HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Regular season champ Foard adds tourney title in Northwestern Foothills 2A

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Fred T. Foard High swept Patton 25-15, 25-9, 25-20 on Wednesday night at Foard, completing going unbeaten against all Northwestern Foothills 2A foes with a league tournament championship. Dara Shaffer of Foard was named the tournament MVP. The top-seeded Tigers, 14-0 in the regular season, are 17-0 against the other seven teams in the conference this season. …

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Maiden edges Lake Norman Charter, adds South Fork 2A tourney title

Maiden added a South Fork 2A volleyball tournament title to its regular season championship on Tuesday night at Lake Norman Charter. The top-seeded Blue Devils won 3-1 over the second-seeded Knights to win the crown after going 13-1 in league play and finishing second ahead of East Lincoln and Lake Norman Charter in the regular season title chase./MICHELLE THOMPSON PHOTO …

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS: State qualifiers include Bandys’ Laney, doubles teams from Foard, Maiden, Hickory

HobbsDailyReport.com Two singles players and four doubles teams from Greater Hickory area conferences are preparing to make a run at a state girls’ individual tennis championship. The state 2A tournament is Friday and Saturday at Cary Park and the 3A title tournament is on the same days at the Burlington Tennis Center. Headed to Cary are Bandys’ Toni Laney and …

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Foard faces Patton for league tournament title

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON — Fred T. Foard High can go unbeaten against Northwestern Foothills 2A volleyball teams with a victory on Wednesday night at home over Patton. The top-seeded Tigers (25-1) face the No. 2 Panthers (20-5) at 6 p.m. at Foard after both won semifinal matches at home on Tuesday night. Foard downed No. 4 East Burke 4-0 in Newton …