HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Freedom selected as site for West 3A Regional finals

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL — Freedom High was selected as the site of the West 3A Regional championship basketball games, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) announced Wednesday. The regional finals will be played at eight neutral floor sites throughout the state on Saturday, a change from last season. With COVID the primary factor, the NCHSAA …

HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE: Thursday’s events

HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS SCHEDULE High school varsity spring sports events for Thursday involving teams from the Catawba Valley 2A Athletic, Western Foothills 3A, Northwestern 3A-4A plus Draughn and Patton. The schedule, with game times (if available), are compiled by HobbsDailyReport.com from individual schedules provided by the schools per a request for those schedules. Games or matches that are postponed …

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS: Summaries from Monday, Tuesday

HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS SUMMARIES TUESDAY ST. STEPHENS 9, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 0 Singles: Ajay Swisher (SS) d. Bodie King 6-0, 6-0; Blaker Walker (SS) d. Jose Castaneda 6-0, 6-0; Jackson VanBeurden (SS) d. Samuel Law 6-0, 6-3; Bradley Markland (SS) d. Will Teague 6-0, 6-0; Troy Harper (SS) d. Carson Davis 6-4, 6-0; Jacob Ward (SS) d. Eli Kerley …

HIGH SCHOOLS: Peissell pitches St. Stephens past South Iredell

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Right-hander Julian Peissel helped St. Stephens High start its baseball season red-hot on Tuesday with two-hit pitching over four innings in a 12-1 home victory in five innings over South Iredell. Peissel struck out 11, walked three and gave up an earned run as the Indians (1-0) rolled. He threw strikes on 48 of 77 pitches …