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February 16, 2026 - WINTER SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIPS
NCHSAA Indoor Track & FieldChampionships were held last week in 6A, 4A, 3A and the combined
1A/2A classifications. 5A, 7A and 8A schools will be competing this week.
Aaron Tyson (AHS) won the state championship in pole vault at the 6A Indoor Track & Field
Championships. Tyson was named the Most Outstanding Performer in the event with outstanding finishes in all
four events in which he competed: 2nd in long jump, 3rd in high jump and 4th in triple jump. Three other
Blue Comets reached the awards podium - Jalayah Showers (55 yard dash), Caden Kutschenko (long jump) and Jamayion
Balfour (shot put). Including those four medalists, all seven Asheboro qualifiers placed in the top 10 in each of
their events. Kutschenko won the Sportsmanship Award in the boys championship meet.
Mirianna Corea (ER) won her first Indoor Track & Field Championship in the 3A shot put competition last week.
Corea already has two titles in outdoor Track & Field.
Trinity's Kayla Franklin placed 2nd in triple jump and a number of Bulldogs and Wheatmore Warriors finished
high in their events.
Two Randleman athletes qualified in 4A and both Izaiah Troxler and Matthew Bowman turned in solid performances
with Troxler finishing 5th in the state in shot put and Bowman 6th in pole vault.
SPORTSTONE INDOOR TRACK
Swimming & Diving Championships featured a number of Randolph County athletes.
Megan Becker from Uwharrie Charter Academy is the 100 yard freestyle swimming champion in 4A. Becker also
finished 3rd place in 50 yard freestyle. She qualified for the state meet as an individual swimmer in two events
each of her four high school seasons and reached the awards stand all eight times.
Randleman's Kendall Fortson finished 5th in the state in 100 yard butterfly and 9th in the 200 yard individual
medley. The Tigers qualified three individuals and four relays, UCA sent three individuals and two relays and
Southwestern Randolph's Caroline Becker qualified along with one relay team.
Sylar Shoffner from Asheboro and the boys 200 yard medley relay team (Joshua Prochnau, Nicholas Greene,
Shoffner and Chris Jones) competed in the 6A Championship Meet.
Wheatmore qualifiers included Jillian Wolfe, Sophie Williamson and the girls 200 yard freestyle relay team
(Williamson, Danielle Perry, Kylyn Surratt and MaKenna Lawrence).
Stella Leonard from Eastern Randolph competed in the 200 yard backstroke event.
SPORTSTONE SWIMMING
February 16, 2026 - SPECIAL FEATURES
It's been an exciting time in winter sports and Dennis Garcia spoke with Mirianna Corea from Eastern Randolph
about her State Championship performance in Indoor Track for the latest
SPECIAL
FEATURE from SportsTone.
February 16, 2026 - Monday Schedule
BASKETBALL
6:00 East Davidson at Wheatmore
6:00 Providence Grove at Trinity
6:00 Randleman at Montgomery Central
6:30 Asheboro at Eastern Guilford
6:30 SW Randolph at Uwharrie Charter
February 15, 2026 - COLLEGE COMMITMENT
Uwharrie Charter Academy senior Sidney Sutphin has signed with Salem College for womens soccer. The Eagles defender will joing the Salem Spirits in the USA South Conference.
February 14, 2026 - Saturday Results
SWIMMING - 1A/2A/3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
1A/2A/3A at Triangle Aquatic Center - RESULTS
Stella Leonard from Eastern Randolph and Wheatmore swimmers Jillian Wolfe, Sophie Williamson, Danielle Perry,
Kylyn Surratt and MaKenna Lawrence competed in the unified 1A/2A/3A State Championships in Cary.
SPORTSTONE SWIMMING
WRESTLING - INDIVIDUAL REGIONALS (Day 2)
3A East at Ayden-Grifton
4A East at Morehead
6A West at Kernersville
Forty-one Randolph County wrestlers advanced through the regional tournaments
and will join six local wrestlers who have qualified for the womens wrestling championships next week at
First Horizon (Greensboro) Coliseum.
SPORTSTONE WRESTLING
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