NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A: Foard pounds W. Iredell in baseball, goes to 2-0 in league

HobbsDailyReport.com STATESVILLE – Fred T. Foard High stayed unbeaten in Northwestern Foothills 2A baseball on Thursday night, beating West Iredell 11-1 in five innings on the road. Dakota London went 4 2/3 innings for the Tigers (2-1, 2-0), allowing two hits, one earned run and striking out six. Peyton Hemphill led Foard’s hitting with two doubles and he walked twice …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Gettys to guide Foard for second tenure

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Fred T. Foard High’s shot at making the state playoffs in three straight seasons for the third time in its 60-year football history is back in the hands of Ryan Gettys. Gettys — the Tigers’ head coach for eight years (2003-10) — was introduced Tuesday morning as the replacement for Derrick Minor, who stepped …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Minor, out as head coach at Foard, says he will coach again

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Derrick Minor won’t return for a fourth season as head football coach at Fred T. Foard High but says he will coach again. “I don’t have an opportunity (currently) … but I hope so,” Minor said late Thursday afternoon, a day after he said he and Fred T. Foard administrators reached a “mutual decision” …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Siemer’s 410-yard game for Foard tops best rushing by Tigers

Junior star also has four of top 10 single-game totals (all this season), dating back to 1997   Editor’s note: This story and the accompanying compiled statistics included from files and extensive research by HobbsDailyReport.com are copyrighted and can’t be republished or broadcast without permission. To inquire about that permission, contact Chris Hobbs at chobbs001@att.net. By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON …

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: W. Iredell reaches West 2A final; Foard, Watauga eliminated

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS THURSDAY’S STATE SEMIFINALS PAIRINGS 1A East: No. 3 Falls Creek Academy  (22-5) at No. 1 Louisburg (27-1) West: No. 6 Polk County (19-8) at No. 1 E. Surry (25-4) 2A East: No. 5 Wheatmore (25-4) at No. 2 Currituck (20-6) West: No. 14 W. IREDELL (18-12) at No. 4 W. Davidson (25-6) 3A East: No. …