By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – St. Stephens’ pursuit of a third straight winning season in girls’ high school basketball will be directed by Roger Shield, head coach the past three seasons at Lake Norman. Shield has been hired to coach the Indians, 14-12 last season and 17-11 the season before that in a four-year tenure under Betsy Reynolds, who …
CRAWDADS: Score game’s final 5 runs to topple BlueClaws on road
HobbsDailyReport.com LAKEWOOD, N.J. –The bottom of the Hickory Crawdads’ batting order did the hard work on Thursday night in a 7-2 victory over Lakewood (N.J.). Batting sixth through ninth, respectively, Yohel Pozo, Anderson Tejeda, Franklin Rollin and Eric Jenkins combined to go 5-for-16, score four runs and drive in five as the visiting Crawdads won a South Atlantic League baseball …
LEGION BASEBALL: Update on Southeast Regional in Asheboro
HobbsDailyReport.com AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL SOUTHEAST REGIONAL UPDATE (Aug. 2-6 at McCrary Park, Asheboro) Teams Alabama – Troy Post 70 Florida – State tournament, Wednesday-Sunday, Boyton Beach, Fla. Georgia – State tournament, Tuesday-Sunday, Loganville/Canton, Ga. Kentucky – State tournament, Tuesday-Sunday, Owensboro, Ky. North Carolina (champion/host) – Randolph County (33-8) North Carolina – Wilmington Post 10 (26-5) South Carolina – Florence Post …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Worley, Stilwell join St. Stephens coaching staff
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – St. Stephens High has added two new assistants – both former head coaches – to its football staff. Former Hickory head coach John Worley is coaching offensive linemen and former North Lincoln head coach Scott Stilwell is coaching wide receivers, Indians head coach Wayne Hicks confirmed Wednesday. Worley coached offensive linemen at HHS, his …
BREAKING NEWS: Harper leaving HHS to coach at Central State (Ohio)
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Former NFL wide receiver Justin Harper, who was set to start his first season as associate head football coach at Hickory High, is leaving the Red Tornadoes. In an exclusive interview with HobbsDailyReport.com on Wednesday, Harper said he’s accepted a college coaching job he feels will help him reach his coaching goals in football …