By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Nice read by former colleague Langston Wertz Jr. on whether or not an NCAA decision to allow student-athletes to earn money from use of their image and social media might/should/will trickle down to the high school level. It’s an interesting — and tough — question. Is the day coming that a local football star will insist …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: South Fork 2A rushing leaders for 2020 season
COMING SATURDAY: Passing leaders for Northwestern 3A-4A for 2020 SOUTH FORK 2A 2020 FOOTBALL LEADERS Top 10s in the South Fork 2A for the 2020 spring football season, as compiled by HobbsDailyReport.com. All totals are unofficial and players who were underclassmen are indicated by bold. The statistics are copyrighted by HobbsDailyReport.com and can’t be reprinted or used in …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Jarrett has 3 hits, including homer, but Memphis still wins
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Like he often can, Zach Jarrett got hot at the plate on Friday night. Again batting second in the batting order for the Norfolk (Va.) Tides, he went 3-for-4 and hit his seventh home run of the season at Memphis but it came in a 6-5 loss. The series continues through Sunday in Memphis. Jarrett, starting …
CRAWDADS: Score 20 runs, crush Ironbirds at Frans Stadium
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS Friday’s result at L.P. Frans Stadium: Hickory 20, Aberdeen (Md.) 2 Current record: 27-37, sixth place in High-A East South Division, 16 games back of division-leading Bowling Green (Ky.) Next game: Saturday, home vs. Aberdeen (Md.), 7 p.m. This series: Home vs. Aberdeen (Md.), Tuesday through Sunday; game times 7 p.m. each night through Saturday, 3 …
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Watauga has new varsity boys head coach, son of former leader
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com BOONE — Watauga High has a new boys’ varsity basketball coach whose dad is a former Pioneers head coach in the same sport. The Pioneers have selected Bryson Payne, son of Marc Payne, as the replacement for Laura Barry. She will return to coaching only the Watauga varsity girls. Watauga went 3-9 overall and 2-9 in …