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Crutchfield silences North Stanly bats to send Southwestern Randolph to 2A state championship
For the first time since winning it all in 2010, Southwestern Randolph softball is state championship bound. The Cougars rallied back from a 1-0 series deficit, and defeated North Stanly 2-0 on Friday night to claim the 2A western regional title. Macie Crutchfield's dominant postseason run continued. The junior spun...
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...
Justin Ridenhour steps down as Mount Pleasant's baseball coach
Mount Pleasant High School will have a new head baseball coach for the 2025 season. The Tigers' athletic department announced on its social media pages that Justin Ridenhour has stepped down from his post. He will remain as an employee in the school. He is a PE teacher, according to the school's website.
North Stanly earns trip to 2A regional series, rallies past Maiden
North Stanly’s softball team took to its home field Friday for the second time in as many nights, with a trip to the regional series on the line. Visiting Maiden Blue Devils, the No. 3 seed in the 2A Western Region, was also playing its second game in two nights, having advanced to the fourth […] The post North Stanly earns trip to 2A regional series, rallies past Maiden appeared first on The Stanly News & Press.
HALL OF FAME: Watson was a prep basketball phenom, successful coach
This is the first of a series of four stories focusing on the 2024 inductees into the Stanly County Sports Hall of Fame. While Caitlin Clark rightly dominates the headlines of today’s women’s basketball news, many Stanly sports fans may be unaware of a female athlete who dazzled followers of the local high school hoops […] The post HALL OF FAME: Watson was a prep basketball phenom, successful coach appeared first on The Stanly News & Press.
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