July 30, 2019 – AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL

Five of the eight teams which will meet in Asheboro next week for the American Legion Mid-Atlantic Regional have been determined.

Joining the host team, Randolph County Post 45, will be the North Carolina champion Wilmington Post 10; Delaware champ Canal Post 25 from Middletown; New York champion Hamburg Post 527; and New Jersey champ Brooklawn Post 72.

The remaining State Championships -  Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia - are scheduled to conclude this weekend. The Mid-Atlantic Regional begins Wednesday, August 7 at McCrary Park.

MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL

July 30, 2019 – Tuesday Results

LEGION BASEBALL STATE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP (at Cherryville)

Wilmington 11, Fuquay-Varina 5

Another eight run first inning put Wilmington in front early and Post 10 won their 12th State Championship this afternoon in Cherryville.

Hunter Hodges pitched four and two-thirds innings for the win.

Wilmington won four out of five games in the tournament. The loss was a 3-2 defeat by Fuquay-Varina on Saturday.

Wilmington's Jac Croom and Max Hildreth we named co-MVPs of the tournament.

LADY LEGION SOFTBALL - AREA 3 CHAMPIONSHIP

#2 Alamance 6, #1 Eastern Randolph 3

Alamance scored six runs in the second inning and held on in the Area Championship game at Eastern Randolph High School.

Post 81 managed single runs in the first, third and fourth innings.

July 29, 2019 – Monday Results

LEGION BASEBALL STATE TOURNAMENT (at Cherryville)

Fuquay-Varina 3, Randolph County 0

Fuquay-Varina threatened in each of the first six innings, scoring once in the fourth and twice in the fifth and holding Randolph County scoreless in the first semi-final in Cherryville.

Post 116 right-hander Jake Wolf got the complete game shutout giving up three hits and three walks with one hit batsman. Wolf struck out six in the win.

Easton Morgan, Harris Jackson and Tatum Marsh had hits for Post 45 which will return to action in the Mid-Atlantic Regional on August 7.

Wilmington 14, Cherryville 12

Wilmington used an eight run first inning to build a 10-0 lead over Cherryville at the mid-way point of semi-final #2. The defending State Champions then had to hold on as the host team made a late inning charge before Wilmington advanced with the 14-12 win.

Cherryville trimmed their deficit down to 10-5 before Post 10 added four runs in the bottom of the sixth to push the lead back to 9 runs. Post 100 then scored seven in the top of the seventh but came up short and Cherryville's season came to an end.

The State Championship game will feature Fuquay-Varina Post 116 versus Wilmington Post 10 at four o'clock Tuesday afternoon in Cherryville.

LADY LEGION SOFTBALL - Area Playoffs

#1 Eastern Randolph 11, #4 Western Randolph 1

Anna Thomas picked up the win allowing 5 hits and 1 run. Post 81 was led by Makayla McClain who went 3 for 4 with a single, triple and a solo home run. Emma Mazzarone, Edi Austin and Alli Young had multiple hits.

#2 Alamance County 18, #3 South Wake 7

July 28, 2019 – Sunday Results

LEGION BASEBALL STATE TOURNAMENT (at Cherryville)

Gaston Braves 8, Fuquay-Varina 7  (10 innings)

July 28, 2019 – LADY LEGION SOFTBALL

The 2019 American Legion Softball Playoffs begin Monday for local teams with the Area III playoffs. Four teams qualified for the single elimination tournament will be hosted by the higher seeds in the semi-finals Monday then the highest remaining seed will host the Area Championship on Tuesday.

Monday's semi-finals feature #1 seed Eastern Randolph Post 81 hosting #4 Western Randolph Post 45; and the #2 seed Alamance County Post 63 hosting #3 South Wake Post 116.

The winners of those games will advance to the Area III Championship Game the following night.

LADY LEGION AREA III BRACKET

July 28, 2019 – Sunday Schedule

LEGION BASEBALL STATE TOURNAMENT (at Cherryville)

11:00 Gaston Braves (1-1) vs Fuquay-Varina (2-0)

July 27, 2019 – Saturday Results

LEGION BASEBALL STATE TOURNAMENT (at Cherryville)

Kinston 5, Randolph County 4

Easton Morgan had 3 hits with 3 rbi and Austin Curry had 2 hits and scored twice but Post 45 lost for the first time in the State Tournament. Matthew Brewer faced the minimum number of batters in two and a third innings of relief work.

