HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE – Kylie Cockrell Hamby, a former player and assistant coach in Alexander Central High’s storied softball program, is the next Cougars head coach. Hamby teaches physical education in the Alexander County School System, and the county’s board of education signed off on her new job at a Tuesday night meeting, a press release issued Wednesday from Alexander Central’s …
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Alex Central opens soccer season with 9-0 victory
HobbsDailyReport.com Oscar Lopez scored four goals and Obed Renteria had three on Monday night, leading Alexander Central High past East Wilkes 9-0 in a season-opening boys’ soccer match. Lance Garland and Kyle Sink each added a goal for the Cougars (1-0). Garland, Lopez, Gavin White, Alex Romero and Silent Lee each had an assist for Alexander Central. The Cougars’ next …
EAST-WEST FOOTBALL: Cougars’ Anderson throws winning TD; Foard’s Beaver game’s top defensive player
HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – Lenoir-Rhyne University signees Gunnar Anderson and Tate Beaver came up big on Wednesday night, making significant plays that helped the West net a 23-21 victory over the East in the annual East-West All-Star football game. Playing their final high school game before 5,207 at Greensboro Grimsley High’s Jamieson Stadium, they led the West with off-the-bench performances as …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Dodgers sign CVCC’s Smith; Cougars’ Hammer inks with Mets
HobbsDailyReport.com Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) pitching star Julian Smith and Zach Hammer, who starred at Alexander Central High, have signed pro baseball contracts instead of staying in the college game. Smith, a left-hander from Concord who tied a CVCC single-season record for wins last season (8) and had 130 strikeouts and 181 career strikeouts, has signed with the Los …
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Cougars’ Gast, Millsaps lead 45 area all-state selections
HobbsDailyReport.com Forty-five players from the Greater Hickory area – led by Alexander Central’s shortstop and ace pitcher as the state’s top players in Western North Carolina — have been named All-State by the North Carolina Softball Coaches Association (NCSCA). Alexander Central High shortstop Julie Gast, a senior, was named the West 3A Player of the Year, and teammate Chesney Millsaps, …