Hickory High Sports

  • HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Hickory confirms Helms has retired - Varsity basketball coaching position now listed as open Editor’s note: This article is copyrighted by HobbsDailyReport.com, and the record(s) of Hickory High girls’ varsity basketball have been developed by research and records kept by the website and can’t be reprinted or rebroadcast without crediting HobbsDailyReport.com or obtaining a waiver of that copyright. To inquire about a waiver, contact chobbs001@att.net. By ...
  • HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Hickory dedicates complex to Craft at Friday’s game - Baseball Complex will be named after Red Tornadoes’ head baseball coach By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Hickory High will honor David Craft — one of its top all-time athletes — on Friday night with a dedication ceremony at its on-campus baseball facility. The HHS field is named after the late Troy Washam, and the newly renovated complex will now ...
  • HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Hickory to name field after ex-coach on Oct. 8 - By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY — Hickory High will honor former football head coach David Elder on Oct. 8 by naming its new turf field at Barger Stadium after Elder. Elder was the head coach in 1996 when the Red Tornadoes rolled to an unbeaten season (16-0) and state 3A title in dominating fashion. That 1996 team will celebrate a ...
  • HIGH SCHOOLS: Hickory naming football field, baseball complex after Elder, Craft - The football field at Frank Barger Stadium, home of Hickory High’s Red Tornadoes, will be named David Elder Field. The ceremony for that is scheduled on Oct. 8./HICKORY PUBLIC SCHOOLS PHOTO Ceremony for football is Oct. 8, when school will celebrate the 25th anniversary of 1996’s unbeaten state title team   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY –The football field and ...
  • WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Hickory Red Tornadoes - HICKORY RED TORNADOES   Conference: Western Foothills 3A Head coach: Joe Glass (53-52-0, 9 years; 0-0-0 at Hickory, first year) Last season’s records: 0-7 overall; 0-6 Northwestern 3A-4A, seventh place Assistant coaches: Jody Weatherman, DC; D.J. Holloway, DL; Ronnie Hopper, DBs; Ronald Elay, DBs; Josh Coffey, OL; Mike Natoli, RBs-OC; Kyle Riddle, QBs; Tore Leach, WR Last season’s results: McDOWELL, ...
  • HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: See photo of Hickory’s new turf field - By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY — Hickory High will play its first season on a turf field at Frank Barger Stadium in 2021. The Red Tornadoes will make their debut under new head coach Joe Glass on Aug. 20 at Alexander Central, then play their first game on the new turf on Aug. 27 against South Caldwell. Statewide realignment placed ...
  • HIGH SCHOOLS: Hickory Public Schools have new superintendent (updated with contract) - By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY — The Hickory Public Schools Board of Education has appointed Dr. Bryan W. Taylor as the school system’s new superintendent. He replaces Dr. Robbie Addell, who is retiring. HobbsDailyReport.com will update this story once documentation of hiring actions by the board of education on Tuesday night are provided. A request for a list of all ...
  • HICKORY HIGH: School system clarifies Wednesday night meeting not open to public - By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY — The Hickory Public Schools have clarified a meeting scheduled Wednesday at 6 p.m. with Hickory High head football coach Joe Glass is not open to the public. In a press release announcing Glass has been hired to replace Russell Stone — who was given a choice to resign or be fired (he resigned April ...
  • HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Hickory Public Schools announce Lincolnton’s Glass next head coach at HHS (updated) - By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Here is an unedited version of a press release from Hickory Public Schools Public Information Officer (PIO) Beverly Snowden received by local media on Wednesday morning. Late Tuesday night, HobbsDailyReport.com reported — via multiple sources — on the selection of Joe Glass, head coach the last two seasons at Lincolnton, as the new HHS head coach ...
  • BREAKING NEWS: Glass leaving Lincolnton to be head football coach at Hickory (updated) - He’s a former Red Tornadoes assistant whose first head-coaching job was at Patton   Editor’s note: This story has been edited to correct Glass’ tenure at Lincolnton, the number of years he has been a head coach and his career record. By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Joe Glass, head football coach at Lincolnton High for the last two seasons ...
  • HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Sources say Hickory closing in on hire of next head coach - Exactly who is in charge unclear as Red Tornadoes look to replace leader forced out in late April   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Hickory High may be closing in on a replacement for former head football coach Russell Stone. A source told HobbsDailyReport.com recommendation of a candidate for the open position – barring new developments – would go ...
  • BREAKING NEWS: Hickory head football coach Stone resigns (updated) - He guided Red Tornadoes to 15 wins in four seasons, has 277 victories in 40-year career   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Russell Stone will not return for a fifth season as head football coach at Hickory High. Stone’s Red Tornadoes team went 0-7 in a COVID-shortened spring season, bringing his record at HHS to 15-27. The coaching change ...
  • HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Willis says timing was perfect to accept job as boys’ coach at Hickory - One of Red Tornadoes’ all-time best athletes leaving The Citadel basketball staff   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – As Hickory High’s next varsity boys’ basketball head coach, Daniel Willis is excited about impacting the program by stressing the things that got him where he is. While playing multiple sports for the Red Tornadoes, Willis said he was taught discipline, ...
  • BREAKING NEWS: Willis returning home to coach Hickory varsity boys - He is leaving The Citadel as associate head coach to work at his alma mater By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Daniel Willis — one of Catawba County’s top all-time high school basketball players — is coming home. Willis, an associate head coach at The Citadel, had a physical education teaching position approved on Monday night by the Hickory City ...
  • HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Hickory assistant named head coach of Davie County girls - HobbsDailyReport.com MOCKSVILLE – Lindsey Adams, an assistant coach at Hickory High last season and former player at Patton and Freedom, has been named varsity girls’ basketball coach at Davie County. Adams, 22, played two seasons at Patton and two at Freedom. MORE COVERAGE (Salisbury Post): https://www.salisburypost.com/2020/06/09/high-school-basketball-adams-is-new-davie-girls-coach/  
  • HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Poplin leaving Hickory to coach at A.L. Brown - He’s returning to his home county after 7 years with Red Tornadoes By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com KANNAPOLIS – Andy Poplin is leaving Hickory, returning to the county he grew up in to coach the varsity high school boys’ basketball team at A.L. Brown. Poplin — whose head-coaching career includes stints at Cabarrus County’s Mount Pleasant and also at Concord, his ...
  • HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Hickory honors Helms for 450th career win - Game-by-game results give coach 449 wins at East Burke and with Red Tornadoes   Editor’s note: Information in this story, including research on Barbara Helms’ records, is copyrighted and can’t be reproduced in print, via broadcast or any other means without a direct waiver of the copyright by HobbsDailyReport.com. To request that waiver, email chobbs001@att.net. By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY ...
  • HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL: Hickory’s Helms closing in on 450 career wins - Editor’s note: Information in this story, including research on Barbara Helms’ records, is copyrighted and can’t be reproduced in print, via broadcast or any other means without crediting HobbsDailyReport.com or via a direct waiver of the copyright by HobbsDailyReport.com. To request that waiver, email chobbs001@att.net. By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Hickory High girls’ varsity basketball head coach Barbara Helms ...
  • HIGH SCHOOLS: New principal at Hickory has coached at Crest - School system indicates it plans to keep ex-principal charged with DWI as an employee   HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Robert Brown, whose career includes coaching at Crest, started his role as interim principal at Hickory High on Thursday. In a press release by the Hickory Public Schools, the system said Brown will serve as principal during the absence of Rebecca Tuttle, ...
  • HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ BASKETBALL: HHS’ Poplin reaches 350 career wins; Young passes 1,000 in scoring - HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Hickory High boys’ varsity basketball coach Andy Poplin has reached 350 career victories. His 151st in his seventh season at HHS came Thursday, a 73-47 home win over McDowell that was the Red Tornadoes’ fifth straight victory. Poplin’s 350th career win came Tuesday at St. Stephens, an 81-35 win in a Northwestern 3A-4A game. The Red Tornadoes ...
  • HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER: Catawba College signs Hickory star (photo) - HobbsDailyReport.com
  • HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING: Hickory’s Smaligo signs with Lenoir-Rhyne (photo) - HobbsDailyReport.com
  • HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER: Red Tornadoes’ Wood headed to App State (photo) - HobbsDailyReport.com
  • HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Hickory’s Darden picks Belmont Abbey (photo) - HobbsDailyReport.com
  • HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS GOLF: Red Tornadoes’ Fleenor headed to Wake Tech (photo) - HobbsDailyReport.com
  • HIGH SCHOOLS: Carolina Panthers will honor 2 athletes from Hickory - HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY — Hickory High student-athletes Olivia Pisel and Sebastian Parrish, both seniors, will be introduced during the Carolina Panthers’ home game on Dec. 1 at Bank of American Stadium. They received their invitation from Panthers head coach Ron Rivera as recipients of a 2019 Carolina Panthers Community Captain Award program, a press release from the Hickory Public Schools said. ...
  • HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Former Hickory head coach Larry Wittenberg dies - Receiving is from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, funeral on Wednesday at 11 a.m.   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Larry A. Wittenberg, who succeeded a legendary head football coach at Hickory High in the mid-1980s by guiding teams that shared three league titles in his seven seasons, has died. Wittenberg, 79, passed on Saturday at his residence, and Bass-Smith ...
  • WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Hickory star Paradine, a UNC signee, earns All-American (photo) - HobbsDailyReport.com
  • FOOTBALL: Red Tornadoes’ Abernathy headed to play for Jirah Prep Academy (photo) - HobbsDailyReport.com
  • NCHSAA AWARDS: Hickory’s Herfurth, Nance selected for ‘Heart of Champion’ awards - HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL – Two Hickory High student-athletes are among 31 selected to receive “Heart of Champion” awards from the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) on April 13. Nominated by Hickory athletic director David Craft, Amy Herfurth and Ryan Nance of the Red Tornadoes were selected. They are the only student-athletes chosen for the award from the South ...
  • WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Belmont Abbey signs Red Tornadoes’ Deaton (photo) - HobbsDailyReport.com
  • HIGH SCHOOLS: Hickory has 6 sign to continue sports careers in college - Golf star McDonald going to App State; Paradine will play ACC lacrosse at UNC HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Hickory High girls’ golf star Anna McDonald has signed to play college golf at Appalachian State. She plans to study to study forensic science, especially pathology, and hopes to become a forensic pathologist. “It has been a tremendous honor and privilege of mine ...
  • HIGH SCHOOLS: Panthers to honor 2 Hickory athletes at Bank of America Stadium - HobbsDailyReport.com
  • HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS GOLF: Hickory’s McDonald in contention for state 3A title - HobbsDailyReport.com SOUTHERN PINES — Anna McDonald of Hickory High started the final round of the state 3A girls’ championships at Longleaf on Tuesday morning in contention for an individual title, shooting 73 in Monday’s opening round. McDonald started Tuesday’s second round three strokes back of Ana Tsiros and two strokes in front of Kayla Smith of Burlington Williams. Cox Mill ...
  • NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A ROUNDUP: Hickory’s Young scores 7 TDs in 55-54 slugfest win over Spartans - Freedom’s Birchfield sets Burke County mark with 7 scores, all in first half HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – On a night of big plays and big point totals, Hickory High running back Cody Young ultimately couldn’t be matched. Young, making his sixth start of the season, broke the school record for single-game rushing yardage with 361 yards, tied the mark for single-game ...
  • NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A: Young-led Red Tornadoes down McDowell in league opener - HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Making his second varsity start, Hickory High running back Cody Young led the Red Tornadoes to a 31-0 home victory over McDowell on Friday night. Young ran for more than 100 yards, scoring on runs of 15 68 and 2 yards, as the Red Tornadoes (3-1, 1-0) won their Northwestern 3A-4A opener. Hickory led 10-0 at the ...
  • HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Hickory hangs tough, rallies to defeat Bandys - By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – It’s going to take a lot – if it can even be done – to shake the confidence that Hickory High’s football team is building. The Red Tornadoes added another layer to that Wednesday night – a thick one — when they rallied to beat visiting Bandys 28-27 at Barger Stadium, scoring twice in ...
  • HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Huss hammers Hickory, stays undefeated - HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Hunter Huss High kept up its rep as a football team to watch on Friday night, visiting Hickory and remaining unbeaten by rolling past the Red Tornadoes 35-7 at Barger Stadium. The Huskies are off to a 4-0 start for the first time since 2011, riding big games by quarterback Zo Wallace and fullback Dondra Burris to ...
  • HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Stober smooth, on mark as Hickory topples Newton-Conover - Red Tornadoes halt 4-game losing streak in series with Red Devils By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – There’s not much – if anything — Hickory High quarterback Bryce Stober is going to let get under his skin this season. Running hills in practice all week to get in better shape and tougher is OK. Standing outside a locker room waiting ...
  • HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Statesville wipes out 13-point deficit to defeat Hickory - HobbsDailyReport.com STATESVILLE – Erasing an early 13-point deficit, Statesville High beat Hickory 30-15 on Friday night at Greyhound Hollow to make the Red Tornadoes 0-1 out the football gate for the fifth straight year. Still down 15-8 by halftime, the Greyhounds (1-0) rallied for three rushing TDs – one each by Dorreco Davis, Chavion Smith and Caylon Imes – to ...
  • NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Hickory Red Tornadoes - By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY RED TORNADOES Conference: Northwestern 3A-4A. Head coach: Russell Stone (268-160-5, 37 years; 6-6 at Hickory, 1 year). Last season’s records: 6-6 overall; 4-3 Northwestern 3A-4A, tied for third place. Last season’s results: Statesville, L 26-27, OT; Newton-Conover, L 26-45; at Hunter Huss, W 28-27; at Bandys, W 33-10; at McDOWELL, W 36-13; FREEDOM, L 30-35; ...
  • HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER: Red Tornadoes’ LaFrancis wins Catawba County Player of the Year - HobbsDailyReport.com
  • COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Red Tornadoes’ Chisholm to play at Averett University - HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Hickory High’s A.J. Chisholm will continue his football career next season by playing at Averett University in Danville, Va. Chisholm will pursue a degree in business at Averett, an NCAA Division III school that plays in the USA South conference and was 6-4 last season. In his last season at Hickory, he had two receptions for 14 ...
  • COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Hickory’s Bell signs to play for Lee University - HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Hickory High senior Jackson Bell has signed to play basketball for Lee University in Tennessee. Bell averaged 15 points and eight rebounds last season, when the Red Tornadoes went 27-3 under head coach Andy Poplin. “Jackson Bell is easily one of the finest young men I have had the privilege of coaching,” Poplin said in a Hickory ...
  • EASTER CLASSIC: Hickory repeats as champ as Hanvey again wins tournament MVP - HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – If it’s a Catawba County Easter Baseball Classic title game and the ball is in the hands of Hickory High’s Pierson Hanvey, polish up the trophy for the Red Tornadoes. Hanvey — whose pitching sparked Hickory when he won tournament MVP in 2017 — repeated that on Wednesday night in a 9-3 victory over top-seeded Alexander Central ...
  • HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING: Red Tornadoes’ Durak picks Princeton - HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Anna Durak, a Hickory High swimmer who is a three-time team MVP and holds five school records, will swim next season at Princeton University. Her decision was announced Wednesday via a press release from the Hickory Public Schools. Durak said she chose Princeton because of its renowned education and competitive swim team. “The campus is gorgeous, the ...
  • HIGH SCHOOLS: Panthers will honor Hickory swimmer Durak at Dec. 10 game - HobbsDailyReport.com CHARLOTTE – The Carolina Panthers will honor a Hickory High championship swimmer at their game on Dec. 10. Anna Durak, a senior at HHS, will receive the 2017 Carolina Panthers Community Captain Award, a press release from the Hickory Public Schools (HPS) said. Durak has won a state championship in swimming in each of her previous three seasons. She ...
  • HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Anderson leads Alex Central to win over Burns - HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE – Quarterback Gunnar Anderson generated 171 yards of offense and scored twice, including a game-winning touchdown on Friday night for Alexander Central High. Anderson ran 12 times for 53 yards with his 1-yard run with two minutes, 45 seconds to play helping the Cougars beat visiting Burns 28-23 to open the season. He also completed 10-of-14 passes for ...
