From workers stories

Tracy Johnson, who starred at A.L. Brown within the early Nineteen Eighties and performed for the 1984 state runner-up group, has handed away at 56.

Johnson, who had been residing in Georgia, was identified with most cancers in 2021.

Johnson went on to play fullback for 3 ACC championship groups at Clemson (1986-88) and was a two-time honorable point out All-America. He performed in 46 video games for the Tigers, together with 4 bowl video games.

Johnson led the ACC in speeding touchdowns in 1987.

He rushed for  1,579 yards in his profession, scored 23 touchdowns and was credited with 180 knockdown blocks, nonetheless a report for Clemson backs.

In a 1987 win towards North Carolina, Johnson totaled 124 yards on 25 carries and had 11 knockdown blocks.

In the 1988 Citrus Bowl, Johnson scored three touchdowns towards Penn State, speeding for 88 yards on 18 carries. He was the primary Tiger to attain three touchdowns in a bowl recreation.

Johnson lasted till the tenth spherical of the 1989 NFL draft when the Houston Oilers picked him, however he not solely made the league, he lasted for eight seasons.

He performed in 121 NFL video games for  the Oilers, Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks  and Tampa Bay Bucs and scored eight touchdowns. He totaled 228 speeding yards and 218 receiving yards.

In a playoff recreation in January 1992, Johnson scored the one landing for the Falcons in a 24-7 loss to the Washington Redskins at RFK Stadium.   

HS soccer

Emily Kelly made 15 saves for West Rowan in Tuesday’s 6-0 loss to Lake Norman Charter.

The Falcons performed with out Brittany Vanhoose (sickness).

HS golf

Salisbury golfers maintain a 29-shot lead within the Central Carolina Conference standings after 4 matches.

Salisbury’s John McCoy and Bryant Davis are tied for first within the particular person standings.

HS baseball

Salisbury pounded out a 14-3 win towards North Hills on Monday.

The Hornets received two hits every from Hank Webb, Cole Price and Landon Tucker. Jackson Sparger drove in two runs.

Tucker pitched two innings and Price pitched three.

HS softball

Davie’s Sydney Dirks, a center infielder headed to Western Carolina, hit her twentieth house run to interrupt the profession report for this system.

College basketball

Catawba’s star guard Lyrik Thorne introduced on social media that she plans to return.

Thorne was the Southeast Region Player of the Year and the South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year

Thorne has performed 4 seasons,however a type of was the shortened COVID season for which athletes have been granted a “redshirt” yr.

College baseball

Liberty’s Kane Kepley (South Rowan) went 6-for-12 because the Flames went 2-1 in a weekend collection with Kennesaw State.

Kepley had two doubles and two RBIs in a win on Saturday.

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Methodist’s Jackson Deal (South Rowan) is batting .352 and has scored 56 runs in 32 video games.

Deal has walked 34 occasions whereas putting out 15 occasions, and he has 15 steals in 16 makes an attempt.

Deal went 5-for-10 with six runs scored as Methodist received two of three in a weekend collection with Southern Virginia.

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Southern Wesleyan’s Payne Stolsworth (West Rowan) had one other sturdy begin on Saturday in a 9-2 win towards Greensboro.

Stolsworth (7-0) has struck out 67 in 60 innings and twice has been named USA South Pitcher of the Week.

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Sam Safrit (Carson) received his first school win as Pfeiffer beat William Peace 7-4 on Sunday.

Minor league baseball

The Kannapolis Cannon Ballers (5-3) opened their house season on Tuesday night time towards the Charleston River Dogs.

The groups will play a six-game collection earlier than taking Monday off.

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Owen White (Carson) is off to a fantastic begin with the Frisco Roughriders.

White hasn’t allowed a run in 7 2/3 innings. He’s struck out 5 whereas permitting three walks and two hits.

College tennis

Catawba’s ladies are seeded fifth within the South Atlantic Conference Tournament and can play No. 4  Anderson on Thursday in Sumter, S.C.

Mid. faculty baseball

Brody Pope went 3-for-3 in West Rowan’s 11-4 win towards China Grove.

Cole Ludwick and Connor DiCarlo had two hits and two RBIs.

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Corriher-Lipe picked up a 12-0 win over Southeast.

Jacob Prevette hurled a gem on the mound, pitching 5 innings of no-hit ball whereas putting out seven.

Prevette, Case Beaver, and Blake Hunter had a number of hits.

Kaleb Underwood drove in 5 runs.

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Corriher-Lipe  received 16-0 towards  Knox  at Arnold “Fat” Correll Field.

Blake Hunter and Levi Ballard had three RBIs every.

Noah Yow and Dalton Mullis knocked in two  runs. Korbin Childers, Brennan Culp, Matthew Hamilton, Nick Washburn, and Easton Akers had RBIs.

Hunter, Childers, and Yow mixed for eight strikeouts and didn’t enable a success or stroll.

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West Rowan scored 5 runs within the seventh to beat Southeast 15-14.

JR Taylor and Jayden Sanders drove in 4 runs every for the Bulldogs.

Taylor homered. Luke Bame drove in three runs.

Offers, commits, and so on.

West Rowan wrestler Cristian Hercules, 3A heavyweight champ, plans to proceed his profession at UNC Pembroke.

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North Rowan women basketball star Bailee Goodlett  visited Winston-Salem State.

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Salisbury defensive again Tyree Brown dedicated to Livingstone.

Local golf

In a McCanless Couples Captain’s Choice occasion, the group of JD Kirk, Larry Clifton, Crystal Clement and Susan Wydner edged the group of Clarence Hobart and Azalee & David Huneycutt for first place.

Heather DePalma-Spivey had closest to the pin.