ALL-NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A BASKETBALL: Cavs’ girls, Panthers’ boys lead selections

HobbsDailyReport.com The Northwestern Foothills 2A’s regular-season championship teams have collected the big hardware from the league’s first season of basketball. Conference officials released the All-Northwestern Foothills 2A girls and boys teams on Sunday, a day after all of the conference’s teams still in the state 2A playoffs were eliminated. Girls champion East Burke swept the top player and coaching awards …

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Freedom, E. Burke, Newton-Conover win conference tourney titles

HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY’S CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SUMMARIES NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A (Championship at Freedom) No. 2 FREEDOM 60, No. 1 WATAUGA 55 Freedom     11    15     18    16—60 Watauga     18      8     13   16—55 FREEDOM 60—Madison Bailey 17, Adair Garrison 15, Blaikley Crooks 15, Davenport 9, McGinnis 3, Short 1, Tate, Wiliams. WATAUGA 55—Rebekah Farthing 17, Madie Darner 13, Byrd 8, Haas …

HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING: Burke County stars lead All-Northwestern Foothills 2A

HobbsDailyReport.com The top swimmers in the Northwestern Foothills 2A for this season are both from Burke County. Conference officials released the all-conference team for girls and boys on Saturday, with Kadira McClure of Patton winning female swimmer of the year and East Burke’s Brett Walker taking home the boys’ award. Patton edged East Burke for a league title in girls …

GIRLS BASKETBALL BOXES: East Burke goes unbeaten in Northwestern Foothills 2A

HobbsDailyReport.com THURSDAY’S SUMMARIES NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A EAST BURKE 78, DRAUGHN 33 E. Burke          15    24    20    19—78 Draughn           8      5     16      4—33 EAST BURKE 78—Riley Haas 17, Brooke Arney 13, Ashlyn Stilwell 12, Ruff 8, Hildebran 7, Hawkins 6, Hicks 5, Houston 4, Cooke 4, Mull 2. DRAUGHN 33—Davis 9, House 8, Ramsey 7, Suttkes 3, Kincaid 2, …

GIRLS BASKETBALL BOXES: East Burke wraps up Northwestern Foothills 2A title

HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A EAST BURKE 69, HIBRITEN 20 Hibriten        4       8         8        0—20 E. Burke       19   22        18      10—69 HIBRITEN 20— Warren 6, Siflet 6, Moore 6, Muniz 2. EAST BURKE 69—Josie Hise 20, Arianna Hawkins 19, Brooke Arney 10, Ashlyn Stilwell 10, Ruff 5, Hildebran 4, Cooke 2, Haas 2. Notes: East …