HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Foard earns chance to collect state title No. 8

Win on Saturday over McMichael would give Tigers back-to-backs for third time   HobbsDailyReport.com MILLER’S CREEK – After repeating as West 2A championships on Wednesday night, Fred T. Foard has another shot at adding to its stellar volleyball history. The Tigers, seeded No. 8, dispatched of No. 3 West Wilkes on the road, winning 25-22, 25-16, 25-18 to return to …

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Foard win away from state 2A title match

Tigers eliminate Patton, will play at West Wilkes for West 2A crown   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Fred T. Foard High had a tiny dent put in its armor on Saturday as Patton won a set, but the Tigers prevailed 3-1 to win their way back into a West 2A volleyball title match. After 13th-seeded Patton won 25-16 …

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Foard, Hickory advance to second round

Patton, McDowell, Watauga also advance to Thursday’s next round   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Five of the six area teams in the state high school volleyball playoffs won first-round matches on Tuesday, including Fred T. Foard, Hickory and Patton. The next round is Thursday with Foard going to top-seeded R-S Central and Patton going to West Stokes in 2A. In …

HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS: Tigers advance to baseball tourney final behind no-no by Peschel

HobbsDailyReport.com Fred T. Foard High junior Caleb Peschel threw a no-hitter that powered the Tigers past Hibriten on Thursday night and into the championship game of the Northwestern Foothills 2A baseball tournament. The third-seeded Tigers won 3-0 at Walker Stadium in Lenoir, improving to 11-8, and will play top-seeded Bunker Hill (18-5) at Walker Stadium on Friday night at 7 …