CONGRATULATIONS, ALAN!

HobbsDailyReport.com SHELBY — Congratulations are in order for Alan Ford — sports editor of The Shelby Daily Star for the past 39 years — as he heads into retirement. He was honored on Thursday by his colleagues as he finishes his final week in a long journalism career. Ford came to The Star in the late 1970s and was instrumental …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Mountaineers crush Spartans in Kirkpatrick’s debut

HobbsDailyReport.com HUDSON – Playing South Caldwell in high school football for the first time in nearly three decades, Kings Mountain blasted the Spartans 54-6 on Friday night in the debut of Marc Kirkpatrick as head coach of his alma mater. Quarterback Kaylon Wade threw for two scores and ran for two others as the Mountaineers (1-0) rolled to a season-opening …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Anderson leads Alex Central to win over Burns

HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE – Quarterback Gunnar Anderson generated 171 yards of offense and scored twice, including a game-winning touchdown on Friday night for Alexander Central High. Anderson ran 12 times for 53 yards with his 1-yard run with two minutes, 45 seconds to play helping the Cougars beat visiting Burns 28-23 to open the season. He also completed 10-of-14 passes for …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Shelby needs late score to nip Freedom

HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – Powerful Shelby got a test in its season opener – also the debut of Jim Bob Bryant as head football coach at Freedom – in the first game of the season for both teams. The Golden Lions needed a late score to win 14-7. Shelby opened the 2016 season in Shelby by overpowering the Patriots 49-0. Freedom’s …

LEGION WORLD SERIES: Randolph County among 4 teams still alive

HobbsDailyReport.com SHELBY – All remaining games in the American Legion baseball World Series will be seven-inning games due to weather, tournament officials announced on Friday. Here are results and pairings from Shelby High (for more detailed coverage visit the websites of The Shelby Daily Star and The Gaston Gazette): 2017 AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL WORLD SERIES (Last Thursday through Tuesday at …