By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com ICARD – There are challenges ahead – every Friday night — but new East Burke High head football coach Mark Buffamoyer says he’s already seeing some things from the Cavs he likes. “That’s a good football team, and I wanted to see if we’d be able to adjust to that,” Buffamoyer said Wednesday night after East …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Ex-Bandys lefty goes 1-1 in last two outings
HobbsDailyReport.com ORLANDO, Fla. – Former Bandys High pitcher Hayden Deal picked up a loss and a win last week for the Gulf Coast League (GCL) Braves. Deal, a 6-foot-4 left-hander, was the losing pitcher last Thursday in an 11-6 loss to the Yankees-West, going two-thirds of an inning in relief and allowing six hits, six earned runs and walking one. …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Bandys’ Story named App State captain
HobbsDailyReport.com BOONE – Former Bandys High star Madi Story and her buddy from the class Appalachian State recruited for women’s basketball four years ago are going out in style. Story and Katelyn Doub of Asheboro, now seniors, have been named captains for the Mountaineers’ women’s basketball team for the 2017-18 season, a release on the school’s athletic website said. “They’ve …
HUNTER HARVEY: Sun update story says he will pitch this week
HobbsDailyReport.com. Excellent update article from The Baltimore Sun on former Bandys High pitching star Hunter Harvey, who will pitch this week in the minor leagues at Aberdeen (Md.) and then is scheduled for three starts in Delmarva (Md.) to complete his season. The Sun is always on top of the Orioles — and their prospects — with great coverage. Harvey …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Most varsity wins last 20 years
HobbsDailyReport.com MOST VARSITY FOOTBALL WINS BY GREATER HICKORY AREA SCHOOLS (Unofficial totals of varsity teams in Alexander, Burke, Catawba, Caldwell counties only) LAST 20 (1997-2016) Maiden 188 Bandys 167 Hibriten 162 Newton-Conover 151 Hickory 135 SOURCE: HobbsDailyReport.com files/research (records include forfeits and forfeit wins) Coming soon: Top winners in past 15, 10 and five seasons.