By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN – Tom Brown has never been one to run a what-might-have-been checklist because he knows he found his life’s calling – coaching football – at a very young age. “It was an easy call for me to be a football coach,” Brown said this week. “And once I got involved, I never wanted to be …
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Bears’ Kellar optimistic as North Greenville game nears
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Despite his Bears coming off their first losing season since 2009 and suffering a 39-point setback in their season opener, head coach Mike Kellar remains optimistic as Lenoir-Rhyne University prepares for its second game of the year. The Bears battle North Greenville, S.C. (1-0) on Saturday between the bricks at Moretz Stadium. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. …
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: Former Bandys, Hibriten head coach will guide Hickory
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Tim Correll — whose previous head-coaching experience in wrestling at six other schools includes stints at Bandys and Hibriten — is the new varsity wrestling head coach at Hickory. Correll, also coaching defensive line for the Red Tornadoes’ varsity football team, is teaching at Longview Elementary. “I am thrilled to be back home where I plan to …
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: N. Lincoln snaps Maiden’s league volleyball win streak at 32
HobbsDailyReport.com North Lincoln High won the first two sets and then rallied to take a fifth and deciding set on Thursday night at home, nipping Maiden 3-2 in South Fork 2A girls’ volleyball and stopping the Blue Devils’ league win streak at 32 matches. The Knights won 25-15 and 25-19 before Maiden — which had won its final 2014 Southern …
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS: Concord hands Maiden first loss of season
HobbsDailyReport.com THURSDAY’S SUMMARIES NORTH LINCOLN 5, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 4 Singles: Mckenzie Jones (NL) d. Darby Sherrill 6-2, 6-7 (7-9) 10-8; Allie Meadows (AC) d. Addie Mckinnis 6-2, 6-4; Kristin Ratliff (AC) d. Avery Sigmon 4-6, 6-3, 10-8; Meredith Rogers (AC) d. Rachel Palmer 6-0, 6-2; Sheridan Farris (NL) d. Emma Maltba 6-4, 6-4; Allison File (NL) d. Hannah Maltba 6-3, …