PGA TOUR GOLF: Hickory’s Poston wins Wyndham in Greensboro for first pro victory

Former Red Tornadoes star shoots 62 on tournament’s final day HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – J.T. Poston, a golfing star first at Hickory High and then Western Carolina, gained his first PGA Tour victory on Sunday. Poston, shooting a final round of 62, won the Wyndham Championship at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro. He won $1.116 million with a victory in …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Former Hickory head coach Larry Wittenberg dies

Receiving is from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, funeral on Wednesday at 11 a.m.   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Larry A. Wittenberg, who succeeded a legendary head football coach at Hickory High in the mid-1980s by guiding teams that shared three league titles in his seven seasons, has died. Wittenberg, 79, passed on Saturday at his residence, and Bass-Smith …

EAST-WEST SOCCER: West roster features 4 girls from area conferences

Abby Walker of Fred T. Foard added for Tuesday girls’ match   HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – With the addition of Fred T. Foard High’s Abby Walker, one-fourth of the West roster for the East-West All-Star girls’ soccer match will be from the Greater Hickory area. Walker has been added to the 16-player roster for head coach Jason Dragoon of East Lincoln, …