HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: St. Stephens opens season by winning twice

HobbsDailyReport.com THURSDAY’S WRESTLING SUMMARIES ST. STEPHENS 68, WILKES CENTRAL 9 126: Graham Ormand (SS) won by forfeit 132: Jovanny Urzua (SS) p. Corben Call 2:54 138: Tradin Allen (WC) p. Evan Trossi 3:02 145: Blake Baker (SS) p. Trenton Hunt 1:13 152: Garrett Bolling (SS) d. Jordan Jarvis 9-0 160: De’Untae Henry (SS) p. Nick Hartley 4:25 170: Ivan Vergel …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Suddreth clears 1,000 career points as Bears gain first win

HobbsDailyReport.com PEMBROKE – Senior Madi Suddreth cleared 1,000 career points on Thursday night, leading Lenoir-Rhyne University’s women to their first victory of the season, 63-58 on the road over UNC Pembroke. The Bears (1-2) went on a 17-5 scoring run to close the first half. Suddreth, who played prep basketball at Alexander Central, scored 10 points and passed the 1K …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Hojnacki becomes good fit in Bandys’ powerful running game

Senior has shot at 1,000 rushing yards, a rare feat for Trojans QBs By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – When Lake Hojnacki jumped head-first into a changing role in a new offense as the starting quarterback at Bandys High this season, new head coach Tom Eanes wasn’t exactly sure what to expect. Hojnacki, a 6-foot-2, 170-pound senior, had modest stats …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Which area team has won 20 of its 24 home postseason games?

Maiden chases 51st all-time playoff win with visit to East Rutherford HobbsDailyReport.com Notes and tidbits about Greater Hickory teams that begin the state football playoffs with first-round games on Friday at 7:30 p.m.: WEST 2A MAIDEN (8-3, No. 10 seed) Opponent: at No. 7 E. Rutherford (8-3) Previous state playoff games against this opponent: 2011 2A first round – Maiden …