MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal still throwing consistently well for Braves

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com BILOXI, Miss. — Hayden Deal is throwing strikes and keeping opponents settled for the most part this season with the Mississippi Braves. Deal — a former star left-hander from Bandys High signed as a free agent by Atlanta — is consistently posting good numbers in Double A. He is 1-0 this season with an ERA of …

HUNTER HARVEY: Red-hot, striking out 9 in last 3 appearances

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hunter Harvey’s bloodline is showing. In his last three relief appearances for the Washington Nationals, Harvey has registered three strikeouts in each outing. The Nationals’ home game on Friday night against Pittsburgh was rained out — setting up a doubleheader on Saturday before a game on Sunday. A four-game series beginning Monday in …

HIGH SCHOOLS: Foard principal next AD for Catawba County Schools

Westmoreland to replace Lee Miller, promoted to assistant superintendent   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport,com NEWTON — A veteran administrator will take on a key role in the Catawba County Schools in athletics on June 1. Stephen Westmoreland, principal at Fred T. Foard High since 2015, has been named the school system’s next Director of High School Education and Athletics. Westmoreland …

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Bluffton (S.C.) hires Gabriel as next varsity boys’ coach

Former Bandys star, Lincoln Charter head coach takes new job in S.C   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com BLUFFTOWN, S.C. — Bradley Gabriel, one of the top guards in Bandys High basketball history whose 300-plus career coaching wins include at his alma mater, has  been named the next varsity  boys’ basketball head coach at Bluffton, S.C. Gabriel, who coached Lincoln Charter …