HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Greene steps down after 2 years as Watauga’s head coach

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com BOONE — Ethan Greene has resigned after two seasons as head varsity baseball coach at Watauga High. Greene guided the Pioneers to a 9-9 record that included 8-6 last season and a fourth-place finish in the Northwestern 3A-4A. They 1-3 the year before in a season shortened by COVID-19. He is a former Watauga pitcher who …

CRAWDADS: Close home series with Winston-Salem by winning

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Saturday, Sunday results at L.P. Frans Stadium: Saturday, DH, Hickory 11, Winston-Salem 4; Winstoin-Salem 8, Hickory 1; Sunday, Hickory 6, Winston-Salem 2 Current record: 43-50, fourth place in High-A East South Division, 22 1/2 games back of division-leading Bowling Green (Ky.) Next game: Tuesday at Greenville, S.C., 7:05 p.m. This series:  at Greenville, S.C., Tuesday through …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: This week’s games — JV and varsity

HobbsDailyReport.com THIS WEEK’S HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL THURSDAY, AUG. 26 JUNIOR VARSITY Ashe County at N. Wilkes Cherryville at W. Lincoln, 7 p.m. Forestview at E. Lincoln Fred T. Foard at Bandys, 7 p.m. E. Rutherford at E. Burke, 7 p.m. Hibriten at Hickory, 7 p.m. Hickory at S. Caldwell, cancelled Lake Norman at N. Iredell Lincolnton at N. Lincoln, 7 …

HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE: This week’s varsity events (non-football)

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS VARSITY SCHEDULE   A schedule of varsity high school sports events for this week (football is posted elsewhere), compiled by HobbsDailyReport.com from schedules provided by each school 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. If game times …