HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Bunker Hill’s Wray signs to play for App State

Published Thursday, November 12th, 2020

Mountaineers’ class of 9 also includes standout from East Lincoln   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com BOONE – Appalachian State’s softball program picked up nine recruits on Wednesday, including high school stars from Bunker Hill and East Lincoln. In a release posted at its website, Appalachian State announced its recruiting class includes shortstop Addie Wray of Bunker Hill and Katelynn Crowe …

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Bunker Hill promotes Church to varsity boys’ head coach

Published Thursday, August 27th, 2020

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CLAREMONT – Anthony Church is changing spots on the Bunker Hill High boys’ varsity basketball bench. Church — a Bears assistant last season under Dylan Johnson — has been promoted to head coach, Bunker Hill athletic department officials announced Wednesday. Johnson left the Bears after one season (they went 3-22 overall, 1-13 in the Northwestern Foothills …

BREAKING NEWS: Johnson leaving Bunker Hill, takes assistant principal’s job in Buncombe County

Published Tuesday, June 30th, 2020

Bears will be begin search for new varsity boys’ basketball head coach   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CLAREMONT – Dylan Johnson knows a great opportunity when he sees it, and it took one to draw him out of high school coaching. Johnson, 29, is leaving after one season as varsity boys’ basketball coach at Bunker Hill to become an assistant …

HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY: Bandys’ Sigmon retires as head coach

Published Wednesday, June 10th, 2020

Former star runner at Bunker Hill has also coached at Fred T. Foard     By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – Alan Sigmon — a championship runner and title-winning head coach in high schoool track and field and cross country — is retiring. Sigmon’s decision to leave teaching and coaching after 30 years at Bandys was announced by the Bandys …