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Randleman track Gracie Beane from May2022

Prep track and field: Wheatmore girls, Randleman boys notch PAC titles

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Randleman’s Gracie Beane, shown here in the high jump during the state meet last year at North Carolina A&T in Greensboro, won four events in this week’s PAC championships. (File photo)

Snotherly, Beane, Hazelwood claim most individual events

TRINITY – Wheatmore’s girls and Randleman’s boys were team champions in the Piedmont Athletic Conference track and field championships.

Wheatmore, the host school, posted 137 points in the girls’ competition to runner-up Providence Grove’s 108 and Randleman’s 101. On the boys’ side, Randleman had 145 to Trinity’s 134.

Multiple individual winners were prominent on the girls’ side with Brecken Snotherly of Eastern Randolph and Gracie Beane of Randleman racking up four victories.

Snotherly claimed the 400 meters (1 minute, 6.59 seconds) to go with titles in the 800 (2:36.59), 1,600(5:48.98) and 3,200 (13:01.77).

Beane was the winner in the 200 (28.25), the high jump (5 feet, 2 inches), the long jump (15-4¼) and the triple jump (33-4).

Other winners were Providence Grove’s Makayla Leonard (100, 13.96) and Maya Barber (54.72), Wheatmore’s Ariel Marin (100 hurdles, 19.04) and Rylee Reidling (discus, 88-2) and Randleman’s Iniyah Mitchell (shot put 34-2½).

Wheatmore piled up points by winning the 800 relay and 1,600 relay and taking second place in the 400 relay and 3,200 relay. Providence Grove won the 400 relay and 3,200 relay.

For the boys, there was a larger variety of individual winners other than Wheatmore’s Zach Hazelwood sweeping the 1,600 (4:52.88) and 3,200 (10:41.94) despite challenges from Providence Grove’s Robert Burton in both races.

Randleman’s Tristan Chriscoe (110 hurdles, 16.95), Chase Farlow (high jump, 6-0), Amari Ferdna (39-4½), Amarion Moton (shot put, 39-9¾) and Landon McGee (discus, 119-6) took first place.

Trinity’s Dominic Payne (100, 11.69), Giovanni Jaimes (400, 55.77), Jose Castillo (800, 2:13.12) and Dylan Hodges (long jump, 20-2½) were winners. Trinity won all four of the boys’ relays.

Providence Grove’s Malachi Combo (300 hurdles, 45.33) and Wheatmore’s Peyton McDevitt (200, 24.15) also claimed titles.

UCA softball v Trinity March2023

Prep Roundup: Spring athletes hit strides

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Logan Zepfir of UCA slides in safely at the plate as Trinity catcher Eva Porter applies a late tag during a PAC softball game earlier this season. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record)

Three days after appearing in the Class 1-A state championship game for boys’ basketball, Eastern Randolph’s Connor Carter shot 44 for second place in a Piedmont Athletic Conference boys’ golf match at Colonial Country Club.

Ryan Marshall of Wheatmore was the winner with 43.

In a PAC match Thursday at Tot Hill Farm, Carter topped the seven-team field by shooting 37 for a six-shot victory on runner-up Cooper Wright of Providence Grove.

Carter wasn’t the only Eastern Randolph basketball player in action in another sport last week.

Teammate Davonte Brooks placed second in the high jump by clearing 5 feet, 6 inches in a PAC tri-meet that also included host Providence Grove and Southwestern Randolph. Devonte Dukes of Southwestern Randolph won the event at 5-8.

Softball

Eastern Randolph’s Skylar Pugh struck out 10 batters with one walk in a five-inning no-hitter against visiting Wheatmore in a 10-0 victory.

** Providence Grove’s Emma Mazzarone struck out 16 in a no-hitter of host Uwharrie Charter Academy in a 6-1 victory.

Baseball

Asheboro used a nine-run third inning in an 11-9 non-conference home victory against Eastern Randolph. Tanner Marsh’s three-run home run was the big blast.

Stratton Barwick and Rayden West homered for Eastern Randolph, which lost twice during the week to the Blue Comets.

