HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Maiden, Foard among winners as volleyball begins

Bunker Hill, East Lincoln also win first matches of the season   HobbsDailyReport.com Maiden High started its volleyball season on Tuesday night with five players reaching double digits in statistics to highlight a 3-0 victory at Bandys. The Blue Devils began defense of their South Fork 2A title with wins of 25-21, 25-22 and 25-20 to begin a regular season …

HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY: Bandys’ Sigmon retires as head coach

Former star runner at Bunker Hill has also coached at Fred T. Foard     By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – Alan Sigmon — a championship runner and title-winning head coach in high schoool track and field and cross country — is retiring. Sigmon’s decision to leave teaching and coaching after 30 years at Bandys was announced by the Bandys …

HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY: North Lincoln sweeps South Fork 2A championships

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – North Lincoln High’s boys won another conference title and the North Lincoln girls won their second South Fork 2A title in cross country on Tuesday at Southside Park. The Knights’ boys had six runners in the top 10, highlighted by a second-place finish by Jason Thomson (16:18.05). Lincolnton’s Daniel Hopkins won the boys’ individual race (16:04.66) to …

HIGH SCHOOL X-C: Bunker Hill’s Hilliard signs with Lenoir-Rhyne

HobbsDailyReport.com CLAREMONT – Bunker Hill High cross country and track and field star Caroline Hilliard will continue her running career at Lenoir-Rhyne University. Hilliard, last season’s Northwestern Foothills 2A Runner of the Year, signed her national letter of intent on Tuesday at Bunker Hill. She won the West 2A Regional title and capped her prep career with a 12th-place finish …