MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal makes solid start to season

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Former Bandys High left-hander Hayden Deal is off to a good start to his seventh year in the minor leagues for the Atlanta Braves. Through Saturday night, Deal was 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA after two relief appearances for the Mississippi Braves in Double A ball. He has pitched four innings and struck out six as …

HUNTER HARVEY: Finishes strong, completes season at 2-1 with 2.52 ERA

Former Bandys High star eligible for salary arbitration with Nationals   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com NEW YORK — Former Bandys High star Hunter Harvey finished the major league season strong with three strikeouts in two sinmgle-inning appearances. He pitched one inning on Wednesday night in the Washington Nationals’ 9-2 loss at the New York Mets after going one inning on …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Bandys, Lincolnton confirm each will be without 1 player ejected last week

Bandys head coach injured but on the job, will guide Trojans against Maiden   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – Bandys and Lincolnton will each have one high school varsity football player out on Friday due to ejections for fighting in last Thursday’s game at Bandys. Bandys athletic director Brandon Harbinson on Tuesday clarified the Trojans had one ejection while …

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS: Bandys needs win Tuesday at Maiden to inch closer to crown

Foard gets shot at Western Foothills 3A leader N. Iredell on Wednesday at Foard   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDaily Report.com The next two nights will bring greater clarity to girls’ volleyball championship races in the Catawba Valley 2A Athletic and Western Foothills 3A. Catawba Valley 2A Athletic First-place Bandys (10-0 conference) travels on Tuesday to play second-place Maiden (9-1) at …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Injured Bandys HC will guide team in battle with Maiden

HobbsDailyReport.com awaiting more info from Catawba, Lincoln County school systems   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA — We’ll also post updated or more complete information — if and when — it becomes available. Lincolnton played at Bandys in a high school varsity game on Thursday night — Lincolnton won 43-34 in a Catawba Valley 2A Athletic battle — and there …