EAST-WEST FOOTBALL: Cougars’ Anderson throws winning TD; Foard’s Beaver game’s top defensive player

HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – Lenoir-Rhyne University signees Gunnar Anderson and Tate Beaver came up big on Wednesday night, making significant plays that helped the West net a 23-21 victory over the East in the annual East-West All-Star football game. Playing their final high school game before 5,207 at Greensboro Grimsley High’s Jamieson Stadium, they led the West with off-the-bench performances as …

EAST-WEST ALL-STARS FOOTBALL: 4 Lenoir-Rhyne signees on West roster for Wednesday’s game

HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO — A part of the future of Lenoir-Rhyne University football will be on the field on Wednesday night in the East-West All-Star high school football game. The game — pitting the top seniors from last year in their final prep game — begins at 8 p.m. at Greensboro Grimsley High’s Jamieson Stadium. Five players from Greater Hickory area …

WACHOVIA CONFERENCE CUPS: Foard, Lake Norman Charter, Watauga win in area leagues

HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL – Fred T Foard, Lake Norman Charter and Watauga have won Wachovia Conference Cups from the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) as the top athletic programs in their conferences for 2017-2018. Foard won the Northwestern Foothills 2A title, finishing ahead of Patton, after adding spring conference championships in boys’ tennis and softball, finishing second in …

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Foard’s Settlemyre named Gatorade’s N.C. Player of the Year

HobbsDailyReport.com CHICAGO – The best high school softball player in North Carolina for the 2017-18 school year is from Catawba County. Fred T. Foard shortstop Abby Settlemyre — who hit .698 with eight triples, 26 stolen bases and 41 runs scored this season – has been named the state’s No. 1 player by Gatorade. She is the second Tigers player …