HobbsDailyReport.com AUSTIN, Tex. – Noah McRae, a Hickory senior who swims for Lenoir-Rhyne University, has earned an academic award in NCAA Division II. McRae, who graduated in the spring with a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a grade point average of 3.98, has been named to an at-large team selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The …
LEGION JUNIOR SOFTBALL: Hickory sweeps North Iredell, winning 12-0 and 10-0
HobbsDailyReport.com Hickory Post 48’s Junior American Legion softball team swept North Iredell in a doubleheader on Wednesday night, winning 12-0 and 10-0. Post 48 had eight hits, led by two each by Riley Fox and Torrie Venters, to win the first game. Fox and Owen Lyall combined for a shutout, allowing two hits, and Riley had five strikeouts in three …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Patton promotes Browning to head coach
HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – Patton High’s next head football coach comes from its current coaching staff, and he also coaches the Panthers’ varsity baseball team. Jonathan Browning — selected interim head coach when Tom Eanes left to become head football coach at Bandys late last month – was named head coach on Wednesday, a press release by the Burke County Public …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Maiden’s O’Brien, UNC preparing for College World Series
HobbsDailyReport.com Maiden High freshman Caden O’Brien, who has already set freshman pitching records at North Carolina, is with the Tar Heels as they head to Omaha and the NCAA Division I baseball World Series. The Tar Heels face Oregon State in the opening game of the World Series at 2 p.m. on Saturday (ESPN). WORLD SERIES SCHEDULE: https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/college-world-series-schedule MORE ON …
BREAKING NEWS: Report says Bazzle is next head football coach at North Lincoln
HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – Nick Bazzle, who won 129 games as a high school head football coach at Newton-Conover and Alexander Central, will be the next head coach at North Lincoln, The Lincoln Times-News is reporting. In an online post late Tuesday night, the Times-News reported Bazzle will replace Steven Pack, who resigned after one season as the Knights’ head coach …