WE’RE BACK!: HobbsDailyReport.com again available… sorry for 4 days without us

Published Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022

HobbsDailyReport.com WELCOME BACK!!   Thank you for resuming following the high schools we cover in the Catawba Valley 2A Athletic, Western Foothills 3A and Northwestern 3A-4A plus Draughn and Patton. We also dabble in daily updates on the Hickory Crawdads and follow the baseball careers of Hayden Deal with the Mississippi Braves (Double A) and Washington Nationals reliever Hunter Harvey. …

ATHLETES LAB: Blue Ridge Baseball Showcase scheduled June 8 in Maiden

Published Friday, May 13th, 2022

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN — The Athletes Lab has announced summer camps for several sports and a highlight of having a Division I Blue Ridge Classic Baseball Showcase on June 8. The Showcase will allow local student-athletes to participate in a setting that will draw college coaches to Maiden and to The Lab. For more details, see the flyers …

HIGH SCHOOLS: Former Bandys star Turner named AD of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Published Tuesday, August 24th, 2021

She also served stint as athletic director at Newton-Conover By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CHARLOTTE – Erica Turner — who knows about tough jobs, challenges and excelling — is moving into a bigger role. Turner, a former basketball star at Bandys High, is leaving her principal’s job at Rocky River High to become the new athletic director for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The …

HIGH SCHOOLS: Area’s new 3A league will be called Western Foothills Athletic Conference

Published Wednesday, April 21st, 2021

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com A new eight-team 3A high school conference that begins play in August will be named the Western Foothills Athletic Conference. Conference officials announced the name selection earlier this month. The league, formed by statewide realignment, will consist of East Lincoln, Fred T. Foard, Hickory, North Iredell, North Lincoln, St. Stephens, Statesville and West Iredell. East Lincoln …

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Lutz leaving Huskers to pursue other coaching opportunities

Published Saturday, March 20th, 2021

Bandys High grad said he’s ready to get back to recruiting, 1-on-1 coaching   Editor’s note: Full disclosure … Lutz and Chris Hobbs — editor and content coordinator of this website — are high school classmates, graduating from Bandys High in 1976, and have continued that relationship over the past 45 years in our careers. By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLN, …