HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Biddix excited about return to Draughn baseball

Former Wildcats star who played at Montreat College is new head coach   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com VALDESE – Being in position to teach baseball on the same fields where he learned the game has new Draughn High head coach Mason Biddix excited. Biddix, a former Draughn three-sport athlete, was announced on Wednesday as the Wildcats’ next varsity baseball head …

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Biddix returning to Draughn as head coach

HobbsDailyReport.com VALDESE – Draughn High has a new head varsity baseball coach. In a press release from Burke County Schools, the school announced Mason Biddix — a former Wildcats baseball and basketball player — will be the new baseball leader. He replaces Yates Jensen, who coached Draughn to a record of 7-38 over two seasons that includes going 5-19 overall …

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Players from E. Lincoln, W. Lincoln, Alex Central make all-state

HobbsDailyReport.com Three players from the Greater Hickory area’s three conferences have been named all-state in baseball by the North Carolina Baseball Coaches Association (NCBCA). Freshman Garrett Michel of East Lincoln and junior Chris Moxley of West Lincoln earned spots on the 2A team, while senior Byron Younts of Alexander Central was selected to the team in 3A. Michel, a third …