HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: St. Stephens, Bandys reach baseball tourney title games

  Speaks’ pitching leads Indians past Hickory; Trojans score 8 in one inning, beat West Caldwell HobbsDailyReport.com Jake Speaks’ complete game shutout sparked St. Stephens High on Tuesday as it beat archrival Hickory 5-0 in a semifinal game of the Catawba Valley Easter Classic, as the Indians won back-to-back baseball games for the first time since opening the season 2-0. …

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ TENNIS: Bandys, Maiden win South Fork 2A matches

HobbsDailyReport.com TUESDAY’S SUMMARIES BANDYS 5, NORTH LINCOLN 4 Singles: Toni Laney (B) d. McKenzie Jones 6-3, 6-2; Addie McGinnis (NL) d. Maria Marreiros 6-4, 4-6, 14-12; Lilly Underwood (B) d. Avery Sigmon 6-4, 6-1; Destiny Chafin (B) d Rachel Palmer 6-3, 6-3; Shandan Farns (NL) d. Madi Trimble 7-5, 6-1; Allison File (NL) d. Gabby Defeo 6-3, 6-4. Doubles: Laney-Marreiros …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Red-hot Phillips sparks Hickory’s win at Bandys

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA — Bandys High head football coach Trent Lowman — himself a former quarterback of note — probably best summed up what happened to his Trojans on Friday night. Visiting Hickory, with Derrien Phillips enjoying a feast of a night at Butler Stadium, quickly ate up any hope Bandys had of winning a non-conference football game. …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Hobbs’ Top 5 Things To Watch returns

Editor’s note: Welcome to the return of Top 5 Things To Watch, a popular thing I used to write for nearly 20 years in a different forum. It will be a mainstay this season at HobbsDailyReport.com, so email me at HobbsDailyReport@gmail.com with comments or suggestions for things to research or take a look at. By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com As high …