HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Maiden romps at Bandys in second-highest scoring game of storied series

Game No. 70 features 52-27 score, 900-plus yards of total offense and more than 550 passing   Editor’s note: All historical references to the Bandys-Maiden series, which started in 1955, are from research by HobbbsDailyReport.com and – like all copy on our website – is copyrighted. They can’t be republished or broadcast (other than by WLON and WNNC in our …

TRACK AND FIELD: Burke County has 4 state champs; Bandys boys finish third in 2A

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO –The Greater Hickory area produced six state champions on Friday in 2A and 3A title meets in track and field. including two from Patton in a 2A meet where Bandys’ boys finished third. Madison Clay of Patton won a state 2A title in the girls’ 3,200 in a time of 11 minutes, 26.42 seconds while …

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS: Bandys finishes eighth in 2A

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com PINEHURST — Bandys High dropped two spots on Tuesday in the second round of the state 2A boys’ golf championships at Foxfire Red and finished the two-day tournament in eighth place. Atley Gabriel led the Trojans with a round of 81 on Tuesday and shot 161 to tie for 16th individually. Other Bandys rounds on Tuesday …

HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: Bandys, Foard bring home state tournament titles

Catawba County has 6 individual state champions   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com GREENBORO – Catawba County’s best high school wrestlers left no doubt on Saturday about where the most dominant teams reside. In what virtually became a three-team battle of conference foes (Catawba Valley 2A Athletic), Bandys won a state individual tournament championship by finishing in front of Bunker Hill …