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Bishop McGuinness drops Cherryville baseball in third round

Phillip Gardner

CHERRYVILLE — Seeing Bishop McGuinness in the baseball brackets brought back bad memories for Cherryville junior Thomas Bess. The Villains eliminated Bess’ Ironmen in the basketball playoffs each of the past two seasons, and here they we... Full story

Only area teams alive, Bessemer City and Cherryville could meet next round

Phillip Gardner

Cherryville baseball coach Scott Heavner doesn’t want to hear any talk about a potential playoff matchup with Bessemer City next week. Not yet. The Ironmen and Yellow Jackets are the last teams standing from the Gaston-Lincoln area as the pla... Full story

Bessemer City not shocked at its own deep playoff run

Phillip Gardner

BESSEMER CITY — Surprised Bessemer City is still alive in the state baseball playoffs? The Yellow Jackets’ coach doesn’t blame you. “I’m pretty sure the way we played during the season, a lot of people weren’t exp... Full story

Enka rallies to eliminate South Point in second round

Phillip Gardner

SWANNANOA — South Point held Enka’s high-powered offense in check for five innings. And then the Red Raiders gave their opponent some help. South Point outhit the Jets by one, but a crucial error in the sixth allowed the tying and go-ahe... Full story

Harkey's quick return a plus for South Point

Phillip Gardner

BELMONT — Good thing for South Point that Chris Harkey is a fast healer. With one of their top pitchers unable to toe the rubber this spring, the Red Raiders needed another arm in the rotation. Harkey once again became an option when he return... Full story

South Point advances to second round of baseball playoffs

Richard Walker

BELMONT – Losing your last two starts is not usually the way an ace pitcher wants to go into the state playoffs. For South Point junior left-hander Jeffrey Springs, it was no problem Friday night. Springs shook off his own personal slump and t... Full story

Bess' return a boost for Ironmen; South Point expects a challenge

Phillip Gardner

Cherryville might look like a different team when the prep baseball playoffs begin Friday. Thomas Bess will be back in the lineup. The utility player will return from an illness that sidelined him for five games, and nobody’s happier than his... Full story

East Gaston beats Olympic, earns right to host playoff game

Phillip Gardner

CHARLOTTE — The situation was simple for East Gaston on Monday. A win meant a home playoff game. A loss would result in a first-round trip to the mountains. The Warriors stepped off the bus with a sense of purpose and ran away with a 15-3 six-... Full story

Baseball teams playing the waiting game before state playoffs

Phillip Gardner

By the time South Point plays its next baseball game, it will have seemed like an eternity since its last one. Due to a quirk in the schedule and the absence of a conference tournament, the Red Raiders will have gone 10 days between games when they ... Full story

East Lincoln pounds Cherryville for SPC tourney title

Phillip Gardner

CHERRYVILLE — This wasn’t quite what the Southern Piedmont 1A/2A Conference had in mind when it decided to resurrect the league baseball tournament. East Lincoln pounded Cherryville 22-1 in five innings Saturday in an unexpectedly ugly g... Full story

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