WNNC’S GOLDEN HELMET: Week 1, Bunker Hill RB Jason Willis

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON — WNNC is again this season selecting an area Player of the Week in high school football. The radio station and Coca-Cola present the Golden Helmet award each week after receiving nominations from the schools, a tradition established by WNNC owner Dave Lingafelt. WNNC also continues to lead Catawba County’s radio stations in live weekly broadcasts of the …

HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE: Thursday’s events

HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL FALL VARSITY SPORTS SCHEDULE   HobbsDailyReport.com Thursday’s  fall sports for teams in the Catawba Valley Athletic 2A, Western Foothills 3A, Northwestern 3A-4A and for Draughn and Patton for this week. The schedule is compiled from those sent to HobbsDailyReport.com, per the website’s request, and includes events from the schools that responded. Start times are listed, if available, …

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD: Tuesday, Wednesday varsity results

HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD   Editor’s note: Results from athletic events scheduled by schools in the Catawba Valley 2A Athletic, Western Foothills 3A, Northwestern 3A-4A or by Draughn and Patton, with scores listed that were reported or researched by HobbsDailyReport.com. If a result is not listed, it was not reported to the website or was not available in our research: …

CRAWDADS: Fall twice to Rome in Hickory; 2 above .500 with 4 to play

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Tuesday’s results at L.P. Frans Stadium: Postponed, rain, reset as DH on Wednesday Wednesday’s results at L.P Frans Stadium: Rome, Ga. 5, Hickory; Rome, Ga. 8, Hickory 2 Current record: 27-35, fourth place in South Atlantic League South Division,  seven games behind Bowling Green, (Ky.); 7 1/2 games behind Asheville, 10 1/2 behind division-leading Rome (Ga.) …