** Trinity thumped Southwestern Randolph twice, winning 16-6 on the road and 10-5 at home. Trinity’s Jake Little homered in the first meeting and then drove in two runs and was the winning pitcher in the rematch. Jaxson Coble knocked in four runs in the first matchup between the teams.

** Randleman claimed two PAC victories against Wheatmore by 9-4 and 12-2 counts. Then came Saturday’s 1-0 loss to undefeated High Point Christian in a non-conference loss in a neutral-site game at Finch Field in Thomasville.

** Jake Hunter of UCA threw a nine-hitter with three strikeouts and no walks in a 5-0 decision against host Providence Grove.

That outcome avenged Providence Grove’s 3-2 victory earlier in the week. Andrew Thomas struck out nine UCA batters in the road victory.

Girls’ soccer

Ellie Garrison of Wheatmore registered seven goals in a 9-1 home victory against East Davidson. Summer Bowman had the other two goals for the Warriors.

** Tess Moody scored three goals as Asheboro topped visiting Southwestern Randolph 5-1.

** Asheboro won again by defeating visiting UCA 3-1 with Moody scoring another goal along one goal apiece for teammates Natalie Flores and Madison Luck.

Asheboro swimmer Megan Becker Jan2023

Area swimmers set for state meets

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Megan Becker of Asheboro, shown here last month, is one of the qualifiers for the Class 3-A state championships. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record)

GREENSBORO – Asheboro and Wheatmore had swimmers qualify for this week’s state meet after regional competitions late last week.

Asheboro swimming coach Chuck Hinson said the Blue Comets had their largest number of regional qualifiers in program history as the team was entered in 20 individual events and six relays in the Class 3-A Central Regional on Friday at Greensboro Aquatic Center.

Freshman Megan Becker was the runner-up in the 200-yard freestyle in 1 minute, 57.67 seconds and second in the 100 freestyle in 53.87.

Sophomore Maci Columbia qualified for states by placing fifth in the 500 freestyle in 5:39.87 and seventh in the 100 breaststroke in 1:16.83.

The girls’ 400 freestyle relay of Fiona Wolfe-Roberts, Madison Burnette, Columbia and Becker placed third in 4:03.35. The same quartet placed fourth in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:48.99.

On the boys’ side, junior Tyler Smith was sixth in 50 freestyle with a personal-best 23.89.

The Class 3-A state championships will be held Saturday at Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary.

In Class 1-A/2-A girls, Wheatmore sophomore Sydney Hall qualified for the states in the 50 freestyle (26.80) and 100 butterfly (1:06.67) from Saturday’s Central Regional. The Class 1-A/2-A state meet will be held Thursday in Cary.

Wheatmore v Trinity 2022 boys soccer photo

Prep Notes: Wheatmore girls repeat as PAC tennis champs; Soccer rivals tie again

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Trinity’s Andrew Cox, left, and Wheatmore’s Anakin Leister compete for the ball during a boys’ soccer game earlier this season. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record)

Wheatmore headed into the postseason with another Piedmont Athletic Conference championship to its credit in girls’ tennis.

Wheatmore’s lone conference defeat came by 5-4 at Southwestern Randolph. The Warriors avenged that loss a few weeks later with a 6-3 victory.

Boys’ soccer

Wheatmore remained undefeated through last week, but nothing much has been solved between the Warriors and rival Trinity.

Those teams tied for the second time this year. Last week’s 2-2 outcome left the teams atop the PAC standings. With two weeks left in the regular season, Wheatmore held a 5-0-2 league mark and Trinity was next at 4-0-2.

Trinity scored two first-half goals before Wheatmore responded with goals from Hayden Hemming and Anakin Leister.

Overall, Wheatmore held an 11-0-2 mark, while Trinity was at 9-3-2.

In the Mid-Piedmont Conference, Asheboro topped Ledford 4-0 in the first meeting of the season between teams as Cristian Cruz scored two goals and Cristian Ortiz and Calvin Smith had the other goals.

The Blue Comets moved to 14-1 overall and the lone remaining team with an unbeaten mark in Mid-Piedmont Conference play.

