NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A FOOTBALL: Media poll tabs Hibriten as favorite to repeat as champion

Foard RB Corey Siemer gets the nod as preseason’s top player in the conference   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hibriten High is heavily favored to repeat as varsity football champion in the Northwestern Foothills 2A based on a preseason poll of media that covers the conference. The poll was coordinated by Justin Epley of the Morganton News Herald, and he …

BREAKING NEWS: Bunker Hill selects Johnson as next varsity boys’ basketball head coach

He’s from coaching family; dad a 500-game winner, brother head coach at Cox Mill   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CLAREMONT – As a second generation head coach from a basketball family, Dylan Johnson doesn’t hesitate when asked what to tell fans of his next team to expect. He’s been named head boys’ varsity coach at Bunker Hill High, with his …

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Cannady returning to Catawba Valley as assistant coach

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Jalen Cannady, a career double-figure scorer while playing at Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC), is returning to the school as an assistant men’s basketball coach. Cannady averaged 10.3 points and 6.6 rebounds in a 49-game career with the Red Hawks. “I am very excited to have Jalen Cannady join us as an assistant coach,” CVCC head men’s …

GOLF: CVCC’s first Red Hawks tournament scheduled Sept. 16

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) will play host to its inaugural Red Hawks golf tournament on Sept. 16 at Catawba Country Club. The four-person team scramble format tournament is set for a 9 a.m. shotgun start with check-in at 8 a.m. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Hawks Heroes program that provides the backbone for financial …