HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – Twenty-six wrestlers from the South Fork 2A and Northwestern Foothills 2A – including five weight class champions – advanced Saturday from the West 2A Regional to this weekend’s state championship wrestling tournament. All wrestlers who finished in the top four of a weight class on Saturday at West Lincoln still have a chance to become a state …
HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING: Burke County stars lead All-Northwestern Foothills 2A
HobbsDailyReport.com The top swimmers in the Northwestern Foothills 2A for this season are both from Burke County. Conference officials released the all-conference team for girls and boys on Saturday, with Kadira McClure of Patton winning female swimmer of the year and East Burke’s Brett Walker taking home the boys’ award. Patton edged East Burke for a league title in girls …
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: Foard leads All-Northwestern Foothills 2A picks
HobbsDailyReport.com Fred T. Foard High has won two of the three major awards in Northwestern Foothills 2A wrestling for this season with Allen Pyatte honored and the Tigers’ Mike Carey earning Coach of the Year. Landon Shuford of West Iredell (126 pounds) was selected the Wrestler of the Year for the regular season while Pyatte (195) was the MOW at …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: CVCC scores 105 points in fifth consecutive victory
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Five players reached double figures on Saturday as Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) ran its win streak in women’s basketball to five games. Led by sophomore Tanisha Wall’s 23 points and 10 rebounds, the 17th-ranked Red Hawks defeated Fayetteville Tech 105-39 at the Tarlton Complex. It was Wall’s sixth double-double of the season and she matched a …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Jeffries-led Bears win again, off to 5-1 start
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Clayton Jeffries’ two-run double in the eighth inning on Saturday carried Lenoir-Rhyne University to a 9-7 home baseball victory over West Virginia State. The Bears completed a three-game sweep by winning, improving to 5-1. LRU junior outfielder Grant Fuller had two hits and drove in two runs in the victory, and senior Landon Whitson (1-0) pitched scoreless …