HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE: Friday, Saturday varsity events

HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY, SATURDAY VARSITY SCHEDULE   Varsity events scheduled Friday and Saturday for area high school winter sports teams, compiled from schedules of those schools that responded to a request for a schedule. Girls’ basketball games generally begins in a range of 5:45 p.m. to 6:15 p.m., based on what time the junior varsity games are completed, and the varsity …

HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: N-C nips Bandys, advances to 2A dual-team final

Red Devils, already owning 3 titles, get eighth shot to win it all   HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – Newton-Conover High emerged from a mini-Catawba Valley 2A Athletic tournament on Wednesday, winning the West 2A dual-team wrestling championship. The third and fourth rounds at Lincolnton pitted No. 11 Bandys against No. 10 West Lincoln, and the top-seeded Red Devils against No. 12 …

MIDDLE SCHOOLS: Whisnant Basketball tournaments begin Tuesday

Both Northview teams unbeaten, seeded No. 1 at Mill Creek   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CLAREMONT – One of the highlights of middle school sports in Catawba County is returning this week. The 42nd annual Kermit Whisnant Memorial Basketball Tournament – featuring all the girls’ and boys’ teams from the Catawba Valley Middle School Athletic Conference — will be played …

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Friday’s varsity results

HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY, JAN. 27 GIRLS Catawba Valley 2A Athletic E. Burke 59, Newton-Conover 57 Lincolnton 52, Bandys 29 Maiden 59, W. Caldwell 41 W. Lincoln 58, Bunker Hill 36 Western Foothills 3A E. Lincoln 81, W. Iredell 12 N. Iredell 57, N. Lincoln 34 St. Stephens 64, Hickory 48 Statesville 40, Fred T. Foard 34 Northwestern 3A-4A Ashe County 43, …