LRU FOOTBALL: Bears’ recruits include 5 from area leagues, 3 of those from Bandys

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University announced the signing of 29 football players for 2019 on Wednesday, a class that includes five players from the Greater Hickory area’s three high school conferences. The Bears inked three players from a 12-2 team at Bandys that won the South Fork 2A title – running back Ethan Howard, defensive end Aaron Johnson and defensive …

BREAKING FOOTBALL NEWS: Lenoir-Rhyne lands record-breaking RB from Bandys

Ethan Howard, saying he can tell exactly what his next step should be, picks Bears over Wingate   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – Ethan Howard’s on-field sense that something felt right — an innate ability that helped him become the greatest rusher in Bandys High football history – also kicked in when he made a big off-field decision. Faced …

HS GIRLS BASKETBALL: Maiden puts it together, beats Bandys for sixth straight time

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – Patience is a wonderful thing that brought Maiden High’s girls a great night on Tuesday. The visiting Blue Devils easily handled archrival Bandys in a South Fork 2A basketball opener, winning 53-36 after opening a 10-point halftime lead, and they ran their win streak in the series to six straight games. That Maiden could …