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Sports Council honorees spring 2023

Seniors honored by Randolph Sports Council

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Honored in the spring were, front row, left to right: Sarah Hildreth (Asheboro), Mackenzie Gee (Eastern Randolph), Emma Mazzarone (Providence Grove), Madison Ray (Southwestern Randolph), Autumn Gentry (Trinity), Kennedy Strickland (Wheatmore). Back row: Hakemme Butler (Asheboro), Kahlin Graham (Eastern Randolph), Zander Cheek (Providence Grove), Landon McGee (Randleman), Caleb McNeill (Southwestern Randolph), Cooper Pollock (Trinity) and Randy Spencer (Wheatmore). Not pictured: Elizabeth York (Randleman).

SOPHIA – Senior athletes from area schools were honored by the Randolph Sports Council during banquets at Snyder Farms Restaurant during the school year.

Honored in the fall were, front row: Kaylen Nance (Asheboro), Allie Frazier (Providence Grove), Hallie Sawyer (Randleman), Madison Blankenship (Southwestern Randolph) and Torrie Davis (Trinity). Back row: D.J. Headen (Asheboro), Holley Lowe (Eastern Randolph), Joshua Ward (Providence Grove), Caleb Dunn (Randleman), Eli Gravely (Southwestern Randolph), Bo Gibson (Trinity) and Cooper Black (Wheatmore). Not pictured: Angel Hernandez Herrera (Eastern Randolph), Allison Hill (Wheatmore).

Three times during the year, two seniors from seven schools were recipients of sportsmanship awards, which were accompanied by $500 scholarships. Recipients were selected by each school’s scholarship committee.

Guest speakers during this school year were Matt Ridge, Davidson-Davie Community College athletics director and men’s basketball coach, in the fall; Rusty LaRue, chief operations officer of Dairi-O Restaurants and former football and basketball standout at Wake Forest (before an NBA career), in the winter; and Heather Macy, assistant athletics director and women’s basketball coach at Greensboro College, in the spring.

Honored in the winter were, front row, left to right: Addison Trogdon (Asheboro), Brecken Snotherly (Eastern Randolph), Anna Money (Providence Grove), Chloe Dixon (Randleman), Carleigh Whitson (Southwestern Randolph), Madison Burgiss (Trinity), and Peyton Wilson (Wheatmore). Back row: Calvin Smith (Asheboro), Riley Edwards (Randleman), Kearns Trotter (Southwestern Randolph), Jacob Little (Trinity), Chase Whitaker (Providence Grove), and Jude Leonard (Wheatmore). Not pictured: DJ Thomas (Eastern Randolph).
Randolph County Sports Council spring banquet 2022

Sports Council honors seniors in spring

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Front row, left to right: Madison Farlow, Kylie Vaughan, David Makupson, Molly Strider, Haley Langley, Haley Hedrick. Back row: Gus Shelton, Brody Gardner, Luke Thomas, Gracie Ballard, Edi Austin, Spencer Hall. (Courtesy photo)

SOPHIA – Area high school athletes were recognized for sportsmanship during the Randolph Sports Council’s spring banquet last month at Snyder Farms Restaurant.

Two senior athletes from seven schools were recipients of the sportsmanship awards, which are accompanied by $500 scholarships. Recipients are selected by each school’s scholarship committee.

The recipients were:

  • Madison Arroyo and Tramir Martin of Asheboro.
  • Haley Langley and Brody Gardner of Eastern Randolph.
  • Edi Austin and Luke Thomas of Providence Grove.
  • Kylie Vaughan and Gus Shelton of Randleman.
  • Molly Strider and Madison Farlow of Southwestern Randolph.
  • Gracie Ballard and David Makupson of Trinity.
  • Haley Hedrick and Spencer Hall of Wheatmore.

Darrell Moody, senior advisor to North Carolina football coach Mack Brown, was the guest speaker. Moody, a former NFL scout and longtime college assistant coach, was on past coaching staffs at Asheboro and Eastern Randolph.

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Seniors feted for sportsmanship

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SOPHIA – Area high school athletes were recognized for sportsmanship during the Randolph Sports Council’s winter banquet last week at Snyder Farms Restaurant.

Two senior athletes each from seven schools were recipients of the sportsmanship awards.

They were:

  • Payton Knott and Tyler Malpass of Asheboro.
  • Fallon Cain and Elias Alston of Eastern Randolph.
  • Alyssa Beasley and Brooks Freeman from Providence Grove.
  • Hannah Hinshaw and Christopher Gentry of Randleman.
  • Payton Shiflet and Keaton Reed of Southwestern Randolph.
  • Kaylee McDonald and Aidan Blakeley of Trinity.
  • Kara Comer and Ben Walker of Wheatmore.

Each of the schools selects one male and one female recipient for the scholarship banquet, which is held each January.

The banquet’s guest speaker was UNC Greensboro baseball coach Billy Godwin.