  • HIGH SCHOOL GOLF: Hickory girls to play fundraising tournament - HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Hickory High’s girls’ golf team has scheduled a tournament fundraiser for Wednesday at the Lake Hickory Country Club Town Course with an 8:30 a.m. start. The team is seeking donations and/or pledges per hole. Each member of the Red Tornadoes will play as many holes as possible in order to raise funds, a press release from the ...
  • HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Worley, Stilwell join St. Stephens coaching staff - By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – St. Stephens High has added two new assistants – both former head coaches – to its football staff. Former Hickory head coach John Worley is coaching offensive linemen and former North Lincoln head coach Scott Stilwell is coaching wide receivers, Indians head coach Wayne Hicks confirmed Wednesday. Worley coached offensive linemen at HHS, his ...
  • BREAKING NEWS: Harper leaving HHS to coach at Central State (Ohio) - By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Former NFL wide receiver Justin Harper, who was set to start his first season as associate head football coach at Hickory High, is leaving the Red Tornadoes. In an exclusive interview with HobbsDailyReport.com on Wednesday, Harper said he’s accepted a college coaching job he feels will help him reach his coaching goals in football ...
  • 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 ...
  • PGA TOUR: Poston fires 7 birdies in final round in Alabama - HobbsDailyReport.com OPELIKA, Ala. – The weather was hot on Sunday at the Barbasol Championship, and J.T. Poston was even hotter. Posting seven birdies, Poston shot a fourth-round 66 – his best round of the tournament – to finish at 68-72-68-66—274 (10-under par) and tie for 42nd in the 25th event of his rookie season on the PGA Tour. Poston, a ...
  • PGA TOUR: Poston starts well, fires 68 in third round in Alabama - HobbsDailyReport.com OPELIKA, Ala. – J.T. Poston birdied hole No. 1 and added three others in his third round on Saturday at the Barbasol Championship, matching his round of 68 from Thursday. Poston, after making the cut for the 17th time in 25 PGA Tour rookie events, moved up on the leaderboard heading into Sunday’s final round. He is at 68-72-68—208 ...
  • PGA TOUR: Poston makes cut for 17th time in rookie season - HobbsDailyReport.com AUBURN, Ala. – Hickory golfer J.T. Poston has made another cut, his 17th in 25 events as a PGA Tour rookie. Poston shot a 68 on Thursday and a second-round 72 at the Barbasol Championship on Friday. His 2-under par 140, which 15 other golfers shot, advanced him to the third round on Saturday. He had four birdies, including ...
  • YOUR FOOTBALL CAREER: Get your stats, prove to the kids you were a star - HobbsDailyReport.com DENVER, N.C. — If you’re a former high school football player in the Greater Hickory area – or are dating or married to one, are the mom, dad, aunt or uncle or granny/grandpa of one or that superstar is your dad, brother or cousin – HobbsDailyReport.com is now offering a unique opportunity for a personalized gift that will dip ...
  • PGA TOUR: Final 3 holes turn tough on Poston in Deere Classic - HobbsDailyReport.com SILVIS, Ill. – The last three holes in the John Deere Classic turned tough on former Hickory High golfer J.T. Poston on Sunday. Poston was at 1-under par through No. 16 in the fourth round, but closed with a double bogey (7) on No. 17 and a bogey on No. 18 to finish at 73 and at 5-under par ...
  • EAST-WEST GIRLS SOCCER: Final rosters for Tuesday’s all-star match - HobbsDailyReport.com EAST-WEST GIRLS’ SOCCER ROSTERS WEST No./Player/Post./High school 2, MADELYN BECKER, D-M, NEWTON-CONOVER 3, SKYLER CHILLSON, F, LAKE NORMAN 4, Katie Kearns, D, A.C. Reynolds 5, Kenzie McDowell, F, Asheville 6, Alivia McKelvy, G, Piedmont 7, Elizabeth Neblett, D, W. Forsyth 8, Maddie Capel, na, Hickory Ridge 9, JOVANNA RAMERIZ SANCHEZ, M, HICKORY 10, MEAGHAN QUINN, F, S. IREDELL 11, ...