Randolph County will finish the pool play round against Cherryville at 7:30 Sunday night.

July 26, 2019 – Friday Results

LEGION BASEBALL STATE TOURNAMENT (at Cherryville)

Wilmington 12, Gaston Braves 7

The four Area Champions won their openers in the State Tournament in Cherryville.

For Randolph County it was a come-from-behind victory as they tallied four runs in the fifth and three more in the sixth inning to erase a 3-0 deficit against Union County Post 535.

Spencer Lanier drove in the go-ahead runs with a 2 rbi single in the fifth. Harris Jackson added some insurance runs with a 2 rbi single in the sixth inning. Austin Curry had 2 hits for Post 45.

Dawson Davis worked an inning and two-thirds in relief and earned the win. Trevor Marsh got the save.

Randolph County opens day two with a Saturday morning contest against Kinston Post 43. First pitch is scheduled for 10:30 in Cherryville.

July 25, 2019 – Thursday Schedule UPDATED

LADY LEGION SOFTBALL

Hoke County at Eastern Randolph CANCELED

LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS (at Cherryville)

7:00 Home Run Derby

July 23, 2019 – AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL

Randolph County Post 45 will begin play in the 2019 State Tournament at 4:30 Friday afternoon in Cherryville. Other game times during the three days of pool play are 10:30 AM Saturday and 7:30 PM on Sunday.

Friday's game against Union County will be the third game of the day. The Saturday morning contest against Kinston will be the first game of day two and the Sunday night game against Cherryville will be the final contest of the pool play round.

COMPLETE SCHEDULE

All of the games are scheduled for John L. "Buck" Fraley Field which is located across the street from the American Legion Hut in Cherryville. The ballpark entrance is located on North Pink Street.

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July 23, 2019 – Tuesday Schedule

LADY LEGION SOFTBALL

7:00 Eastern Randolph at Granville County

July 22, 2019 – AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL

The North Carolina American Baseball State Tournament begins Friday and continues through Tuesday at Cherryville High School.

Teams will travel to Cherryville Thursday for an orientation session and the annual Home Run Derby.

There are four games scheduled for Friday and the team schedules are expected to be announced later today.

STATE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

July 21, 2019 – Sunday Results

LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS – AREA III Championship Game

#1 Randolph County 6, #2 Davidson County 4

Trevor Marsh pitched 5 innings in relief for the win. Marsh also hit a three run home run and drove in a total of 4 rbi. Harris Jackson had 4 hits for Post 45 including a home run and a triple.

The win marks the 10th Area III Championship for Post 45.

Both Randolph and Davidson will begin play in the State Tournament on Friday in Cherryville.

July 20, 2019 – AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL

Eight teams have qualified for the 2019 State Championship Tournament which begins this Friday in Cherryville. Not all of the seeds have been determined but joining the host team and Area IV Champion Cherryville Post 100 will be the Gaston Braves Posts 144/266 and a third team from Area IV, Union County Post 535.

Area IV gets three representatives this year because Cherryville volunteered to host the 2019 tournament when no team from Area II was willing to do so. That leaves Area II with only one team in the event, defending State Champion Wilmington Post 10.

Randolph County Post 45 and Davidson County Post 8 will represent Area III. Those teams will play for the Area Championship at McCrary Park Sunday night at 7 o'clock. The winner of that game will be seeded as the Area III #1 in the state tournament and the loser will get the #2 seed.

The same thing will happen in Area I between Kinston Post 43 and Fuquay-Varina Post 116 Nationals. Both of those teams will be in the state tournament but first they will determine the Area I Championship Monday night at Campbell University.

STATE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

July 19, 2019 – Friday Results

LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS – AREA III Semi-finals (best of 5)

#1 Randolph County 8, #3 High Point 6 (8 innings) (RC wins 3-1)

Spencer Lanier drove in the winning runs in the top of the eighth, Dawson Davis pitched the final inning and a third to get the win and Post 45 will play Davidson County for the Area III Championship before both of those teams head to the 2019 State Championship Tournament in Cherryville.

Austin Curry had 3 hits for Post 45 including a double and an rbi; Lanier and Blake Marsh totaled 2 hits with 2 rbi each and Harris Jackson scored 3 times for Randolph County.

The Area III Championship will be determined by a single game rather than the normal series. Randolph County will host Davidson County Sunday night at 7 O'Clock.

