HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Bandys begins to trim field of candidates to become head coach

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – After receiving more than 30 applications for its open head football coaching position, Bandys High will begin to narrow the field of candidates next week. Brandon Harbinson, the Trojans’ athletic director, said in an e-mail response to an inquiry by HobbsDailyReport.com on Thursday: The school conducted interviews this week, as originally planned, and has …

SOUTH FORK 2A: Maiden sweeps softball awards, Bandys gets 2 baseball honors

HobbsDailyReport.com Maiden High swept the softball awards, and Bandys won two of the three baseball awards in the South Fork 2A regular season. In a Friday morning email from conference officials, the softball awards – voted on by league coaches – went to Morgan Boheimer of Maiden (Defensive Player of The Year), LaShayla Thompson of Maiden (Offensive Player of the …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Kyle Lowman in charge of Bandys football

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – Another former Bandys High football player is in charge of the program as the school begins its search for a new head football coach. Kyle Lowman, a former Trojans receiver, will coordinate everything related to Trojans football until a new head coach is named, Bandys athletic director Brandon Harbinson said Tuesday. Kyle Lowman is …

CLARIFICATION: Lowman was Bandys starter in 1999, 2000 seasons

CLARIFICATION Stories posted last week about Trent Lowman’s decision to resign as head football coach at Bandys High and become head football coach at East Surry gave incorrect years for Lowman’s time as a varsity starting quarterback at his alma mater. The correct timeframe: After playing a bit on the 1997 varsity team at Bandys (he had one rush for …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Lowman finds a good fit for second head-coaching job, is excited

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – There are so many things other than football that draw Trent Lowman’s interest – his family foremost among them – that he eventually knew the change he was about to make was the right one. Since his freshman year at Bandys High, he had spent time in 14 of the last 21 years or …