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Finding a Way to Keep a Career Alive

  Finding a Way to Keep a Career Alive By: Harris Eisenberg To say Davis Shoener is a baseball lifer would be an understatement. He started playing baseball at age four in his hometown of Nashville, T.N. Shoener grew up in Nashville before moving to Greensboro, N.C. at the start of high school, where his baseball skills were getting noticed. One school in particular that was interested was High Point University. Shoener had plans to play for the Panthers coming in as a freshman. But then a major injury to his UCL ligament in his elbow, which required reconstructive surgery, prevented him from completing his goal of playing Division I baseball.  But Shoener wasn’t going to let an injury end his baseball career. He would end up joining the club team at High Point University where his career took off, quickly finding himself as a mainstay in the lead-off spot and playing center field. He would battle more injuries and adversity in his time at HPU, but his warrior-like style of pl...
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Panthers Turns it on Late to defeat Campbell, Earns Automatic Bid to NCAA tournament

  Panthers Turns it on Late to defeat Campbell, Earns Automatic Bid to NCAA tournament BY: Harris Eisenberg HIGH POINT, N.C.- The High Point Panthers earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as they defeated Campbell in four sets. The matchup featured the top two teams in the Big South. Thursday was the first time the two foes had faced each other since the 2019 Big South Tournament semifinal when Campbell ended  High Point’s season. The Panthers got their revenge on the Fighting Camels to remain undefeated at 13-0 for the season. The Panthers split the first two sets with Campbell but won sets three 25-22 and set four 25-20 to secure the victory. High Point was able to tame the Campbell attack in the final two sets. The Fighting Camels hit just .037% in the final two sets and hit .110% throughout the entire match. High Point was led by redshirt sophomore Madison Smith who paced the Panther attack with 16 kills. It was a bounce back match for the Ohio native as she had j...
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Turnovers Lead to Blue Hose Fourth Straight Loss

  The Presbyterian Blue Hose simply could not stop turning the ball over in Sunday’s 81-57 loss to the High Point Panthers. The Blue Hose tied a season-high with 22 turnovers in the contest, last done in their first game of the season back on Dec. 2. High Point was able to capitalize on the Blue Hose mistakes, scoring 30 points off turnovers. “Because of the turnovers, you can get out in transition,” said High Point head coach Tubby Smith. “And when Ahmil Flowers and Lydell(Elmore) are out in transition, they’re in the open court and that’s where they’re the best,” said coach Smith. Flowers led the way for the Panthers. The freshman scored a career-high 20 points on 7-9 shooting. Lydell Elmore recorded his second double-double of the season, scoring 11 points to go along with 11 rebounds. Presbyterian had the second lowest scoring team defense coming into the contest, but could not control High Point’s offense as they shot 50.9% from the field. The Blue Hose shot 43.6% from the fie...
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High Point Continues Dominating Success Against Presbyterian

  The High Point Panthers just love playing the Presbyterian Blue Hose. The Panthers cruised to victory over the Blue Hose 81-57 on Sunday. The win improves their all-time record against the Blue Hose to 17-5. It was also the 12th time High Point had defeated Presbyterian in their last 14 matchups and their eighth straight victory over the Blue Hose at Millis Center. “It was one of the better games we’ve played all year,” said head coach Tubby Smith. “We did a good job of starting aggressive and staying aggressive.” The Panthers shot 50.9% from the field and had three players score in double figures, led by Ahmil Flowers who scored a career-high 20 points, shooting 7-9 from the field. The freshman played a team-high 33 minutes, making it the third straight game Flowers has played 33 or more minutes in.  “Being in the right spots, knowing all the plays, being a great defender. It just helps me do those things even better because coach has the confidence in me,” said Flowers. “A...
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First COVID Postponement Allows Panthers to Rest, Prepare for Charleston Southern this Weekend

  The High Point Panthers will resume play Friday against Charleston Southern after a season-long 13 day layoff. A break of this length usually tends to hinder hot teams and the Panthers are scorching hot right now, sitting at 10-2 in Big South play and winners of nine of their last ten. But rather than sit and sulk about not playing for nearly two weeks, the Panthers are looking to return to their winning ways. How are they doing that? Simple: they are embracing their time off.  “We have these next couple of weeks to rest our bodies and work on ourselves and get better where we need to get better individually and as a group,” said junior Skyler Curran. Curran, like most athletes, likes routine. And with the first COVID pause of the season, it was out with the old routine for a time being and in with a temporary new one. “I have been using the break for rest but also to get extra shots up or extra workouts in with a coach,” said Curran. “We do like to stay in a rhythm. We shoo...
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