By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com EAST BURKE CAVALIERS Conference: Northwestern Foothills 2A Head coach: Mark Buffamoyer (13-54, 6 years; 3-19 at E. Burke, 2 years) Last season’s records: 1-10 overall; 0-6 Northwestern Foothills 2A, seventh place BY THE NUMBERS OVERALL Returning starters: 17 Returning lettermen: 14 OFFENSE Returning starters: 9 Leading returning rushers: Josh Moore, 5-10, 180, Sr. (264-1,358, 11 TDs); …
COLLEGE SOFTBALL: CVCC signs former East Burke star Westbrooks
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Brittany Westbrooks, a former softball star at East Burke High, is joining the new program at Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC). “I’m very happy to be adding Brittany to our team here at Catawba Valley,” CVCC head softball coach Josh Bumgarner said in a press release. “She can play multiple positions, including pitching. She’s a player that …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Biggerstaff back as West Caldwell’s head coach
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – West Caldwell High on Thursday welcomed the return of its all-time winningest head football coach. In a press release, the Warriors’ athletic department named Mike Biggerstaff – whose West Caldwell teams from 1979 through 1987 went 75-26 – as the next head football coach. The field at West Caldwell’s Thuss Stadium was named after …
ALL-NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A BASKETBALL: E. Burke, Draughn stars lead selections
HobbsDailyReport.com The Northwestern Foothills 2A’s top basketball players this season led their teams to conference championships. In a vote of league head coaches, East Burke’s Brooke Arney was named the Player of the Year in girls and Jeremiah Dye of Draughn was selected as the boys’ top player. Crystal Barlett, East Burke’s girls’ head coach won Coach of the Year …
STATE BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Cavs’ passing game ran circles around Red Devils
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Thoughts and observations a few hours before fourth round state playoff basketball games on Tuesday night: I’ve always contended the best pure passers in high school basketball are girls, and last Saturday’s performance by the East Burke girls against Newton-Conover convinced me that’s still true. The fourth-seeded Cavs (24-5) — who battle top-seeded Mountain Heritage (26-0) …