Randolph Record

21/12/2024

It's championship weekend for N.C. high school football.

RALEIGH -- After a season of exciting matchups, the 2024 North Carolina high school football playoffs are reaching their end as they culminate with state championship games this weekend in Raleigh and Chapel Hill. These matchups feature five teams without a loss this season, seven teams that had

02/12/2024

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29/11/2024

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15/11/2024

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Diego Bustamante Asheboro soccer

Asheboro, boys’ soccer Bustamante regularly contributes to the Blue Comets’ big offensive numbers. He’s a senior for the top-seeded team in the West Region for the Class 3A state playoffs. At the beginning of this week, Bustamante ranked second on the Asheboro team in goals with 29 and in assi...

15/11/2024

Hirschman reigns again in North-South Shootout

Matt Hirschman holds the trophy after winning the North-South Shootout. (Courtesy of Caraway Speedway) SOPHIA – Matt Hirschman did it again. The driver from Northampton, Pa, led all except a few laps to win the North-South Shootout on Saturday at Caraway Speedway. Hirschman has won the last four e...

15/11/2024

Prep football: E. Randolph, Randleman to start at home in states; Asheboro returns to postseason Randleman High School Asheboro Blue Comet Football

Eastern Randolph and Randleman will play home football games to begin the state playoffs Friday night, while Asheboro makes a long-awaited return to the postseason. Eastern Randolph (10-0), the Piedmont Athletic Conference champion for a fourth year a row, is the No. 4 seed in the Class 1A West Regi...

15/11/2024

Prep soccer: Top area seeds show power as states begin

Win Smith of Asheboro makes a move around a West Charlotte player during Saturday’s Class 3A game in the boys’ soccer state playoffs. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) Asheboro and Southwestern Randolph hold No. 1 seeds for the West Region in the boys’ soccer state playoffs, which began during...

08/11/2024

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Riley Foster Trinity High School

Trinity, boys’ soccer Foster, a senior midfielder, has been a key force for the Bulldogs, who finished in third place in the Piedmont Athletic Conference. Trinity has been solid defensively throughout much of the season. They entered this week with a 14-5-3 record as they await their assignment fo...

08/11/2024

Modifieds hit gear for North-South Shootout at Caraway Speedway

Super Modifieds will be among the featured classes for the North-South Shootout at Caraway Speedway. (Courtesy photo) SOPHIA – The North-South Shootout will include three open-wheel Modified competitions this week at Caraway Speedway. The headliner for the racing is Matt Hirschman, who’s a nine-...

08/11/2024

Prep soccer: Three area teams set standard with state playoffs approaching

A few boys’ soccer teams from Randolph County could be in good positions to make some noise in the postseason. Championship efforts from Asheboro in the Mid-Piedmont Conference and co-champions Randleman and Southwestern Randolph in the Piedmont Athletic Conference came with some dominating perfor...

08/11/2024

Prep Roundup: Tennis season ends for Patriots in playoffs Providence Grove High School Athletic Boosters Club

Providence Grove’s girls’ tennis team advanced to the Class 2A third round of the dual team state playoffs before bowing out. Fourth-seeded Burns defeated fifth-seeded Providence Grove 6-3 in last week’s match. The Patriots finished the season with a 12-3 record. Cross country Saturday at Kern...

08/11/2024

Prep soccer: Asheboro, Southwestern Randolph hold top seeds going into state playoffs

Asheboro and Southwestern Randolph hold No. 1 seeds for the West Region in the boys’ soccer state playoffs, which begin this weekend. Asheboro is atop the bracket in Class 3A. Southwestern Randolph is in the same spot for Class 2A. Both teams will play every game at home through the regional final...

08/11/2024

Prep football: Wildcats notch another perfect PAC record, top Randleman by one Eastern Randolph High School

Eastern Randolph’s Rayden West looks to make a move against Randleman’s Jay Richards during Friday night’s game. (Thadd Sanders / For Randolph Record) RAMSEUR – Eastern Randolph barely preserved its undefeated mark but the Wildcats did enough to capture another championship. Eastern Randolph...

01/11/2024

Football regular season concludes with key matchups in Randolph County

The final night of the high school football regular season comes with a matchup of the two top teams in the Piedmont Athletic Conference. Randleman visits Eastern Randolph, marking the third year in a row the teams meet with first place at stake to conclude the regular season. This is a bit differen...

01/11/2024

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Laurel Bernhardt

Providence Grove, cross country She’ll be in the Class 2A state meet for the second year in a row after a strong showing in last week’s Midwest Regional. Bernhardt, a sophomore, had a strong month, winning the Piedmont Athletic Conference championship and then placing seventh in the Midwest Regi...

01/11/2024

Ledbetter prevails in long Caraway Speedway race

Rudy Hartley was the track champion for Caraway Speedway’s Mod 4s division. (Photo courtesy of Caraway Speedway) SOPHIA – Dalton Ledbetter was the big winner in Caraway Speedway’s special Limited Late Models race Saturday night. The featured event as part of the final regular-season card was b...

01/11/2024

Prep Roundup: Asheboro claims soccer league title; Runners qualify for state meet

Cross country runners from county secure spots for state meet Asheboro’s Cam Letterlough had another big week as the Blue Comets clinched the Mid-Piedmont Conference championship in boys’ soccer. Letterlough tallied three times when the host Blue Comets topped second-place Ledford 4-2 to wrap up...

01/11/2024

Prep volleyball: Season ends for county teams in state playoffs

Southwestern Randolph teammates Jade Matias, left, and Bailey Blackmon go up for a block against Newton-Conover during a match in the state playoffs last week. (Thadd Sanders / For Randolph Record) UCA, Randleman reach third round before home defeats ASHEBORO – The volleyball season came to an end...