EAST-WEST BOYS BASKETBALL: Freedom’s Abee scores 11 as West dominates

Trio of Queens University signees spark 119-80 rout   HobbsDailyReport.com GREENBORO – Jay’den Turner, one of three Queens University signees on the West roster, led a 119-80 rout of the East on Monday night in the East-West All-Star boys’ basketball game at the Greensboro Coliseum. Turner — a 6-foot-5 guard from Southwest Guilford — made 11 of 17 field goals …

EAST-WEST GIRLS BASKETBALL: Wake Forest signee leads East to 3-point victory

Freedom’s Madison Bailey, only area player for West, scores 3 points   HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – Led by Wake Forest signee Alexandria Scruggs, a 6-foot forward from Fayettevlle E.E. Smith, the East All-Stars nipped the West 81-78 on Monday night in girls’ basketball at the Greensboro Coliseum. Scruggs was named MVP of the annual seniors-only game sponsored by the North Carolina …

AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Gaston Braves sweep, advance to Area IV title series

HobbsDailyReport.com AREA IV AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS SEMIFINALS (best-of-5) WEST NO. 1 CHERRYVILLE (23-9) vs. EAST NO. 2 UNION COUNTY (17-6) Game 1, Saturday, July 14 at Cherryville High: Union County 7, Cherryville 0 Game 2, Sunday, July 15 at Wingate: Cherryville 1, Union County 0 Game 3, Monday, July 16 at Cherryville High: Cherryville 1, Union County 0 Game …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Former Hickory head coach Larry Wittenberg dies

Receiving is from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, funeral on Wednesday at 11 a.m.   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Larry A. Wittenberg, who succeeded a legendary head football coach at Hickory High in the mid-1980s by guiding teams that shared three league titles in his seven seasons, has died. Wittenberg, 79, passed on Saturday at his residence, and Bass-Smith …