July 18, 2019 – AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL

The schedule for the 2019 Mid-Atlantic Regional baseball tournament has been released. Host team Randolph County Post 45 and another North Carolina team will be joined by teams from Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, New Jersey and New York for the five day event which begins on Wednesday, August 7.

After hosting the Southeast Regional for the last six summers, North Carolina has been moved into the Mid-Atlantic Region for 2019. The regional winner will advance to the American Legion World Series in Shelby, NC.

A printer friendly version of the 2019 regional schedule can be found HERE.

CLICK HERE for the SportsTone Mid-Atlantic Regional page.

July 17, 2019 – Wednesday Results

LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS – AREA III Semi-finals (best of 5)

#3 High Point 3, #1 Randolph County 2 (RC leads 2-1)

Troy Kinney and Hunter Hill scored with Bryson Hamlet picking up an rbi but Post 45 suffered their first home loss of the season and their first loss in the post-season.

Braxton Davis took the loss which forces the semi-final series to a fourth game.

Game four will be at noon Friday at Finch Field in Thomasville where a win by Randolph County would end the series and send Post 45 to the Area III Championship Series against Davidson County and to the State Championship Tournament in Cherryville.

If High Point wins the noon game Friday, game five would be Friday night at McCrary Park with a 7:00 start time.

#2 Davidson County 3, #5 Mocksville-Davie 2 (DC wins 3-0)

EAST-WEST ALL-STAR FOOTBALL GAME

East All-Stars 20, West All-Stars 8

July 16, 2019 – Tuesday Results

LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS – AREA III Semi-finals (best of 5)

#1 Randolph County 10, #3 High Point 3 (RC leads 2-0)

Harris Jackson was the winning pitcher and drove in 4 runs for Randolph County. Matthews Brewer and Dawson Davis combined for three innings of scoreless relief.

Tatum Marsh had 2 hits with 2 runs scored and Bryson Hamlet also scored twice.

Game three is scheduled for 7 PM Wednesday at McCrary Park.

#2 Davidson County 15, #5 Mocksville-Davie 5 (DC leads 2-0)

July 15, 2019 – Monday Results

LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS – AREA III Semi-finals (best of 5)

#1 Randolph County 9, #3 High Point 3 (RC leads 1-0)

Bryson Hamlet worked six innings for the win as Post 45 broke away from a 3-3 tie with six runs in the sixth inning.

Harris Jackson, Spencer Lanier and Blake Marsh had 2 hits each. Easton Morgan had 2 rbi.

Game 2 in the series will be Tuesday at 6:00 PM at Finch Field in Thomasville.

#2 Davidson County 9, #5 Mocksville-Davie 5 (DC leads 1-0)

EAST-WEST ALL-STAR BASKETBALL GAMES (at Greensboro Coliseum)

Women: East 81, West 78

Gavin Rains (WHS '19) scored 16 points with 13 rebounds and 2 blocks to help the West All-Stars roll past the East team by 39 points. Rains' 13 rebounds lead all players and he was second on the West team in scoring to game MVP Jay'den Turner's (SWG '19) 24 points.

July 14, 2019 – HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STAR GAMES

The 2019 East-West All-Star games will take place this week in Greensboro. Competition includes men's and women's basketball and soccer and football all done in conjunction with the North Carolina Coaches Association.

Two Randolph County athletes will be participating this year: Gavin Rains from Wheatmore and Adam Callahan from Southwestern Randolph. Both will be members of the “West” team with Rains a member of the men's basketball team and Callahan participating in football.

East-West All-Star Schedule:

BASKETBALL

Monday, July 15, 2019 at the Greensboro Coliseum

SOCCER

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

MacPherson Stadium

FOOTBALL

Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Robert B. Jamieson Stadium

More information is available at their WEBSITE.

July 13, 2019 – LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS

The Area III semi-final series (3 games out of 5) begin Monday night.

One semi-final matches Randolph County against High Point with game one at McCrary Park. The other series features Davidson County against Mocksville-Davie which will begin Monday at Holt-Moffitt Field in Lexington.

The winner of each series advances to the Area III Championship Series and earns a spot in the 2019 State Championship Tournament in Cherryville which begins on Friday, July 26.

July 12, 2019 – Friday Results

LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS – ROUND TWO (best of 5)

#5 Mocksville-Davie 10, #1 Concord 2 (M-D wins 3-1)

July 11, 2019 – Thursday Results

LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS – ROUND TWO (best of 5)

#3 High Point 5, #7 Eastern Randolph 3 (HP wins 3-0)

Eastern Randolph held a brief lead at 3-2 after plating three runs in the top of the third inning but High Point tied the game in the bottom of the inning with a solo home run by Isaiah Hairston then added single runs in the fifth and sixth for the final score. Hairston had 4 hits in the series with a single and triple in game one and the homer and a double in game three.