  • EAST-WEST GIRLS SOCCER: Red Devils’ Palozzi coaching West girls team - HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – Newton-Conover High’s head coach will direct the West All-Stars on Tuesday night in the annual East-West girls’ match at the Bryan Soccer Complex. Angelo Palozzi, who in six seasons has 100 wins, three league titles and six state playoff teams for the Red Devils, is the West head coach. His 16-player team features two players from Greater ...
  • PGA TOUR: Poston has up and down start, finishes with second-round 69 - HobbsDailyReport.com SILVIS, Ill. – Former Hickory High golfer J.T. Poston had a bit of a rollercoaster ride Friday in the second round of the John Deere Classic. He ended up shooting a 69 and is tied with nine other golfers for 29th place as the tournament heads to its third round on Saturday. On Friday, Poston worked his way through ...
  • 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/
  • PGA TOUR: Hickory’s Poston not playing in Quicken Loans National - HobbsDailyReport.com Former Hickory High and Western Carolina golfer J.T. Poston is not playing in this week’s PGA Tour event, the Quiken Loans National in Potomac, Md. Poston has played has played in 22 tournaments as a rookie, making the cut in 15. The next PGA Tour events are scheduled Thursday through July 9 and then the John Deere Classic on ...
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  • PGA TOUR: Hickory’s Poston misses cut at Travelers Championship - HobbsDailyReport.com CROMWELL, CT. – Hickory native J.T. Poston missed the cut after two rounds of the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship. Poston, who played high school golf at Hickory and college golf at Western Carolina, shot a 5-over par in the opening round on Thursday and a 1-under 69 on Friday but didn’t make the cut at 144. He has participated ...
  • U.S. OPEN UPDATE: Poston stands pat on back 9, finishes at 6-over par 78 - HobbsDailyReport.com ERIN, Wisc. – Former Hickory High golfer J.T. Poston rallied with two birdies on the back nine to post a 6-over par 78 in the opening round of the U.S. Open on Thursday. Poston, a PGA Tour rookie, struggled on the front nine with four bogeys and a double bogey — shooting a 42 on the par 72 course ...
  • U.S. OPEN: Hickory’s Poston tees off in first major at 8:07 a.m. on Thursday - HobbsDailyReport.com ERIN, Wisc. – It’s a big day in the career of former Hickory High golfer J.T. Poston. On Thursday at 8:07 a.m. EST, Poston joins Japan’s Yusaku Miyazato and Aaron Rai from England at the No. 1 tee to start the first round of the U.S. Open at Erin Hill, Wisc. It’s Poston first major on the PGA Tour ...
  • BASEBALL DRAFT: Jarrett picked by Baltimore Orioles - HobbsDailyReport.com SECAUCUS, N.J. – The Baltimore Orioles have selected outfielder Zach Jarrett, who played baseball at Hickory High, in the Major League Baseball Draft. Jarrett played college baseball at Charlotte, where he is a senior. He was taken by Baltimore in the 28th round with the 848th pick of the draft, which is finishing up the last of three days ...
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  • HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Hickory’s McClain signs to play for Belmont Abbey women - HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The basketball career of Hickory High’s A’mya McClain will continue next season at Belmont Abbey College. McClain will attend The Abbey on athletic and academic scholarships and play for head coach Audrey Timmerman, a press release issued Tuesday by the Hickory Public Schools said. She was HHS’ Defensive Player of the Year last season and was the ...
  • 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 ...
  • PGA TOUR: Hickory’s Poston will play in St. Jude Classic this week - HobbsDailyReport.com MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Former Hickory High golf star J.T. Poston is on the entry list for this week’s Fed Ex St. Jude Classic, which begins on Thursday. Poston has played in 19 PGA Tour events this season, making the cut 15 times, but did not play in last weekend’s The Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide in Dublin, Ohio. Poston, ...
  • HICKORY HIGH: Peterson, Hewitt win Coyne Memorial awards as top athletes - HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Hickory High has named a state championship female swimmer and a three-sport male athlete as winners of this year’s William Coyne Memorial Athletes of the Year. Emmaline Peterson, a swimmer headed to the University of Georgia, won the Coyne award for female athletics while Kaleb Hewitt, who is going to Gardner-Webb University to play basketball, won the ...