HobbsDailyReport.com Sparked by winning a boys’ tennis title and finishing second in softball and girls’ soccer, East Lincoln High has won the South Fork 2A’s Wells Fargo Cup. The award, presented by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association in each league in the state on an annual basis, measures overall athletic success in each conference. East Lincoln gained 45 …
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER: Alexander Central names McConnell as new head coach
HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE – Alexander Central High has named David McConnell, who formerly coached boys’ soccer at Forestview, as its new varsity boys’ soccer head coach. McConnell works as a Credit Recovery and Online Courses teacher at Alexander Central, and he was head boys’ soccer coach at Forestview from 2015-17. His coaching experience also includes seven seasons as an assistant coach …
NEWTON-CONOVER HALL OF FAME: Trio of new members will be added Thursday night
HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Newton-Conover High will add three inductees to its Athletic Hall of Fame on Thursday night at 7 p.m. at the school gym. No tickets are required to attend a ceremony that will honor the Class of 2019 – LaShawn Coulter, John Rabold and the late Linda Richards. LaShawn Coulter A 1990 graduate, he was a three-time all-conference …
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Maiden’s Xayavang will play next season at Lees-McRae (photo)
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LEGION BASEBALL: Gastonia nips Hickory 2-0; teams play on Wednesday at Legion Fairgrounds
HobbsDailyReport.com GASTONIA – Gastonia edged visiting Hickory 2-0 on Monday night, dropping Post 48 to 1-2 in Area IV American Legion baseball. Post 48 is at home on Wednesday at 7 p.m., facing Gastonia at the Legion Fairgrounds Field in Newton. Gastonia won a pitching duel on Monday night behind Logen Blattau, who threw seven innings. He gave up six …