HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Sharpe named interim head coach at Alexander Central

He guided junior varsity girls to 18-0 record last season, Northwestern 3A-4A title   HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE – Larry Sharpe, head coach of the Alexander Central High junior varsity girls’ basketball team the last 10 years, has been elevated to interim head coach for next season. The Alexander Central athletic department announced Sharpe’s new position in a press release. He has …

BLAST FROM THE PAST: E. Burke versus N-C girls in hoops, last 20 years

Red Devils chase first win over Cavs with Sylvia White as their head coach   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com A look at the East Burke-Newton-Conover girls’ high school basketball games over the previous two decades (1998-99 through this season), as they prepare to play Saturday at 6 p.m. in Icard in the third round of the state 2A basketball playoffs: …

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Winkler resigns after 2 years as Alex Central head coach

HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE – Jonathan Winkler resigned Friday after two seasons as head girls’ basketball coach at Alexander Central, the school’s athletic department said in a press release. Winkler guided the Cougars to a record of 6-43 that includes his team going 2-23 overall and 1-13 and finishing in last place this season in the Northwestern 3A-4A. “I would like to …