DOBSON — East Surry’s Ashley Smith signed to play volleyball with Surry Community College, where she will start practice after graduation.
Smith’s coach, ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
LEXINGTON — North Surry finished in the top five at the 2A Midwest Men’s Golf Regional; and two-time defending champs Salisbury won again.
Salisbury score...
CARY — The four local tennis players didn’t survive the first day at the state tournaments in Cary Friday.
Two singles players and two doubles players qua...
WALNUT COVE — East Surry hit four home runs, and Cody Ashburn threw a shutout as the Cardinals claimed the Northwest Conference Tournament 7-0 over South St...
WALNUT COVE — East Surry’s Drew Wilson was named the Northwest Conference player of the year for baseball Thursday night.
At the end of the conference tou...
DOBSON — Cuthbertson High School routed Surry Central in a 10-0 shut out score in the first round of the state playoffs hosted by Surry Central.
Central’s...
West Stokes overcomes East Surry in tourney DANBURY — The second seeded East Surry girls’ softball team lost to the six-seeded West Stokes girls during the semi-final round of the Northwest 1A/2A conference tournament on Wednesday.
The Wildcats won by a score of 8-6 and will play North Stokes on Friday, who hosted the tournament.
“I give them all the credit, they played well,” said East Surry Coach Derrick Hill.
Hill commended the offensive effort of Amber Lawson, who hit a home ...
Lady Eagles beat Bears 5-0 in soccer DOBSON — The Lady Eagles beat the Lady Bears 5-0 in their last home game Tuesday.
Haylee Harrison had three goals and one assist to lead Surry Central.
The last home game traditionally is Senior Night, but the Eagles don’t have any seniors this year on a squad that has gone 15-4-1 so far on the year.
The Eagles have had some issues with slow starts this season, according to Coach Matt Richardson. In this one, however, the team broke thr...
Eagles knocked from tennis dual-team playoffs DOBSON — Surry Central tennis was knocked from the 2A state dual-team playoffs, but still has the individual tournament this weekend.
The Golden Eagles faced a tough West Davidson team and lost 8-1, but the matches were closer than the final team score, according to Coach Mark Parsons.
All but one of the six singles matches were close, he said.
“It’s disappointing that they beat us, but they come from a good conference,” he said of West...
North Surry Soccer Girls salute seniors The North Surry Greyhound girls soccer team finished its last game of the season in a loss to Bishop McGuinness but celebrated the Seniors on the field giving them roses.
The six seniors were escorted by family members.
Head Coach Rachel Escobar said she was going to miss the seniors and the intense time of soccer play over the years.
Seniors on the team are: Ana Garcia, the daughter of Ana Maria and Esteban Garcia. Garcia has played th...
Golden Eagles advance to play North Stokes DOBSON — The fifth-seeded Surry Central girls’ softball team shut out South Stokes in the conference tournament 6-0 on Monday and advanced to play top-seeded North Stokes today.
“It felt good to get back on track,” said Glenn Craddock about the victory.
Craddock said the team hit solid against the Sauras.
Cassidy Joyner started as pitcher for the Golden Eagles. Craddock said, “She threw a great game and did a great job.”
Coach Craddoc...
Cards beat Hounds 5-1 in NW opener PILOT MOUNTAIN — East Surry’s Drew Wilson hit a solo homer and pitched into the sixth inning as the Cardinals beat North Surry 5-1 in the first round of the Northwest Conference Tournament.
Wilson went 5 2/3 innings before Scott Meredith came on to get a ground out with the bases full.
For the first three innings, the two pitchers were in control.
Wilson racked up strikeouts, while North’s Nick Wilson gave up only one run on the homer d...
Lady Cards pound Lady Villains 18-0 PILOT MOUNTAIN — The Lady Cardinals needed just two innings to blast Bishop McGuinness from the Northwest Conference Tournament.
East Surry sent 16 batters to the plate in the first inning, then batted around in the second as well to score 18 runs.
After Kristen Cummings pitched a scoreless third, the game was over early by the mercy rule, 18-0.
Emily Cummings was 3-3 with a double, two singles and three RBIs. Kelsey Wilson also was 3-3...
Wildcats upset Greyhounds for tournament win The sixth-seeded West Stokes girls softball team pulled an upset over third-seeded North Surry in the conference tournament Tuesday, beating North Surry 4-1.
Greyhounds Head Coach Willie Hodges said, “We played at their level, not ours.” Hodges said the Greyhound team hit the ball but “right at somebody.”
In addition, he said, “We did not hit the ball hard enough to make something happen.”
Wildcat Head Coach James Holleman said a winnin...
North’s Johnson gets coach of year award, 5 locals on NW team North Surry’s Daniel Johnson was named coach of the year and five local golfers made the Northwest All-Conference Team.
Bishop McGuinness’ Tanner Owen was named golfer of the year on Monday.
After the Northwest Conference Tournament, the latest numbers were compiled. Owen was statistically the top golfer, while the next 11 lowest scorers were named to the all-conference team.
The coach of the year award comes from a vote of the eight co...
Denny, Bishop take top honors in golf finale PILOT MOUNTAIN — South Stokes’ Keenan Denny took home the final medalist honor of the season, winning the Northwest Conference Golf Tournament with a 2-under-par 68.
Bishop McGuinness took the team title, with East Surry second in the 18-hole match at Pilot Knob Park. Both teams have qualified for the 1A regional playoffs.
The most important spot of the day was third place where North Surry and West Stokes have battled back and forth all ...
Knights split win with Eagles, get one for veterans DOBSON — The Surry Community College Knights split a win with Rockingham Community College in a home game Saturday and honored military veterans on the field offering them free hot dogs and drinks.
The Surry Knights will play the final game today, and plans will be to top off the day with food brought from family and fans for the players.
The Knights won the first game against the Rockingham Eagles by a score of 7-3, but lost the second 3...
SCC Lady Knights win conference tournament championship BURLINGTON — The Surry Community College girls softball team took the NJCAA Region-X Dll Conference Tournament Champion title on Saturday, beating the first-seeded Florence Darlington Technical Community College for the title.
The SCC Knights finished the season with a 13-7 record, which put them into the tournament ranked as second seed.
SCC Softball Coach Amber Reid said the Lady Knights started play on Friday at Springwood Park in Burl...
Bears soccer team honors cancer survivors, fund raises as team The Mount Airy High School soccer team raised more than $750 toward the Hospice Rose Memory Garden in Dobson.
The team went pink earlier this month during a home game against Surry Central to honor and remember loved ones with breast cancer.
The idea arose when Beasley Nester, one of the Bears co-captains, wanted to honor her grandmother, Betty Nester, who lost her life to breast cancer in early February, said mom Jennifer.
Ideas began ...
Lady Bears win home finale 10-2 over Hounds Mount Airy went on the attack early and often to beat rival North Surry 10-2 in soccer Friday.
The Lady Bears came out fired up over Senior Night and converted a goal in the first minute of play. Senior Vanessa Armenta assisted fellow senior Andi Moore on the left wing to make it 1-0.
Coach Will Hurley said that was the first time this season the team has come out from opening whistle and executed the game plan exactly as diagrammed.
At...
Golden Eagles soar over Cardinals PILOT MOUNTAIN — The Surry Central girls soccer team rose above the Cards on Friday in a close 3-2 finish.
On offense, Victoria Olchowoj controlled the boards for the win and recorded two scores out of Central’s total of three.
After the win, the Golden Eagles advanced to a 13-4-1 overall. They are ranked second in the 2A conference behind West Stokes.
Kelsey Taylor scored the first goal for the Golden Eagles at the 20 minute mark of th...
