Former Bandys star who reached NFL to coach tight ends in his new job By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com NORFOLK, Va.—Catawba County native Justin Harper, who played his way to the NFL, is making another move to bolster his career as a college football coach. Harper — a star at Bandys High and Virginia Tech, who then played for the …
NCHSAA HALL OF FAME: Spartans’ Anderson in Class of 2022
HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL — Danny Anderson, current head varsity boys basketball coach at South Caldwell and a 700-game winner, is going into the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) Hall of Fame. Anderson, whose coaching career also includes stints at Madison-Mayodan, Starmount, West Caldwell (twice) and Maiden, will be inducted with the Class of 2022. The NCHSAA released voting …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Ramseur promoted to head coach at Foard
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to attribute a comment made about Ramseur. HobbsDailyReport.com originally attributed that comment to Foard’s athletic director rather than the school principal. By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Michael Ramseur — an assistant at Fred T Foard High who was a football star at Maiden and signed with North Carolina during his playing career …
HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE: This week’s events
HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULE A schedule of high school varsity events this week for schools in the Catawba Valley 2A Athletic, Western Foothills 3A and Northwestern 3A-4A plus Draughn and Patton. Game times are included, if available, and are subject to change. Junior varsity basketball games generally start by 4:30 p.m. and the varsity girls play at approximately 6 …
RACING: Richard Howard inducted into National Motorsports Media Association Hall of Fame
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CHARLOTTE — Richard Howard, whose fingerprint remains on NASCAR racing and whose impact guided the organization through some of its tougher earlier times, was honored Sunday with a Hall of Fame induction. Howard — who died in April of 1998 at age 73 — was one of three inducted into the Class of 2022 for the …