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East Surry soccer drops to West Davidson, 1-0
PILOT MOUNTAIN — East Surry’s soccer team will have a chance to redeem itself tonight following a 1-0 loss to West Davidson Wednesday. Coach Bill Hart reported the East Surry loss came from a ...
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Mount Airy s Matus Kriska closes in on the finish line Tuesday. Tuesday roundup: Kriska runs away from field, Central tops East in five
DOBSON — For Mount Airy’s Matus Kriska, Tuesday’s season opening cross country meet looked just like it was — a walk in the park. Kriska finished better than a minute ahead of the next best comp...
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Surry Central s Michaela Wall, right, goes up for a block against East Wilkes Monday. Monday Roundup: North drops thriller to Mount Tabor, East pushes past Alleghany
NORTH SURRY LOSES FIVE - GAME THRILLER Staff Report Mount Tabor prevailed against North Surry’s volleyball team in an epic five-set battle last night, handing the Greyhounds their first ...
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Bears take fifth at Twin City Tournament
WINSTON - SALEM — Even with the loss of a couple of key seniors from a year ago, the Mount Airy Granite Bears girls tennis team is still one of the top teams in the area, if not the state. Mount...
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Mount Airy s Ty Simmons, left, hauls in a catch late in the fourth quarter Friday. Thomasville outlasts Mount Airy, 21-14
For anyone who saw Mount Airy’s 50-23 loss to Starmount last week, against Thomasville Friday the Granite Bears must have looked like a different team. Mount Airy took a 7-0 lead into the locker r...
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North Surry clips Elkin, 27-21
North Surry coach Brian Hampton could only describe his team’s 27-21 win over Elkin last night with one word — ”barnburner.” With the Greyhounds trailing 21-20 in the fourth quarter, Joston Phipps...
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Starmount s Israel Murphy tries to push past East Surry defenders Friday. Centrals drops in OT, Rams run over Cardinals, 42-8
RONDA — Surry Central lost a heartbreaker to East Wilkes Friday, 29-22 in overtime. The Cardinals Landon Walker scored his fourth touchdown of the game from five yards out in overtime to give Ea...
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Starmount s Israel Murphy, center, looks for running room against Mount Airy last week. Football Friday: Cards prepare for Rams, Bears face Bulldogs, Greyhounds set for Elks, Eagles meet East Wilkes
PILOT MOUNTAIN — A David Diamont led football team is never one overly concerned with its upcoming opposition. Diamont’s philosophy has always been one of inward focus — take care of yourself ...
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Area roundup: Bears beat Central, East Surry tops East Wilkes, 3-1
Mount Airy continued it’s solid play Thursday against conference rival Surry Central, defeating the Golden Eagles in four games. The Granite Bears took their fourth win of the season with set scor...
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Trophy case dedication today
For the first time in recent memory, the entirety of Mount Airy’s athletic history can be seen in the clean clear open. Today between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. Mount Airy High School and the Mount Airy Y...
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East Surry s Damion Padron, right, moves past an Elkin defender earlier in the season. Cards down Trojans 4-1, Eagles blank Vikings, 4-0
PILOT MOUNTAIN — With a come from behind 3-3 tie against Elkin last week, the East Surry soccer team had an obvious confidence boost. The Cardinals rode that quality result against a tradition...
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Bear volleyball, tennis roll
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Staff Report WINSTON-SALEM — It is unusual to throw around the word “skunk” in the world of sports, particularly tennis. For those who aren’t familiar with its connotation in athletic terms, a “s...
Bears blow by Blackhawks, 4-2
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After a week of trying to take the field, Mount Airy finally kicked off its soccer season in style Tuesday with a 4-2 win over West Wilkes. The Granite Bears came out on fire as a pair of passes f...
Tour de Gaps expected to be biggest yet
by Mondee Tilley Staff Reporter
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This Saturday a blur of colorful shirts and spinning bicycle wheels will fly through the streets of Mount Airy as riders head out on the 8th annual Tour de Gaps. The ride will begin at 8 a.m. at W...
Greyhounds finish third at invitational
by Thomas Smith Staff Reporter
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After a long weekend up against some of the top high school volleyball competition in North Carolina, North Surry was back in action last night with a three-game sweep of non-conference rival Alleg...
