West Caldwell asking NCHSAA about returning to Class 2A based on decline in enrollment HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL – The new average daily membership (ADM) numbers that will be used Saturday when the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) prepares brackets for the state football playoffs were released Wednesday. The ADMs are adjusted annually and play a factor in the …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Freedom rolls, wraps up second in Northwestern 3A-4A
Foard’s Siemer runs for 410 yards, six scores as Tigers wallop West Iredell HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – Freedom High wrapped up second place in Northwestern 3A-4A football on Monday night, beating visiting McDowell 40-13 behind senior running back Larry Luke and record-setting quarterback Jayden Birchfield. Luke ran for two scores to get the Patriots (9-2, 6-1) out front by seven …
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Vols easily handle Bears in exhibition game at Tennessee
HobbsDailyReport.com KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A crowd of more than 16,000 watched Tennessee’s men easily handle visiting Lenoir-Rhyne University on Tuesday night in a college basketball exhibition. The game, won 86-41 by Tennessee, was a match-up of the Vols’ head coach, Rick Barnes, battling his alma mater. He is a 1977 LRU graduate who played basketball for the Bears and is …
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: CVCC gets No. 10 seed in next week’s national tournament
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) will be the No. 10 seed in next week’s National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II women’s volleyball national tournament. The three-day tournament — scheduled Nov. 15-17 at the Charleston (W. Va.) Civic Center announced seeds and pairings on Tuesday. CVCC (33-9) opens against No. 7 Grand Rapids Community College (29-6, …
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS: Tuesday’s second round results, pairings for Thursday’s third round
HobbsDailyReport.com STATE BOYS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER TOURNAMENT Note: For all 1A pairings and East 2A, 3A and 4A pairings, visit www.nchsaa.org: Third round pairings (must be played by Thursday) West 1A No. 14 Queens Grant (14-7) at No. 11 Gray Stone Day (14-7-1)-No. 6 LINCOLN CHARTER (13-7-1) winner West 2A No. 9 Forest Hills (12-11-1) at No. 1 HIBRITEN (23-0-2) …