HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – Burke County’s high school football teams this year have a new tool that helps coaches with the impact of hits on players – a helmet by Riddell that alerts the coaches and trainers about possible concussions. The teams at Draughn, East Burke, Freedom and Patton are equipped with the helmets, the school system said in a press …
NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Freedom Patriots
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com FREEDOM PATRIOTS Conference: Northwestern 3A-4A. Head coach: Luke Little (87-56, 11 years; 0-0 at Freedom, first year). Last season’s records: 7-5 overall; 4-3 Northwestern 3A-4A, tied for third place. Last season’s results: Shelby, L 7-14; at Draughn, W 41-6; E. Burke, W 48-8; at Patton, W 31-14; ST. STEPHENS, W 36-0; at HICKORY, W 35-30; ALEXANDER …
LEGION BASEBALL: Red-hot Williams helps Maiden blank Burke County
HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – Ty Williams and Jarrett Isaac each drove in three runs, and Ross Fowler allowed only three hits as Maiden Post 240 toppled Burke County 10-0 in five innings in American Legion baseball on Tuesday night. Williams (Berea College) had two hits — one a double — and Isaac (Maiden) had one hit as the Salamanders (11-3) won …
STATE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Tidbits, history for Alex, Catawba, Caldwell teams
HobbsDailyReport.com BASEBALL PLAYOFF TIDBITS ON AREA TEAMS (Alexander, Catawba, Caldwell counties only) (All facts are from playoff format/brackets started in 1984 through last season and all career coaching records of head coaches are unofficial:) WEST 2A No. 27 HIBRITEN (11-10) at No. 6 BUNKER HILL (19-5), 7 p.m. Head coaches: Gabe Gragg, Hibriten, 33-28, third season; Marty Curtis, Bunker Hill, …
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: Bunker Hill sweeps Northwestern Foothills 2A titles
HobbsDailyReport.com CLAREMONT – Bunker Hill High, sparked by Caroline Hilliard and Raheem Carson, swept the Northwestern Foothills 2A track and field championships on Monday on its own track. The Bears’ girls had 175 points to outdistance second-place Draughn (137) while the Bunker Hill boys scored 163 points and finished ahead of West Iredell (130). Hilliard won three events for the …