BREAKING NEWS: Bunker Hill’s Curtis retiring after 35 years as baseball head coach (updated)

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CLAREMONT – Bunker Hill High’s Marty Curtis is retiring after 35 seasons as the Bears’ head baseball coach. The school announced Curtis’ decision on Friday. “It is with a heavy heart that the Bunker Hill athletic department accepted the resignation of Coach Marty Curtis as baseball coach,” a press release provided by Bears athletic director Damon …

HS BASEBALL STATE PLAYOFFS: W. Forsyth visits S. Caldwell on Tuesday in third round

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE BASEBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A, Northwestern 3A-4A teams in all caps) Note: To view complete state pairings, visit https://www.nchsaa.org/ Third round (must be played by Tuesday) WEST 2A No. 5 Forbush (22-5) at No. 4 Smoky Mountain (20-3), Tuesday No. 10 Ledford (24-3) vs. No. 2 R-S Central (23-3), Tuesday No. 22 Salisbury (17-10) …

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Standings through Friday’s playoff games

HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL STANDINGS (through Friday, May 11 games… teams in bold still alive in playoffs) SOUTH FORK 2A                                                                  Conf.                       All                    Streak a-N. Lincoln                                   13-1                      23-2                     Won 16 b-Bandys                                            11-3                      20-5                         Lost 2 Lincolnton                                             9-5                        12-9                    Lost 1 …

STATE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Tidbits, history for Alex, Catawba, Caldwell teams

HobbsDailyReport.com BASEBALL PLAYOFF TIDBITS ON AREA  TEAMS (Alexander, Catawba, Caldwell counties only) (All facts are from playoff format/brackets started in 1984 through last season and all career coaching records of head coaches are unofficial:) WEST 2A No. 27 HIBRITEN (11-10) at No. 6 BUNKER HILL (19-5), 7 p.m. Head coaches: Gabe Gragg, Hibriten, 33-28, third season; Marty Curtis, Bunker Hill, …

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Standings through Friday’s games

HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL STANDINGS (through Friday’s games) SOUTH FORK 2A                                                                  Conf.                       All                    Streak a-N. Lincoln                                       13-1                      21-2                     Won 14 b-Bandys                                             11-3                      20-4                      Lost 1 Lincolnton                                          9-5                        11-8                        Lost 3 E. Lincoln                                            6-8                       10-13                      Lost 1 LN Charter                                         6-8                         …