HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Sain retiring after 7 postseason bids in 9 years at West Lincoln

Change leaves longest-tenured HC in South Fork 2A at 3 years HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – Tom Sain, who guided seven of West Lincoln High’s nine varsity football teams that made the state playoffs, is leaving the sport. Sain told The Lincoln Times-News (https://www.lincolntimesnews.com/sports/west-lincoln-s-sain-to-step-down/article_5da7250a-2629-11e9-8e42-cf78bd00cb28.html) he’s resigned and moving on to more time with his family. He is stepping aside after the Rebels …

HIGH SCHOOL WINTER SPORTS: Friday’s schedule

HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL WINTER SPORTS SCHEDULE   Friday’s varsity basketball, wrestling and swimming events scheduled by South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A teams, as compiled by HobbsDailyReport.com from schedules provided by the schools that responded to a request. Game times are listed, if available, and varsity girls’ games generally start in the 6:15 p.m. to 6:30 …

THURSDAY’S HS BASKETBALL SUMMARIES: Freedom sweeps Hickory

HobbsDailyReport.com THURSDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SUMMARIES   GIRLS FREEDOM 44, HICKORY 34 Freedom         6      21     6      11—44 Hickory            9       7     8      10—34 FREEDOM 44—Blaikley Crooks 14, Christena Rhone 11, Bailey 7, Garrison 6, Moore 3, Davenport 4, Short, Tate, Watkins, Cisneros, Johnson. HICKORY 34—Makayla Hill 12, Soublert 4, James …

STATE DUAL-TEAM WRESTLING PLAYOFFS: W. Lincoln eliminates Foard, N-C to return to 2A championship match

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – West Lincoln High, the defending state 2A dual-team wrestling champion, is returning to the title match on Saturday after beating two nearby rivals. In matches on Thursday night at Newton-Conover, the Rebels won another West 2A title by beating Newton-Conover 30-25 after eliminating Fred T. Foard 33-27 in a third-round match. Newton-Conover got out of the third …