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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 ...
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...
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Surry Knights slate Military Appreciation Day
DOBSON — The Surry Knights Baseball Team is planning Military Appreciation Day on Saturday when the Knights play Rockingham Community College at home during a double header starting at 1 p.m. Veterans and active military personnel will be recognized on the field that day along with Surry and Rockingham players. Veterans will be given a free hot dog lunch, and admission to the games are free. Both teams will wear camouflage-style jerseys to ...
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<p>Jeff Linville | The News</p><p>Mount Airy&#8217;s Mitch Kessler, left, and North Surry&#8217;s Austin Barker earned conference titles Wednesday. Kessler took the 1A singles title, while Barker earned the 2A singles championship.</p>
Kessler, doubles team earn regional spots
Mount Airy’s Mitch Kessler won the Northwest Conference 1A singles title, and a doubles team earned a spot in the regional 1A tournament next week. As the Northwest is a split 1A/2A conference, the league gets only the top three for both singles and doubles for the 1A side. Bishop McGuinness took four of the top six points, two for singles and two for doubles, so that all six starters will advance. The Bears get half their six starters ...
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<p>Jeff Linville | The News</p><p>Surry Central&#8217;s Colby Chilton, left, and Luke Haymore are returning to the 2A regional tournament after winning the Northwest Conference doubles title Wednesday. Teammates Zach Wilmoth and Trent Day also will return to regionals.</p>
Hounds, Eagles sweep four matches
North Surry took the singles title, and Surry Central the doubles title as the 2A side of the Northwest Conference Tournament concluded Wednesday. North’s Austin Barker won the championship, and teammate Samuel Holder won the crucial third-place match so that both advance to the regional 2A tournament next weekend. Surry Central also won first and third places in doubles, plus a second place in singles to advance five of six starters to r...
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<p>Erik Hill | Civitas Media</p><p>Mount Airy&#8217;s Parley Gentry broke the Northwest Conference record with an astounding discus throw of 151-09.</p>
Conference records shattered in NW track championship
North Stokes and South Stokes finished first and second for both boys and girls after the first day of the Northwest track and field championship. Still, several local athletes won events and many others placed in the top three. Mount Airy took third place in the boys’ events at 40.5 points — just two points behind North Stokes — with a record-setting day by discus thrower Parley Gentry. North Surry took third place in the girls’ events...
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<p>Jeff Linville | The News</p><p>East Surry&#8217;s Drew Wilson is joined by parents Rick and Anne Wilson on Senior Night against Mount Airy.</p>
Cards top Bears on Senior Night
PILOT MOUNTAIN — Senior Drew Wilson drove in the first run as East Surry beat Mount Airy on Senior Night, 5-1. Wilson and Jeremy Gilley were honored before the game, then the Cardinals wasted no time putting two runs on the board. Logan Sheets led off with a ground single to right. One out later, Wilson doubled to left-center to score Sheets. Alec Wilson hit a line drive toward third. Kenny Overfelt leaped up and just got the tip of the...
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Lady Cards outkick Greyhounds
PILOT MOUNTAIN — The East Surry girls soccer team won against North Surry in a shutout game by a score of 5-0 on Tuesday in a comeback after a 0-3 loss to South Stokes on Monday. About Tuesday’s win, Cardinal Head Coach John Sigmon said, “They were on their game in passing, had good decision making and played their hearts out.” Sigmon said the team also played “a good and hard game” on Monday. Sigmon said he continues to see improvement e...
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Lady Cards beat Vikings in last at-bat
PILOT MOUNTAIN — East Surry broke a 1-1 tie in its last at-bat to beat conference leader North Stokes, finishing 2-1. The Lady Cardinals needed a win to stay ahead of North Surry for second place in the Northwest standings. The second-place team gets a first-round matchup Monday with Bishop McGuinness (1-11), while third place gets a tougher West Stokes (4-9) team. Through four innings, both pitchers were dominant. The Lady Vikings’ L...
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Mount Airy Lanes show high scores
The Mount Airy Lanes co-owner Tammy Casstevens reported the men’s and women’s high game series for the week of April 15-19. The results are as follows: Men’s High Game 1. Darrin Casstevens 279 (Monday Night Doubles) 2. Jeremy Johnson 258 (Mount Airy Drug Classic) 3. Rocky Casstevens 247 (Mount Airy Drug Classic) 4. Chris Southard 246 (Mount Airy Drug Classic) 5. Brian Warren 245 (Mount Airy Drug Classic) Men’s High Series ...
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<p>Justin Young</p>
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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