Uwharrie Charter – Moore County Edition

Jun

01

2023

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By Moore County Staff

North Moore will face Uwharrie Charter for baseball championship

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ASHEBORO – North Moore has earned a chance to compete for a state championship. The Mustangs (22-8) will face the Uwharrie Charter Eagles in the best-of-3 Class 1-A state championship series beginning Friday at Ting Stadium in Holly Springs. Game 2 and, if necessary, Game 3 will be held Saturday. The match-up pits two schools about 25 miles apart. The players have crossed paths on the youth circuit, and both schools had entries in a fall league at Asheboro’s McCrary Park. UCA won the 2019 state title. That postseason march included a victory against North Moore in the first round…

Dec

16

2021

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Uwharrie Charter celebrates homecoming

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Uwharrie Charter Academy held homecoming activities last week prior to the varsity basketball games against Chatham Charter on December 3. The varsity girls won 47-37 and the boys won 57-56. Senior Carter Duggins was crowned homecoming queen and Joseph Phetmixay was named homecoming king. 9th Grade Annalisa Brewer Abbie Gudino - Winner Jazmin Palma 10th Grade Sydney Duggins Savannah Murray - Winner Abby Myers 11th Grade Dacia Lowery Olivia Mabe Ashara Spruill - Winner 12th Grade Alijah Barker Aiden Carter Carter Duggins - Queen Keri Massie Shauntel Matthews – Runner-up Kendall McCaskill Blake Mixon Joseph Phetmixay…

Dec

10

2021

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ethan Hines

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Uwharrie Charter Academy’s Ethan Hines holds down an East Davidson opponent during a season-opening match last month.PJ WARD-BROWN/NORTH STATE JOURNAL Ethan Hines | Uwharrie Charter Academy | Wrestling Hines went undefeated in Saturday’s Rumble in the Jungle dual-team event at Carrboro. Hines was named the meet’s Most Outstanding Wrestler among lightweights. Hines, a sophomore, improved his season’s record to 11-0. He’s primarily a 106-pounder. The Eagles defeated Granville Central 84-0, Kernersville Glenn 69-10, Seaforth 72-12, South Granville 84-0 and Oxford Webb 70-6. Also going undefeated during the day for UCA were Jack McArthur, Aldo Hernandez, Byan Lackey, Carson Robinson, Grayson…

Oct

30

2021

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UCA tops Gray Stone to advance in volleyball playoffs

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Uwharrie Charter Academy's Madi Duvall spikes the ball against Gray Stone Day School's Mandi Stoyanov during Class 1-A state playoffs at Uwharrie Carter Academy in Asheboro on October 28, 2021. PJ WARD-BROWN/NORTH STATE JOURNAL ASHEBORO — Uwharrie Charter Academy's volleyball team will face its first road test in the Class 1-A state playoffs after a straight-sets home victory against Gray Stone, a charter school from Stanly County, on Thursday night. The Eagles punched their ticket to the fourth round — and a trip to the mountains during — to face second-seeded Murphy on Saturday. The Eagles are riding a six-match…

Oct

29

2021

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By Bob Sutton

Four soccer teams to start states at home

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Uwharrie Charter Academy's Max DeNamur takes a shot on goal against Wheatmore during their conference soccer game last month in Asheboro. PJ WARD-BROWN/NORTH STATE JOURNAL ASHEBORO — Four boys’ soccer teams from Randolph County schools will open the state playoffs with home games Monday. Asheboro tops the list as a No. 4 seed in the West Region bracket for Class 3-A. The Blue Comets (14-1-3) take on North Lincoln in the first round. Asheboro gained the top spot for seeding out of the Mid-Piedmont Conference after it tied with Ledford in the regular season. Both teams had 8-0-2 records, though…

Oct

28

2021

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Uwharrie advances to fourth round in volleyball playoffs

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ASHEBORO — Uwharrie Charter Academy's volleyball team has advanced to the fourth round of the Class 1-A state playoffs after a 25-21, 25-18, 24-14 victory against visiting Gray Stone Day School on Thursday evening. During the third set, Athlete of the Week Gabi Greene scored six straight points from serve. Greene also had 12 kills, Madi Duval supplied seven kills and two blocks, Bre Brooks posted six kills and two blocks and Dacia Lowery added four kills and two blocks. The Eagles have swept all three playoff matches. UCA (20-5) travels to Murphy (22-2) for Saturday's next round.

Oct

27

2021

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Athlete of the Week: Gabi Greene

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GABI GREENE Uwharrie Charter Academy | Senior | Volleyball The senior outside hitter was a key contributor as the Eagles won all four of their matches. The first three triumphs came on consecutive days in the Piedmont Athletic Conference Tournament as UCA was a surprise winner. Then came the opening round of the Class 1-A state playoffs against Andrews. Greene was charted for a total of 51 kills, 41 digs, 11 aces, seven blocks and strong serve receiving in those matches.

Oct

23

2021

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Uwharrie Charter heads to the second round in volleyball

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Uwharrie Charter Academy’s Carter Duggins spikes the ball against Andrews' Rylie McDonald in the first set in the Class 1-A West state playoffs in Asheboro on October 23, 2021. PJ WARD-BROWN/NORTH STATE JOURNAL ASHEBORO -- Coming off of a conference tournament championship, Uwharrie Charter Academy volleyball coach Lee Kennell hoped his team would maintain its momentum in the the first round of the Class 1-A state playoffs. The Eagles did just that with a three-set victory against Andrews on Saturday, winning 25-8, 25-9, 25-14. The third-seed Eagles were tied at 12-12 in the third set before turning up the tempo…

Oct

20

2021

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Uwharrie Charter Academy tops SWR for volleyball title

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ASHEBORO — Uwharrie Charter Academy rallied from two sets down to beat in-county rival Southwestern Randolph and capture the Piedmont Athletic Conference Touranment for volleyball Wednesday night. SWR took the first set 26-24 and the second set 25-16. Facing a win-or-go-home third set, UCA charged back to capture the third set 25-13. The Eagles took the fourth set 25-13 and the deciding fifth set 15-13. Southwestern Randolph finished 12-0 in regular-season conference play and will play host to the first round of the state playoffs Saturday in SWR's Castelloe Gym. For the Cougars, Payton Shiflet had 29 kills and nine…

Oct

14

2021

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Randleman extends all-state streak to a decade

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ASHEBORO — The North Carolina Baseball Coaches Association released its 2021 all-state teams and the list is heavy on players from Class 2-A state champion Randleman. Randleman’s Hunter Atkins, Brooks Brannon, Andrew Cox, Braylen Hayes, Trey Way and Ryan White made the Class 2-A list. They were joined by Southwestern Randolph’s Bryson Hogan on the Class 3-A list and Uwharrie Charter Academy’s Hunter Hill and Colt Wilkins on the Class 1-A list. Randleman has had at least one selection in 10 consecutive seasons when an all-state team was named (skipping 2020 because of the pandemic-shortened season). The Tigers have had…