Wheatmore soccer team rings

Area Sports: Asheboro goes perfect 10 in soccer; Wheatmore title team receives rings

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Members of the 2022 Wheatmore girls’ soccer team receive rings for winning last spring’s Class 2-A state championship. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record)

 

Asheboro boys keep

rolling in soccer

ASHEBORO – The Asheboro boys’ soccer team has picked up state rankings on the way to a perfect record through 10 games of the season.

The Blue Comets have made some schedule adjustments, but those didn’t slow down the team.

Asheboro added a home game against Langtree Charter Academy, winning 1-0 on Thursday night for the 10th win of the season. Cristian Ortiz scored the second-half goal on an assist from Ozmar Martinez.

This week, a road game against Southwestern Randolph has been wiped off the schedule. In its place, the Blue Comets instead will visit Wesleyan Christian Academy on Tuesday night.

Asheboro opens Mid-Piedmont Conference play next Monday night against Oak Grove.

 

Wheatmore team receives

rings for state title

TRINITY – Members of the 2022 Wheatmore girls’ soccer team received rings for winning the Class 2-A state championship last spring.

The ceremony took place Friday night at halftime of the school’s football game against Asheboro.

The Warriors went 25-0 last season.

Wheatmore cheerleaders from fall 2021

Trinity, Wheatmore aim for upgrades in football season

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Wheatmore cheerleaders, shown here last year at Asheboro, hope to have more to cheer about this season. (File photo)

TRINITY – Trinity and Wheatmore will try to move up from the bottom spots in the Piedmont Athletic Conference football standings this year.

Trinity was 4-6 a year ago, with its lone PAC victory against Wheatmore.

Wheatmore was winless in five conference games and 3-6 overall.

Trinity, which plays Friday night at Chatham Central under third-year coach Marlon Morris, might be able to count on versatile Dominic Payne and Dylan Hodges to spark the offense.

Wheatmore has some offensive potential under coach Philip Yarbrough, who’s dealing with a small roster.

In its three wins last year, Wheatmore scored more than 30 points in each of those games. The Warriors, who open Friday night at home against West Davidson, have last season’s leading tackler, linebacker Ethan Roberts, back for a senior season.

Asheboro boy soccer happy photo

Early showdowns dot Randolph County prep schedules

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Asheboro boys’ soccer players celebrate a goal during a game last year, which turned out to be a good season for the Blue Comets (File photo)

High school sports games and matches for the 2022-23 school year begin next week with competitions that count on the records.

For most sports in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, the first date for competition comes Monday (Aug. 15).

Here are a few notable events on early schedules:

•  On Aug. 15, Southwestern Randolph travels to Central Davidson in the first boys’ soccer game with Jimmy Walker back in charge as coach of the Cougars. He founded the program and returned to the coaching role this summer for his third different stint in charge of the program.

•  Also on Aug. 15, Trinity visits Asheboro in a matchup of two of the stronger boys’ soccer teams from Randolph County based on the 2021 season.

These teams held a combined record of 26-9-4 last year, but they didn’t meet. A rematch is scheduled for Aug. 24 at Trinity.

•  Also in the second week of the boys’ soccer season, Asheboro has a non-conference home game with Western Alamance on Aug. 22. Western Alamance is the reigning Class 3-A state champion. Asheboro won 3-0 last August at Western Alamance.

•  On Aug. 17, Southwestern Randolph’s volleyball team opens its season at Asheboro. There are numerous storylines there.

For reigning Class 2-A state champion Southwestern Randolph, it’s the season debut.

It’s supposed to be the third match for Asheboro since the return of Kim Black, who’s also a former Southwestern Randolph coach, as the Blue Comets coach.

That match is at North Asheboro Middle School, where the Blue Comets are playing again this season because of renovations on campus.

Asheboro starts the season Aug. 15 at home vs. Trinity and goes the next night to Randleman.

Southwestern Randolph has its first home match Aug. 23 vs. Oak Grove.

•  In girls’ tennis, Wheatmore was unbeaten in Piedmont Athletic Conference play last season. The Warriors open this season Aug. 15 at East Davidson. The PAC slate starts with a visit from neighboring Trinity on Aug. 22.

