HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY –Friday night’s Newton-Conover at Hickory varsity football game has been postponed. Newton-Conover athletic director John Echerd made the announcement on his twitter account about 10:50 a.m. on Friday, saying the game will be played Monday night at 6 p.m. Several games scheduled were moved up to Wednesday or played on Thursday night because of a forecast for heavy …
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Elder, Red Tornadoes had dream football season in 1996
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – David Elder still remembers a conversation from more than 20 years ago that predicted one of the magic seasons he was to coach in, but there was really no way to be fully prepared for it. He was talking to veteran Shelby head football coach Jim Taylor after the Golden Lions had beaten Hickory …
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Maiden tops W. Lincoln, league volleyball win streak at 31
HobbsDailyReport.com Visiting Maiden High swept West Lincoln in three straight games on Thursday to run its girls’ volleyball conference winning streak to 31 in a row. The Devils, 2-0 in the South Fork 2A, won 25-9, 25-11, 25-11 and increased their win streak in conference regular-season matches to 31 — a final league regular-season match in the Southern District 7 …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Varsity results, standings (updated, a few games still on)
HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY FOOTBALL STANDINGS (through Aug. 31 games) SOUTH FORK 2A Conf. All PF PA Bandys 0-0 1-1 59 63 E. Lincoln 0-0 0-1 …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Down 17 points at one point, Foard rallies to win again
HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – Playing from behind, as least the last two weeks, hasn’t seemed to alarm Fred T. Foard High’s varsity football team. On Thursday night — six days after wiping out a lead by Bandys and winning on the road — the Tigers rallied from an early 17-point deficit to beat host North Lincoln 40-26. The Knights (1-1) started …