By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Derrick Minor won’t return for a fourth season as head football coach at Fred T. Foard High but says he will coach again. “I don’t have an opportunity (currently) … but I hope so,” Minor said late Thursday afternoon, a day after he said he and Fred T. Foard administrators reached a “mutual decision” …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: CCC&TI picks Pait to build its program
HobbsDailyReport.com HUDSON – Frank Pait, who started the baseball program at Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC), has been picked to play a similar role as Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (CCC&TI) starts its program. CCC&TI announced Pait will be its first head coach in baseball and start work on Feb. 1. In addition to previously being CVCC’s head coach, …
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Hawks scores 20 as Lenoir-Rhyne nips Belmont Abbey
HobbsDailyReport.com BELMONT – Mason Hawks scored 20 points in his second start of the season on Wednesday afternoon, sparking Lenoir-Rhyne University’s 80-77 road victory over Belmont Abbey. The Bears improved to 9-3 and the Crusaders dropped to 9-3 after their battle in the Wheeler Center. LRU is now idle until a Jan. 5 home game against Tusculum. Hawks hit six …
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: St. Stephens heads to Cary tournament still unbeaten
Indians down visiting West Forsyth, Fred T. Foard, climb to 26-0 HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – St. Stephens High continued to roll in varsity wrestling on Wednesday night, beating state contenders West Forsyth and Fred T. Foard at St. Stephens. The Indians, coached by Billy Baker, handled West Forsyth 58-10 and then downed in-county rival Fred T. Foard 43-22. St. …
HIGH SCHOOL WINTER SPORTS: Thursday’s schedule
HobbsDailyReport.com THURSDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL WINTER SPORTS SCHEDULE Varsity basketball, wrestling and swimming events scheduled on Thursday 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 …