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At the Hare and Hounds Invitational held at McAlpine, the South Rowan boys cross country squad earned a fourth-place team finish. Ethan Overby paced the Raiders with a third-place individual showing, crossing the line in 16 minutes, 35 seconds.
Garrison Raper posted a time of 17:15, followed by Keaton Sloop at 17:26, Sam Noe at 17:59, and Logan Keasler, who completed the scoring for South Rowan with an 18:12 effort.
West Rowan, meanwhile, took 11th place in the team standings. Jayden Romero led the Falcons with a 15th-place finish in 16:51. Cohen Dennis ran 17:54, Jonathan Medina clocked 18:04, Jensen Foster finished in 18:10, and Seth Atkinson rounded out the scoring with a 19:22 performance.
A.L. Brown's Liam Crews posted a 12th-place time of 16:48, while Hunter Sirmons ran 17:18.
On the girls' side, South Rowan's Karrigan Cromer was the top Rowan County finisher, taking 34th place in 21:14.
Softball Commitments
Catawba College continued to build its softball future by securing two more local commitments for the Class of 2028. Juniors Remi Hagerty (South Rowan) and Ansley Jenkins (West Rowan) are both accomplished pitchers who also contribute at the plate.
Hagerty, a left-hander, was named Rowan County and South Piedmont Conference Pitcher of the Year as a sophomore. Profiles on both players are forthcoming.
Golf and Baseball Highlights
Cam Honeycutt, an East Rowan product, carded rounds of 68-69-76 for a 213 total at the 14th annual Jimmy Creed Invitational, held at Camden Country Club over the weekend. Honeycutt was among the leaders after two rounds but recorded his first two double bogeys of the tournament on Sunday, finishing 3-over and tied for 15th.
In college baseball, Harrison Ailshie (East Rowan) provided a highlight during a UNC scrimmage with a 439-foot home run, finishing with four RBIs.
On the gridiron, freshman Jamal Rule, who started his high school career at Salisbury, recorded his second 100-yard rushing game for Nebraska in Saturday's 34-7 victory over North Dakota. Rule has amassed 329 yards on 38 carries and scored five touchdowns in three games.
Originally reported by salisburypost.