•  The Aug. 19 football openers include just one matchup involving two teams from Randolph County. That’s when Randleman goes to Asheboro.

A year ago, Asheboro secured its only victory by winning its opener at Randleman.

Other Aug. 19 football openers for county teams are: Jordan-Matthews at Southwestern Randolph, East Davidson at Providence Grove, Eastern Randolph at Eastern Alamance, Trinity at Chatham Central, West Davidson at Wheatmore.

Asheboro hoops Khyland Hadley Lindsay,jpg

Area grads head to various colleges for sports

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Khyland Hadley-Lindsay of Asheboro intends to play basketball in college. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record)

Here’s where some members of the Class of 2022 intend on playing on college:

From Asheboro: Khyland Hadley-Lindsay and Tramir Martin are set to play basketball for Pfeiffer. Hadley-Lindsay was Asheboro’s starting quarterback for the football team.

Charles Perry IV decided to play football for Averett. Alexander Spruill is heading to Methodist to play football.

Boys’ soccer players Alex Cruz and Irving Velazquez-Luna will go to Carolina University in Winston-Salem.

From Eastern Randolph: Softball player Charlise Phillips selected Guilford College.

From Providence Grove: Edi Austin, a standout in softball, is going to Louisburg College, a two-year school.

Zane Caudle, who was the Player of the Year for the Piedmont Athletic Conference in boys’ basketball, is going to Brevard.

From Randleman: Lineman Jann Ortiz is going to Guilford College for football.

From Southwestern Randolph: Payton Shiflet of the Class 2-A state championship volleyball team is going to Greensboro College. She was a conference Player of the Year or co-Player of the Year each of the past two season.

From Trinity: Michael Connelly announced that he would go to High Point to participate in track and field. He was the PAC champion in the 110-meter hurdles this year.

From Wheatmore: Baseball player Rylan Smith picked Guilford College.

Bryson Coltrane, also a wrestler and track and field participant, is slated to join the Catawba College football team. He’s a lineman.

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.

Wheatmore soccer title team photo June2022

Tears of joy for Warriors: Wheatmore girls capture state title

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Members of the Wheatmore girls’ soccer team celebrate the school’s first state championship Friday night in Cary. (PJ Ward-Brown/North State Journal)

CARY – The Wheatmore girls’ soccer team fit right in at the state finals.

The Warriors, who were the first Randolph County team to play in a state championship game in soccer, completed an unblemished season with Friday night’s 4-1 victory against Clinton to secure the Class 2-A title.

“We definitely deserved it,” Wheatmore forward Summer Bowman said.

The Warriors ended up with a 25-0-0 record.

“You go 25-0, you set the bar so high for anybody,” coach Ricky Maness said. “It’s going to take a lot of time to set in.”

With the mission accomplished, there was great joy for the Warriors.

“I’m very ecstatic for the outcome that we had,” senior goalkeeper Victoria Lowe said. “It’s very emotional for all of us. We’re all crying. At least it’s happy tears.”

Bowman scored twice on the way to receiving Most Valuable Player honors. Ellie Garrison opened the scoring before Bowman’s first goal, with the Warriors going up 2-0 in the first 30 minutes.

“Once you get an early lead, it gets into the other team’s head,” Bowman said.

Kenzy Yang scored for Clinton (25-3), which also was in a state final for the first time, two minutes into the second half. Then with Clinton down a player because of a second yellow card, Bowman’s second goal came in the 75th minute followed four minutes later by Kara Comer’s goal.

The Warriors kept the winning formula.

“Do what you do, have fun,” Maness said of his message to the team.

Wheatmore won every game in the regular season by at least a four-goal margin. In the final two games of the West Region, there was a 3-2 victory against visiting Community School of Davison and a 4-3 overtime escape in the regional final at Wilkes Central.

In the championship game, Wheatmore extended a single-season state record for goals in a season. The Warriors finished with 195, which was 10 more than the standard established by East Forsyth in 1988.

Of those, Garrison tallied 77 goals as a sophomore.

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