HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College has a Gold Glove player for the third straight season, sophomore catcher Riley Smith. Smith, who played high school baseball at Alexander Central, won a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)/Rawlings Gold Glove, the school announced in a Wednesday press release. The Gold Glove team has one player selected at each position. Smith, …
BASEBALL: Ex-Bandys left-hander Deal to sign free agent contract with Braves
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – When Hayden Deal had thrown nine or 10 pitches on Tuesday back at his old stomping grounds, the scout had seen enough. “He said ‘I’ve seen all I need to see,’” Deal said Wednesday, a day after scout Billy Best watched him throw at the baseball field at Bandys High, his alma mater. After …
MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Bears’ 2017 schedule includes 8 home matches
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Eight home matches highlight the 2017 schedule for Lenoir-Rhyne University men’s soccer. The Bears, who reached the NCAA Division II playoffs for the first time in 10 years last season under first-year head coach Jack Winter, open on Sept. 1 at USC Aiken and play their home opener on Sept. 3 against Lander. “After a very successful …
HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER: Freedom’s Fletcher retiring after 53 years as a coach
HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – After more than five decades in the sport of soccer – 47 of them as a head coach – David Fletcher of Freedom High is retiring. Fletcher has spent 53 years coaching soccer and also was Freedom’s assistant athletic director for five years. Announcing his retirement in an email on Tuesday he said “I have given all …
NATIONAL AWARDS: NCHSAA’s DeHart earns national citation for her work
HobbsDailyReport.com INDIANAPOLIS, IN. – Karen DeHart, an associate commissioner of marketing and development for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA), will be honored nationally on July 1. DeHart is among 15 leaders in high school activity programs across the country who have been selected to receive National Federation of State High School Association (NFHS) Citations. DeHart was selected …