East Lincoln High Sports

  • HIGH SCHOOLS: East Lincoln begins raising funds for expanded press box - By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com DENVER, N.C. — East Lincoln High has announced the beginning of fundraising to increase capacity and make its football press box into more of a working press box. Because of limited spacing and a larger than normal support crew, the current press box often does not have enough seating to accommodate the number of media attending ...
  • HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Beam back, will coach receivers at East Lincoln - Former head coach at Burns, N. Lincoln, Newton-Conover is back on the field   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com DENVER, N.C. – East Lincoln High has added a wide receiver coach to its varsity football staff who is well-known for his passion for the game and success. Matt Beam, whose head-coaching stints include Burns, North Lincoln and Newton-Conover, posted on Facebook ...
  • BASKETBALL CAMPS: Registration open for Nuggets’ 25th annual workouts - By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com DENVER, N.C. –The Denver Nuggets Travel basketball teams are preparing for their 25th annual camps at East Lincoln High. Chip Ashley, director of the Nuggets, has announced these dates: June 14-17 and June 28-July 1. On those dates, instruction for seventh through 10th graders is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to noon each day, followed by a ...
  • HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Ashley retiring after 33 years at East Lincoln - HobbsDailyReport.com DENVER, N.C. — After more than 30 years one high school, Chip Ashley will retire at the end of the week from the coaching staff at East Lincoln High. Ashley’s roles include assistant coaching jobs in varsity girls’ and boys’ basketball and he was also head coach in those two sports, including a stint as the leader of both ...
  • HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Mustangs’ Kuthan picks Roanoke (Va.) College (photo) - HobbsDailyReport.com  
  • SOUTH FORK 2A: East Lincoln wins Wells Fargo Cup, North Lincoln ends up second - HobbsDailyReport.com Sparked by winning a boys’ tennis title and finishing second in softball and girls’ soccer, East Lincoln High has won the South Fork 2A’s Wells Fargo Cup. The award, presented by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association in each league in the state on an annual basis, measures overall athletic success in each conference. East Lincoln gained 45 ...
  • DENVER NUGGETS BASKETBALL: Tryouts scheduled at East Lincoln High - HobbsDailyReport.com DENVER, N.C. – Tryouts for the Denver Nuggets Travel team for boys’ basketball are scheduled for East Lincoln High. All basketball players in Lincoln and surrounding counties are encouraged to try out. They will need to complete parental permission, medical consent and information forms that can be found at http://denvernuggetsnc.teampages.com/ The tryouts – for seventh- through 11th-graders — are ...
  • WEST 2A BOYS REGIONAL BOX: Forest Hills 71, East Lincoln 62 - HobbsDailyReport.com NCHSAA 2A Men West Box
  • HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: E. Lincoln nips Bandys, stays atop South Fork 2A boys’ soccer race - HobbsDailyReport.com East Lincoln High nipped Bandys 3-2 on Monday night in South Fork 2A boys’ soccer at Bandys, holding onto first place in the conference. Chase Gilley, Logan Gilley and Miller Towson each scored a goal for the Mustangs (16-2-0, 9-1-0), who are just ahead of Newton-Conover (9-1-1). Pearson Cunningham had an assist for East Lincoln. The South Fork 2A ...
  • HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: East Lincoln repeats as South Fork 2A champion - Conference tourney begins Tuesday night with 4 matches at 6 p.m.   HobbsDailyReport.com East Lincoln High — after repeating as South Fork 2A regular-season champion – is the top seed for the conference tournament that begins on Tuesday night. The Mustangs won 3-0 at Newton-Conover on Monday night to wrap up the league title, finishing one match up on second-place ...
  • SOUTH FORK 2A: Jones leads East Lincoln to fourth straight victory - Mustangs’ homecoming is Friday in key battle with North Lincoln   HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – Quarterback Chase Jones threw for three scores and East Lincoln High’s defense came up big as the visiting Mustangs won their fourth straight game on Friday night, edging Lincolnton 27-6. The victory featured East Lincoln (4-2, 2-0 South Fork 2A) holding the Wolves to 98 yards ...
  • SOUTH FORK 2A: Jones has hand in 5 TDs as Mustangs maul Knights - HobbsDailyReport.com HUNTERSVILLE – Quarterback Chase Jones had a hand in five scores on Friday night as East Lincoln High pounded Lake Norman Charter 56-7, running its win streak to three games. The Mustangs (3-2, 1-0 South Fork 2A) scored 50 of their points in the opening half – 21 in the first quarter and 29 in the second – as ...
  • HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Bunker Hill volleyball coach within win of 100 for career - East Lincoln nips Bandys in boys’ soccer, stays atop South Fork 2A HobbsDailyReport.com Crystany White collected 20 digs, nine kills and six aces on Wednesday night, leading Bunker Hill High to a 3-1 road victory over Hibriten that has her coach now a win away from 100 in her volleyball career. The Bears beat the Panthers 25-14, 19-25, 25-13, 25-16 ...
  • SOUTH FORK 2A FOOTBALL PREVIEW: East Lincoln Mustangs - By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com EAST LINCOLN MUSTANGS Conference: South Fork 2A. Head coach: David Lubowicz (6-6, 1 year; 6-6 at E. Lincoln, 1 year). Last season’s records: 6-6 overall; 5-2 South Fork 2A, third place. Last season’s results: at Forestview, L 6-7; at Ashbrook, L 3-18; N. Gaston, L 7-28; at E. Gaston, W 22-6; LAKE NORMAN CHARTER, W 28-7; ...
  • COLLEGE BASEBALL: Former East Lincoln ace makes Freshman All-America team - HobbsDailyReport.com TUSCON, Ariz. – Former East Lincoln High pitching ace Alec Burleson, now playing at East Carolina, was named to the Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America Team on Wednesday. Burleson, a left-hander, was the unanimous American Athletic Conference Freshman Pitcher of the Year selection, after appearing in 19 games (5-2, 3.33 ERA, 49 strikeouts, 16 walks in 54 innings). When not ...
  • HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Mustangs’ Parks to play wide receiver at Bethune-Cookman - HobbsDailyReport.com
  • HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: East Lincoln’s 2017-18 season award winners - HobbsDailyReport.com
  • HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: An early batch of ‘Did you know?’ (you want to…) - Statistical information compiled by and published at HobbsDailyReport.com is copyrighted and not available for re-publication — print or online — without prior written consent. Copy and pastes of the link from this item are OK. HobbsDailyReport.com A few early tidbits — the things you get from the unique at-your-finger-tips/extensive record-keeping of Chris Hobbs, HobbsDailyReport.com’s  founder — while he’s hard at ...
  • HIGH SCHOOLS: Title IX case forces field improvements at Florida school - HobbsDailyReport.com This article — dealing with Title IX at a high school in Florida — is worth a read, as it is paramount that school systems in every state comply with the (equal) opportunities they provide their student-athletes… an often tough chore given the current economy. http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/124290/
  • BASKETBALL: Denver Nuggets have camps scheduled at East Lincoln - HobbsDailyReport.com DENVER, N.C. – The Denver Nuggets have scheduled two basketball camps at East Lincoln High, both directed by Chip Ashley, the Nuggets’ director. A camp for rising second- through sixth-graders and rising seventh- through 10th-graders – boys and girls — is scheduled June 26-29. The daily sessions for the second- through sixth-graders is 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The ...
  • LEGION BASEBALL: Schedule from Sunday through next Sunday - HobbsDailyReport.com AREA IV AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL (from original schedules) SUNDAY Cherryville at Hickory, 3 p.m. (Legion Fairgrounds, Newton) Lincoln County at Maiden, 7 p.m. (Maiden High) MONDAY Caldwell County at Asheville, 7 p.m. Cherryville at Taylorsville, 7 p.m. (Alexander Central High) Gaston Braves at Maiden, 7 p.m. TUESDAY Burke County at Taylorsville, 7 p.m. (Alexander Central High) Hickory at Henderson ...
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  • HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: All-State 2A team includes Maiden’s O’brien - HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – Maiden High star pitcher Caden O’brien and two East Lincoln players have been named all-state baseball players for the 2017 season by the North Carolina Baseball Coaches Association (NCBCA). O’brien was coached at Maiden by David Williams and East Lincoln’s picks – Alec Burleson and Nate Kinsch – were coached by Chris Matile. The NCBCA made 30 ...
  • WELLS FARGO FINAL STANDINGS: Hickory, E. Lincoln among Conference Cup winners - HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL – Hickory, East Lincoln, Kings Mountain and Lake Norman fielded the top athletic programs in their respective high school sports conferences this season. Each of those schools won a Wells Fargo Conference Cup when season results were released by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) on Thursday. Each conference in the state annually develops its ...
  • BY THE NUMBERS: Mike Byus’ 12 seasons as head football coach at East Lincoln - HobbsDailyReport.com A look at the East Lincoln High football teams coached by Mike Byus, who on Wednesday was named the new head football coach at Parkersburg, W. Va., High: Year                         Conference                        Conf. record/place                 All games 2005                          Southern Piedmont 1A-2A         5-1/second                             7-6* 2006                         Southern Piedmont 1A-2A          5-1/champion                       11-3* 2007                 ...