IN MEMORY OF: Betty H. Blackburn, my mom

BETTY H. BLACKBURN (Oct. 22, 1931-Oct. 27, 2023) HobbsDailyReport.com Today we dedicate this website to the memory of my mom, Betty H. Blackburn. She died on Friday, Oct. 27 at  age 92, and my two brothers — David and Randy Hobbs —  and my father, James W. Hobbs, predeceased her. My work with this website — now in its seventh …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Varsity standings through first round of state playoffs

HobbsDailyReport.com Varsity football standings in the Catawba Valley 2A Athletic, Western Foothills 3A, Northwestern 3A-4A heading into Friday’s final regular season games: VARSITY (through first-round state playoffs) CATAWBA VALLEY 2A ATHLETIC        Conf.      All      PF     PA Bunker Hill                                     7-0           10-0      383     116 W. Lincoln                                       5-1           8-1       328    149 Maiden                                            4-2           6-3       285    227 Lincolnton                                      4-2          4-5         296    250 …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL JVs: Thursday scores, updated standings, next games

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STANDINGS JUNIOR VARSITY (through games of August 24) CATAWBA VALLEY 2A ATHLETIC                                                   Conf.         All          PF      PA Bandys                                      0-0              1-1          35       56 Bunker Hill                             0-0              0-2         14       66 E. Burke                                  0-0               1-1         60       22 Lincolnton                              0-0              2-0        48         6 Maiden                                    0-0              0-1         0         8 Newton-Conover                  0-0              0-2       22         76 W. Caldwell                           0-0             1-1         …

HALL OF FAME: NCHSAA adds class of 2023

HobbsDailyReport.com CARY  — The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) has inducted its 2023 Hall of Fame class. The ceremony was held in Cary with a banquet that featured a video of each individual’s career by Newton native Rick Strunk, a former NCHSAA employee. https://www.nchsaa.org/news/2023-8-21/2023-nchsaa-hall-fame-banquet?fbclid=IwAR3V1oduAwGjWegprDmjfzAffrwtbIu967AVWjH8CjBgdR6JJ6vyKV9PAHc