C. A&T University, Cooke was considered a favorite with the 4kg (8.8 pound) ball. Track website NC.milesplit.com had senior Diamond Tyson, Carrboro, ahead of Cooke in its virtual meet because Tyso...
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<p>Picher Marlee Bunker, Allison Woodbury and Kacie Beamer consult together in the middle of a rainy downpour.</p>
Hounds lose to Cavaliers in third round
North Surry girls softball lost to Cuthbertson in the third round of the state playoffs on a rainy Friday night, ending the season with a 19-3 record. The Lady Greyhounds advanced earlier after victories over West Davidson and Wilkes Central but lost to Cuthbertson 10-6. Head Coach Willie Hodges said, “If the team had started playing earlier they way they did in the fourth inning, it would have been a closer game.” Marlee Bunker pitches...
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<p>Submitted Photo</p><p>Surry County Schools announces its male and female athletes of the year. Curtis Taylor, Surry Telephone Membership Corp., presented the awards to Wes Brown and Keri Fulp.</p>
Brown, Fulp named county athletes of year
PILOT MOUNTAIN — Wes Brown and Keri Fulp have been named the male and female athletes of the year by Surry County Schools. The school system looked at the top athletes from East Surry, North Surry and Surry Central. The announcement came at the end-of-year sports banquet at Pilot Mountain Middle School. The banquet also is when the county presents the top team award for the year, but just like last year, the teams are so close together th...
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Shelton 10k race to be held Saturday.
More than 300 runners have registered to participate in the annual 10K race at Shelton Vineyards on Saturday. The race is set to begin at 8 a.m. at the Hampton Inn Suites in Dobson. According to the city parks and recreation department, more than 300 runners have registered, and registration continues this week at Reeves Community Center. They may also register on Saturday before the race begins. The registration time is listed between ...
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<p>Jeff Linville | The News</p><p>Mount Airy&#8217;s Mitch Kessler has been named Northwest Conference player of the year.</p>
Bears’ Kessler leads tennis all-conference
Mount Airy’s Mitch Kessler was named player of the year and Surry Central’s Mark Parsons coach of the year as the Northwest Conference announced its tennis awards. The Northwest revealed its all-conference team, which includes three Eagles, two Bears, two Greyhounds and one Cardinal. Bishop McGuinness won the conference title just like last year, but it was the Golden Eagles’ rise from the bottom half of the standings to second place that...
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<p>Jeff Linville | The News</p><p>Surry Central&#8217;s Brady Johnson took first place in the Midwest 2A regional track and field meet. He will compete today in the state 2A championship at N.C. A&amp;T University.</p>
State 2A track meet features 8 local athletes
Eight local athletes will compete today in the state 2A track and field championship. Surry Central had one first-place finish and three third-place finishes at the regional track meet last weekend, while North Surry’s Alex Cooke won the girls’ shot put. Cooke should be the favorite to win the gold based on the results posted from the four regional meets. The Greyhound had a throw of 37-7 1/2 at N.C. A&T in Greensboro, winning gold by 2...
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<p>Surry Community All Region players were recently selected. They are, from left, Brittany White, Chelsea Craddock, Coach Amber Reid, Brianna Bratcher, Natalie Hauser. White was also named runner-up Player of The Year.</p>
Lady Knights take conference tourney
DOBSON —The Lady Knights softball team finished the season by winning the NJCAA Division 11 Region X Conference Tournament, then losing the Region P Tournament. Lincoln Land Community College defeated the Lady Knights in two games, 5-4 in nine innings and 5-0. The Lady Knights finished 21-16 overall and 16-7 in their conference. Head Coach Amber Reid said the team was the most talented and successful she had coached in five years. “It...
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<p>Jeff Linville | The News</p><p>Surry Central&#8217;s Matt Richardson (right) has been named the Northwest Conference coach of the year for soccer.</p>
Eagles’ Richardson named soccer coach of year
Surry Central’s Matt Richardson has been named the Northwest Conference coach of the year for soccer. The Northwest announced the all-conference team this week along with coach and player of the year awards. West Stokes’ Macy Rutledge took player of the year. Three local players were thought to have made a strong bid for the player of the year honor. Surry Central’s Haylee Harrison was a scoring machine, and Mount Airy’s Vanessa Armenta a...
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Senior Drew Alley was top scorer for the Cards scoring a 157 at the 2013 Golf State Championship at Chapel Hill Country Club.
Cards clinch third in state golf; Alley leads effort
East Surry finished third in the NCHSAA 1A Men’s state golf competition in Chapel Hill with a 650 combined score; Bishop McGuinness took first and Lake Norman Charter second. Bishop, the defending state champion, scored a combined score of 611 and Charter a 647. Tanner Owen of Bishop was medalist shooting 70 on the par 72 course. The Cardinals, who finished only three stokes away from second, scored 327 Monday and improved to 323 Tuesda...
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<p>Jeff Linville | The News</p><p>North Surry&#8217;s bench comes out to congratulate senior Molly Martin as she leads off the game with a solo home run against Wilkes Central.</p>
Lady Hounds win 5-1, advance in state playoffs
The Lady Greyhounds scored three runs in the sixth inning to pull away from Wilkes Central in a 5-1 win Tuesday. North Surry advanced to the third round of the state 2A playoffs and will host Cuthbertson on Friday. Coach Willie Hodges juggled a few spots in his lineup, looking for a spark. Senior shortstop Molly Martin provided it with a leadoff homer in the bottom of the first off Kaitlyn Perry. This came right after pitcher Marlee B...
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<p>Kasie Tolbert receives Athlete of Year The Award at North Surry High School presented by Paige Smith Badgett during a recent awards ceremony.</p>
Collins,Tolbert named Hound Athletes of Year
Wrestler Austin Collins and golfer Kasie Tolbert were named Athletes Of The Year by North Surry High School at the recent annual awards ceremony. Coaches from all athletic programs voted on the recipients, said Greyhound’s Wrestling Coach Eric Jessup. Collins received the Ron King Male Athlete Of The Year Award, named for a former basketball coach and athletic director. Jessup said, “It was a big accomplishment for Austin and I was very...
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