Brint Russell leaving E. Rutherford to become boss at his alma mater By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com BLACK MOUNTAIN — Former Newton-Conover High head football coach Brint Russell is heading home. Russell, most recently head football coach and athletic director at East Rutherford, has been named the new head football coach at Black Mountain Owen, his alma mater. He was …
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: Foard’s Foor chases fourth consecutive state title
Championships are set for Saturday using a single-elimination format at 3 high schools By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL – The state individual wrestling championships are scheduled Saturday at three high school gyms. The 1A and 4A championships will be at Winston-Salem Glenn, the 2A wrestlers go to Wheatmore and the 3A championships are set for Eastern Guilford. …
NCHSAA AWARDS: Foard’s Lombardi selected as state’s Female Coach of the Year
Meredith Lombardi, who guided Fred T. Foard High to a state volleyball title this season — the Tigers have won back-to-back crowns and eight in school history — has been selected the top female coach in the state by the North Caroina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA)./FRED T. FOARD PHOTO By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL – Meredith Lombardi, …
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Bears’ Knighton, Foard’s Essary lead All- Northwestern Foothills 2A
Setzer named Coach of the Year after guiding Bears to conference title By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com The top pitching aces in the Northwestern Foothills 2A this season won the top awards in all-conference voting by the league’s head baseball coaches. The coaches picked senior Casey Knighton of Bunker Hill as the Player of the Year and Fred T. Foard’s …
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Indians’ Peissel named Player of Year in Northwestern 3A-4A
McDowell pitchers share Pitcher of Year after Titans win league title By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com A junior pitcher who led St. Stephens High to the third round of the state 3A playoffs was named the Northwestern 3A-4A’s Player of the Year on Wednesday. The league’s head coaches voted Julien Peissel of St. Stephens as the conference’s top player, McDowell …