ALL-NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A BASKETBALL: Spartans’ Starnes, Patriots’ Abee named top players

HobbsDailyReport.com The co-champions in girls’ basketball and the second-place boys’ team lead selections for All-Northwestern 3A-4A, released by conference officials on Thursday. All-conference teams are picked by a vote on conference head coaches. Freedom and Watauga shared the league’s regular season girls title, and they each had three all-conference players – Blaikley Crooks, Adair Garrison and Sierra Davenport for the …

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 …

GIRLS BASKETBALL BOXES: Pats snap Watauga’s 18-game win streak as coach gains 300th career win

HobbsDailyReport.com TUESDAY’S SUMMARIES NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A FREEDOM 61, WATAUGA 59, OT Freedom       10    10   10   19    12—61 Watauga          8   17    10   14    10—59 FREEDOM 61—Blaikley Crooks 14, Adair Garrison 12, C.C. Davenport 11, Amaiya Williams 10, Short 8, Bailey 6, Tate, Weaver, McGinnis. WATAUGA 59—Maddison Robinson 21, Brooke Byrd 11, Haas 4, Farthing 7, Ward 2, Bolick 7, Darner 7, Lopez, …

BOYS BASKETBALL BOXES: Freedom tops Spartans for Rogers’ 250th career coaching win

HobbsDailyReport.com TUESDAY’S SUMMARIES NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A FREEDOM 96, SOUTH CALDWELL 53 S. Caldwell      16    6    19    12—53 Freedom         20  28    29    19—96 SOUTH CALDWELL 53 (incomplete scoring)—Kirby 9, Kenin Anderson 4, Kaden Anderson 14, Brown 5, Black 6, Raynor 5, Eggers, Seagle 3, Buizza 2. FREEDOM 96—Fletcher Abee 24, Jakari Dula 23, Pearson 8, Kanipe 9, Logan …

HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: St. Stephens 61, Freedom 13

HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A ST. STEPHENS 61, FREEDOM 13 106: Dalen Milligan (SS) p. Brandon Lindsay 1:30 113: Clay Beach (F) d. Graham Ormand 9-0 120: Jovanny Urzua (SS) won by forfeit 126: Isaac Leon (SS) won by forfeit 132: Blake Baker (SS) p. Colby Miller 1:26 138: Eddie Brannock (SS) d. Benjamin Dula 7-3 145: Spencer Leonhardt (F) …