HobbsDailyReport.com CLAREMONT – The Maiden at Bunker Hill high school football game scheduled for Friday night has been moved to Monday night. The Blue Devils (2-0) and Bears (0-2) will kick off at 6 p.m. on Monday. Maiden will be going for its 15th straight win over the Bears in Claremont and their 28th straight win in the series. Both …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: N-C at Hickory varsity game moved to Monday night
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY –Friday night’s Newton-Conover at Hickory varsity football game has been postponed. Newton-Conover athletic director John Echerd made the announcement on his twitter account about 10:50 a.m. on Friday, saying the game will be played Monday night at 6 p.m. Several games scheduled were moved up to Wednesday or played on Thursday night because of a forecast for heavy …
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Elder, Red Tornadoes had dream football season in 1996
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – David Elder still remembers a conversation from more than 20 years ago that predicted one of the magic seasons he was to coach in, but there was really no way to be fully prepared for it. He was talking to veteran Shelby head football coach Jim Taylor after the Golden Lions had beaten Hickory …
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Maiden tops W. Lincoln, league volleyball win streak at 31
HobbsDailyReport.com Visiting Maiden High swept West Lincoln in three straight games on Thursday to run its girls’ volleyball conference winning streak to 31 in a row. The Devils, 2-0 in the South Fork 2A, won 25-9, 25-11, 25-11 and increased their win streak in conference regular-season matches to 31 — a final league regular-season match in the Southern District 7 …
CRAWDADS: Bitten by RiverDogs again, they share first with Greensboro, West Virginia
HobbsDailyReport.com CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Hickory Crawdads blew a lead — with Charleston (S.C.) scoring seven runs in the eighth inning on Thursday night and winning 10-5 – to leave three teams tied for first place in the South Atlantic League (SAL) Northern Division heading to the final weekend of regular-season play. Hickory (63-73, 36-30 second half) shares first place …