HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – South Atlantic Conference (SAC) football head coaches think Lenoir-Rhyne University will finish in the lower end of the standings this year. A preseason vote by the coaches, released by the conference on Tuesday, had LRU and Limestone tying for seventh place (last in an eight-team league). Defending conference champion Newberry (S.C.) is the favorite to …
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Ready to again get things done
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com DENVER, N.C. – My birthday just passed (August 1), which means it’s the time of year to pin the ears back and do what I do – and have been doing – for 43 years. As high school football season (and volleyball, boys’ soccer, girls’ tennis, cross country and girls’ golf) near their starts and I …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: List of scrimmages (will be updated as received)
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGE SCHEDULE (As of Tuesday, will be updated as details are received) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9 Bessemer City, S. Caldwell, W. Iredell at Fred T. Foard, 6 p.m. Bunker Hill at Alexander Central, 6 p.m. Crest at Hibriten, 6:30 p.m. E. Burke at Bandys, 7 p.m. E. Lincoln at Charlotte Country Day (multiple teams), 8:30 a.m. Concord Robinson …
UPDATE: Deal has picked up 2 saves for Braves in minors
HobbsDailyReport.com BRADENTON, Fla. – After seven games in the minor leagues, Hayden Deal owns two saves and an ERA of 2.38. Deal, a former pitcher at Bandys High and Presbyterian who signed with the Atlanta Braves on June 25, is wearing No. 39 for the GCL Braves. Through Tuesday night, he was 1-1 with two saves and had pitched 11 …
UPDATE: Harvey looks strong in 2 short outings for GCL Orioles
HobbsDailyReport.com SARASOTA, Fla. – Former Bandys High pitcher Hunter Harvey, working his way back from an injury, has pitched twice since being sent to the Gulf Coast League (GCL) Orioles on a rehab assignment. Harvey, a right-hander taken with the No. 22 pick by Baltimore in the 2013 amateur draft, last pitched for the GCL Orioles against the GCL Twins …