HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER: Alexander Central names McConnell as new head coach

HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE – Alexander Central High has named David McConnell, who formerly coached boys’ soccer at Forestview, as its new varsity boys’ soccer head coach. McConnell works as a Credit Recovery and Online Courses teacher at Alexander Central, and he was head boys’ soccer coach at Forestview from 2015-17. His coaching experience also includes seven seasons as an assistant coach …

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Can all 4 area teams win, reach West best-of-3 title series?

HobbsDailyReport.com Alex Central, S. Caldwell, N. Lincoln, W. Lincoln all at home for Friday’s games   HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL STATE PLAYOFFS Friday’s fourth round pairings and results from the first three rounds of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state baseball playoffs for teams from the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A: COMPLETE STATEWIDE BRACKETS: www.nchsaa.org …

STATE PLAYOFFS ROUNDUP: Alexander Central, South Caldwell reach third round in baseball

  Cougars made it that deep for ninth time since 1984, Spartans for 6th straight year HobbsDailyReport.com Alexander Central High set up a shot at its 30th postseason baseball win since 1984 on Thursday night, nipping Cuthbertson 4-1 in Taylorsville in the second round of the state 3A playoffs. Maddox Kerley threw 5 1/3 innings, scattering five hits, walking three …

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Alex Central wins Easter Classic for eighth time

Cougars have now won it more times than any other school   HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Has Alexander Central High started another streak of Catawba Valley Easter Classic championships in baseball? If the Cougars’ story line holds true to form a year from now, they’ll be making more Classic history under head coach Pete Hardee. On Wednesday night, fourth-seeded Alexander Central …

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Former Cougars star Sherrill continues to draw national attention at Pfeiffer

HobbsDailyReport.com Vada Blue Sherrill, a former softball star at Alexander Central High now playing for her dad, Monte, at Pfeiffer University, is drawing more and more national attention in her senior season for the Falcons. Read more about her accomplishments and about playing for her dad, who coached prep softball at Alexander Central and Central Cabarrus and who is also …