HIGH SCHOOL WINTER SPORTS SCHEDULE A schedule of winter sports events for varsity sports teams in the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A, compiled from schedules of schools that responded to a request from HobbsDailyReport.com. The schedule includes all varsity basketball teams and all varsity wrestling teams, at this point, other than Lake Norman Charter and Lincolnton …
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Newberry nips Bears, who have now lost 9 straight
HobbsDailyReport.com NEWBERRY, S.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne University men are already in a slump. Newberry scored the final 13 points of a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) basketball game on Tuesday night to beat the visiting Bears 77-75 as LRU’s losing streak reached nine games dating back to last season. Newberry (5-1, 1-0) had three players in double figures, led by Marshall …
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Baltimore adds Harvey to 40-man roster
HobbsDailyReport.com BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Sun has reported former Bandys High pitcher Hunter Harvey has been added to the 40-man roster of the Baltimore Orioles. For a detailed story reported by the Sun, click on the link below. http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/bs-sp-orioles-40-man-roster-additions-20171120-story.html
HIGH SCHOOLS: Ex-basketball coach Payne decides to retire from AD’s job
HobbsDailyReport.com WEST JEFFERSON — Former Watauga High boys’ basketball head coach Marc Payne, a fixture in prep basketball for more than four decades in the Greater Hickory area, is retiring effective March 1. He is now athletic director at Ashe County, where he also coached boys’ basketball during his career there. He began his career in 1974, coaching at Beaver …
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Bandys wins opener, reaches 1,000 victories since 1970-71
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – Bandys High’s girls — sparked by a 28-point debut by freshman Mallorie Haines and playing their first game under head coach Nicki Sigmon – reached a basketball milestone on Monday night. The Trojans downed visiting St. Stephens 58-43 in Bost-Matheson Gym to post the 1,000th girls’ varsity basketball win by Bandys since 1970-71, the …