Central battles to 0-0 tie with Forbush
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DOBSON — In what could possibly be a preview of a late-round playoff match-up, Surry Central ended with a 0-0 tie against non-conference rival Forbush last night in high school soccer action. Both...
Rams roll past Bears 50-23
by Thomas Smith Staff Reporter
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BOONVILLE — For the first time in 34 regular-season games Mount Airy found itself on the losing end, as Starmount handed the Granite Bears a lopsided 50-23 loss Friday night. The more experienced ...
North Surry flies by Forbush 38-12
by Marc Pruitt Staff Reporter
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Marc Pruitt Staff Reporter Coach Brian Hampton of North Surry took much of the blame for his team’s sloppy performance in the first quarter of last night’s season opener against visiting Forbush....
Prep football roundup: East Surry rolls past St. Stephen's 33-7; Elkin upends Surry Central 23-13
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PILOT MOUNTAIN — Quarterback Ryan Johnson accounted for three touchdowns, and East Surry piled up 165 yards rushing and coasted to a season-opening win against Hickory St. Stephens last night. T...
Friday focus: Mount Airy at Starmount Bears look to keep streak alive
by Thomas Smith Staff reporter
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This time last season the shoe was on the other foot for coach Kelly Holder and the Mount Airy Granite Bears. Coming off a 1A state championship with a solid core of returning upperclassmen and ...
Let's get it started: Surry teams ready for opening night
by Thomas Smith and Marc Pruitt
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NORTH SURRY SEEKING FAST START It won’t really be a homecoming for coach Chris Johnson of Forbush when his team rolls into North Surry for tonight’s season-opener. Johnson, the longtime defensive...
Greyhounds heading to Greensboro for Great 8 tourney
by Thomas Smith Staff Reporter
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North Surry’s trip to this weekend’s Great Eight Invitational volleyball tournament didn’t come by random invite. Tons of volleyball teams travel to tournaments across the area to take on solid ...
Surry Central volleyball blasts McGuinness; East Surry falls to Alleghany
by Staff Report
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Surry Central 3, Bishop McGuinness 0 DOBSON — Jennifer Coe had 10 kills and two blocks to help lead Surry Central past Bishop McGuinness in a Northwest 1A/2A volleyball match last night. Micha...
Healthy Hiatt itching for return to gridiron
by Marc Pruitt Staff Reporter
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Tomorrow night can’t get here fast enough for North Surry quarterback Tanner Hiatt. Hiatt is entering his senior season with a bit of a chip on his shoulder and—knock on wood—all the effects of ...
East Surry soccer finishes off East Wilkes; Alleghany downs Mount Airy volleyball
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East Surry 3, East Wilkes 0 East Surry closed out a soccer win at East Wilkes last night in a game that was suspended Tuesday night at half-time because of lightning. East Surry was leading 2-0 ...
Prep Sports Roundup: Greyhounds open title defense with win, Bear tennis, volleyball pick up wins
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Greyhounds open title defense with win against Alleghany SPARTA — North Surry shook off a slow first-game start to take a three-game sweep of Alleghany Tuesday in the Greyhounds volleyball opener....
Padron nets hat-trick in tie, Central volleyball sweeps North Wilkes
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PILOT MOUNTAIN — After Elkin’s Cuauhtli Lozada’s goal just before the half put East Surry down 2-0 in its boys soccer opener, the Cardinals looked down and quite possibly out. But a second-half ha...
Northwest set to enter 1st women’s golf season
by Thomas Smith
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For the first time in history, the Northwest 1A/2A Conference will field a full women’s golf regular season. Mount Airy and North Surry were the only teams to have women’s golfers a year ago, with...
Kriska guns for consecutive titles
by Thomas Smith
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For the past three seasons men’s cross country in Surry County has been defined by Mount Airy’s Matus Kriska. The defending 1A boy’s champion, Kriska is the obvious favorite to repeat in both the ...
Central hopes to build on solid season
by Thomas Smith
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The main storyline for the 2010 Northwest 1A/2A soccer season is Surry Central’s quest to build on the momentum created by its most successful season ever. The Golden Eagles made a visit to the re...
Bear tennis tries to stay on top
by Marc Pruitt
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Mount Airy appears to be the clear-cut favorite in the race for the Northwest 1A/2A tennis crown, but Coach Scott Kniskern isn’t so convinced. “Well, we are usually one of the top teams along with...
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