Jacob Underwood was 3 for 3 to lead Post 81 with a run scored. Chris Morgan and Conner Murphy had singles and scored a run each. Clay Edmondson and Zander Smith (2 rbi) also had hits. Morgan ended the season on a 9 game hit streak.

Mason Canoy pitched four and two-third innings and took the loss. Gavin Sentell got the complete game win for High Point.

#1 Randolph County 9, #4 Stanly County 5 (RC wins 3-0)

Braxton Davis got the win with 5 strike outs in 5 innings of work.

Austin Curry had 3 hits and scored 3 runs. Easton Morgan had 2 hits with 3 rbi for Post 45 which broke the game open with 5 runs in the fourth inning.

Randolph County advances to the Area III semi-final series against High Point Post 87. The best of five game series is scheduled to begin Monday, July 15.

#3 Rowan County 8, #2 Davidson County 3 (9 inn) (DC leads 2-1)

LADY LEGION SOFTBALL

7:00 Eastern Randolph Post 81 at Western Randolph Post 45

July 10, 2019 – Wednesday Results

LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS – ROUND TWO (best of 5)

#3 High Point 15, #7 Eastern Randolph 0 (HP leads 2-0)

Eastern Randolph never figured out Post 87 starter Carson Shetley who earned the complete game shut-out allowing 2 hits with 5 strikeouts.

Chris Morgan and Jacob Underwood had singles for Post 81.

Game 3 is scheduled for 7 PM Thursday at Finch Field in Thomasville.

#1 Randolph County 8, #4 Stanly County 6 (RC leads 2-0)

Post 45 scored 2 in the sixth inning to break a 6-6 tie and held on for the win.

Hunter Hill pitched three innings in relief for the win. Easton Morgan got the save.

Randolph County got 2 hits and 2 runs each from Tatum Marsh  and Austin Curry. Harris Jackson scored twice and Braxton Davis had 2 rbi.

Game 3 is scheduled for 7 PM Thursday at McCrary Park in Asheboro.

#2 Davidson County 9, #3 Rowan County 6 (DC leads 2-0)

July 9, 2019 – Tuesday Results

LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS – ROUND TWO (best of 5)

#3 High Point 6, #7 Eastern Randolph 1 (HP leads 1-0)

A pair of first inning hits had Eastern Randolph on top early as Mason Canoy singled and then scored on a double by Zander Smith, but Post 87 tied the game on the bottom of the first and went on to win game one in the quarterfinal series.

Game 2 is 7 PM Wednesday at Eastern Randolph High School.

#1 Randolph County 5, #4 Stanly County 1 (RC leads 1-0)

Bryson Hamlet got the win but lost his no-hitter with 2 outs in the seventh inning on an rbi double. Hamlet struck out 7 while allowing the 1 run on 1 hit.

Tatum Marsh had 2 hits and 2 rbi for Post 45. Easton Morgan scored twice.

Game 2 is 7 PM Wednesday at Pfeiffer University.

#2 Davidson County 5, #3 Rowan County 4 (DC leads 1-0)

LADY LEGION SOFTBALL

Alamance County 7, Western Randolph 1

July 8, 2019 – Monday Results

LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS – ROUND ONE (best of 3)

#2 High Point 4, #6 Kannapolis 1 (HP wins 2-1)

July 7, 2019 – Sunday Results

LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS – ROUND ONE (best of 3)

#7 Eastern Randolph 12, #2 Mooresville 1 (ER wins 2-1)

Post 81 sent 13 batters to the plate in the second inning and turned a 3-0 lead into an 11-0 advantage as eight runners scored. Eastern Randolph, which had twice scored 6 runs in a game this season, doubled that season record with their 12th run in the fourth inning.

Starter Sam Murchison gave up the Mooresville run in the second inning before giving way to Clay Edmondson who finished out the contest and got the win.

Offensively, all nine starters scored at least one run. Travis Boone had 3 rbi with 3 singles and a run scored while Mason Canoy had 3 rbi with a single and a triple. Tyler Campbell had 2 hits including a double and a run scored and Connor Murphy scored 3 runs.

Eastern Randolph will play the winner of the High Point-Kannapolis series in the second round which begins Tuesday.

