HobbsDailyReport.com RENO, Nev. – After one round at the Barracuda Championship, former Hickory High golfer J.T. Poston is tied with four others golfers for 80th. He tees off at 7:55 a.m. on Friday with Peter Lonard of Australia and Patton Kizzire of Montgomery, Ala., for the second of four rounds at the Montreux Golf and Country Club. Poston shot a …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Bowman joins coaching staff at Western Carolina
HobbsDailyReport.com CULLOWHEE – Bryson Bowman, a former baseball star at South Caldwell High and for Caldwell County Post 29, is starting a coaching career in the sport he loves. West Carolina has announced Bowman, a college star for the Catamounts, is joining the staff of head coach Bobby Moranda as a volunteer assistant coach. “I couldn’t be more excited to …
HIGH SCHOOLS: Watauga names new head coach for wrestling
HobbsDailyReport.com BOONE – Watauga High has hired a new wrestling coach, WATA Radio (1450 AM) reported on Thursday. Dustin Kerley, the Pioneers’ athletic director, announced this week the hiring of Kevin Yandle to teach physical education at Watauga and guide the wrestling program. Yandle is an Appalachian State graduate (2015) and worked as an assistant coach at Watauga from 2012-15, …
CRAWDADS: Legends win handily but Hickory still tied for first
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The Lexington (Ky.) Legends got their licks in on Thursday night, using three home runs to beat Hickory 9-1 in South Atlantic League (SAL) baseball. Outhitting the Crawdads 11-5, the Legends rode homers by Gabriel Cancel, Emmanuel Rivera and Marten Gasparini to a victory before 1,325 fans. Hickory (49-61, 22-18 second half) still shares first place in …
LEGION BASEBALL: Thursday results, Friday pairings at SE Regional
HobbsDailyReport.com AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL SOUTHEAST REGIONAL (Wednesday through Sunday, McCrary Park in Asheboro) THE TEAMS Troy (Ala.) Post 70 (30-6) Tallahassee (Fla.) Post 13 (21-7) Covington (Ga.) Braves Post 32 A’s (20-3) Shelbyville (Ky.) Post 37 (23-7) Randolph County Post 45 (33-8) Wilmington Post 10 (26-5) Florence (S.C.) Post 1 (38-2) Wheeling (W.Va.) Post 1 (26-14) WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS Game 1: …