HobbsDailyReport.com BALTIMORE — Former Bandys High pitching star Hunter Harvey, a first-round draft pick by the Baltimore Orioles, is headed to another major league team. On Friday, the San Francisco Giants claimed Harvey after he was placed on waivers by the Orioles. Baltimore had to make a decision on its 40-man roster and hoped no other team would claim Harvey, …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Bandys changes dates for E. Burke, N-C games
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA — Bandys High announced Monday morning it is changing playing dates for its varsity football games against East Burke and Newton-Conover. East Burke’s visit to Bandys, scheduled on Friday night for a Catawba Valley 2A Athletic game, will now be played on Oct. 12, a Tuesday night, with a 7 p.m. kickoff. That makes the …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: W. Lincoln nips Bandys in OT, remains undefeated
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com WEST LINCOLN 20, BANDYS 17, OT W. Lincoln 14 0 0 0 6—20 Bandys 0 14 0 0 3—17 Scoring summary First quarter WL—Mason Avery 1 run (Trista Brimmer kick), 7:15 WL—Zach Daigler 30 pass from Jordan Truesdale (Brimmer kick), 1:45 Second quarter B—Terick Bumgarner …
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Lutz takes key role at Mississippi
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com OXFORD, Miss. — Former Bandys High basketball star Bobby Lutz, now a grandpa, still has some coaching at the college love in his blood. Lutz, a starting point guard at Bandys and a 1976 graduate, has accept a position as an associate athletic director and special assistant at the University of Mississippi. A head coach at …
HIGH SCHOOLS: Former Bandys star Turner named AD of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
She also served stint as athletic director at Newton-Conover By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CHARLOTTE – Erica Turner — who knows about tough jobs, challenges and excelling — is moving into a bigger role. Turner, a former basketball star at Bandys High, is leaving her principal’s job at Rocky River High to become the new athletic director for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The …