#6 Kannapolis at #2 High Point (series tied 1-1) POSTPONED

July 6, 2019 – Saturday Results

LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS – ROUND ONE (best of 3)

#7 Eastern Randolph 6, #2 Mooresville 3 (series tied 1-1)

Chris Morgan hit his first home run of the season leading off the bottom of the first inning and drove in another run with a sacrifice fly in the second inning to help Post 81 draw even in their best of three series with Mooresville.

Eastern Randolph got 2 hits from Connor Murphy (rbi, runs scored); single hits from Mason Canoy (run scored, 2 walks), Zander Smith, Clay Edmondson (run scored) and Cam Kennedy (run scored) and 2 walks by Tyler Campbell with a run scored.

Travis Boone pitched four innings and got the win. Zander Smith threw three shut-out innings in relief.

A deciding game three will be Sunday night at Mooresville High School.

#3 Rowan County 6, #6 Greensboro 1 (Rowan wins 2-0)

July 5, 2019 – Friday Results

LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS

#2 Mooresville 6, #7 Eastern Randolph 5 (Mooresville leads series 1-0)

Solo home runs in each of the first two innings gave Post 66 the early lead which increased to 5-0 after the third. Eastern Randolph tied the game in the top of the seventh but Mooresville won on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the inning.

Offensively, Post 81 had 10 hits. Clay Edmondson was 3 for 3 (run scored), Travis Boone was 2 for 3 (double, run scored), and there were single hits by Chris Morgan (rbi), Connor Murphy (2 rbi, run scored), Mason Canoy, Tyler Campbell (run scored) and Jacob Underwood (rbi, run scored).

Canoy pitched 4 innings and took the loss for Eastern Randolph. Jaxon Mays went six and a third innings but got no decision for Mooresville. Brandon Manchester pitched two-thirds of an inning and got the win.

Game two in the best of three series is scheduled for 7:00 Saturday night at Eastern Randolph High School.

#3 Rowan County 13, #6 Greensboro 3 (Rowan leads series 1-0)

July 4, 2019 – AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL

The Area III baseball playoffs begin Friday with the five lower seeded teams from the Northern Division playing the five lower seeded teams from the Southern Division. The first round is a best of three series with sites alternating each game.

Eastern Randolph plays Mooresville Friday at Mooresville High School. Game two will be Saturday at Eastern Randolph High School and game three, if necessary, will be in Mooresville on Sunday.

Friday's other first round games feature Kannapolis at High Point, Greensboro at Rowan County, Mocksville-Davie at Stokes County and Kernersville at Stanly County.

Randolph County, Davidson County and Concord have 'byes' in the first round and await second round action which begins Monday, July 8th.

Follow the Area III playoffs HERE.

July 3, 2019 – Wednesday Results

LEGION BASEBALL

Davidson County 4, Randolph County 3

July 3, 2019 – ALL-STATE SOFTBALL HONORS

The North Carolina Softball Coaches Association has announced the student-athletes honored as All-State players for the 2019 season. A number of Randolph County students are among those recognized for their outstanding achievement on the field this past spring.

SCHOOL, PLAYER, GRADE, POSITION

From Asheboro High School: Sydney Cox (11, SS) and Emily LaClair (11, LF).

From Eastern Randolph High School: Savannah Beaver (10, P), Kelsey Craven (11, C), Olivia Hall (10, 1B) and Aniyah King (12, CF).

From Providence Grove High School: Maddie Hunt (11, LF), Tatum Smith (12, 3B), Sam Welch (12, 2B) and Alli Young (12, CF).

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July 3, 2019 – Wednesday Schedule

LEGION BASEBALL

7:00 Randolph County at Davidson County

July 2, 2019 – Tuesday Results

LEGION BASEBALL

Greensboro 3, Eastern Randolph 0

Six players recorded hits, led by Zander Smith's 2 for 3 night, but Post 81 was unable to score in the regular season finale, leaving the bases loaded when the game ended.

July 1, 2019 – Monday Results

LEGION BASEBALL

Randolph County 7, Eastern Randolph 1

Post 45 rapped out 14 hits - including 3 each by Harris Jackson and Tatum Marsh - in securing first place in the Northern Division with the win at Grady Lawson Field.

Dawson Davis gave up one run on four hits with four strike outs in five innings and got the win.

Chris Morgan singled and scored on a Connor Murphy double for Post 81's run. Zander Smith and Sam Murchison also had hits for Eastern Randolph.