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Christopher Bell wins the rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 for his 8th NASCAR Cup victory
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Christopher Bell finally has a big win to put on his resume — even if it was a little anticlimactic. Bell won the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway after the race was called around midnight due to wet weather with 151 laps remaining. The race had been red-flagged for more than two hours following a steady downpour.
Former Salisbury basketball standout Cameron Stout dies at 20
ROWAN COUNTY — Cameron Stout was one of the best players to ever set foot on Salisbury High School’s basketball court, finishing 13th in scoring all-time by the time he graduated. That excellence did not stop when he stepped foot off of the court, however. Stout died on Sunday in a late-night car crash just outside […] The post Former Salisbury basketball standout Cameron Stout dies at 20 appeared first on Salisbury Post.
Doug Rice, longtime NASCAR announcer for Performance Racing Network, to step back
CONCORD, N.C. (WGHP) – That familiar voice when you’re listening to NASCAR races on the Performance Racing Network is wrapping up his play-by-play duties at the end of this NASCAR Season. Doug Rice has enjoyed his front-row seat in NASCAR as the lead announcer for the PRN since 1988. Rice, who grew up in Asheville, […]
East Rowan plays long ball to earn first state championship trip in 14 years
As you approach Staton Field in Granite Quarry, you are first greeted by signs that honor past regional and state championship teams at East Rowan. For the last fourteen years, those signs have remained untouched. Until now. Within the walls of one of North Carolina's most iconic high school baseball...
NASCAR crew chief spends time off track helping animals
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — The NASCAR Cup Series season is a busy one. It runs from February to November, so a NASCAR crew chief goes non-stop nearly year-round to make sure the team’s race cars are well prepared. But for Mike Kelley, the crew chief of the number 47 car at JTG Daugherty Racing, there’s […]
South Brunswick's next football coach is former South Rowan leader Daniel Yow
After a long search, South Brunswick High School has landed its next head football coach. Daniel Yow has been picked to lead the most southeastern high school football program in North Carolina. Yow is stepping in for Rocky Lewis, who departed Southport after eight seasons leading the program. Lewis is...
Tuscola eliminated by East Rowan in NCHSAA baseball Class 3A West Regional finals
East Rowan sophomore outfielder Harrison Ailshie was a thorn in Tuscola's side during the first two games of the NCHSAA 3A West Regional finals series, and Game 3 on Friday was no different. With Tuscola up two runs in the bottom of the first, Ailshie hit his second home run of the series to give East Rowan a one-run lead. Then he singled in the bottom of the third to double his team's advantage over the...
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