HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Lambert’s second tenure at Draughn ends (updated)

HobbsDailyReport.com VALDESE – Scott Lambert’s second tenure as head football coach at Draughn High has ended. The move was first reported by HobbsDailyReport.com. A Twitter post at Draughn athletics on Tuesday morning —https://twitter.com/Draughnsports/status/932762877454364672 – said: “Coach Scott Lambert has stepped down as head football coach — we appreciate the 9 years he dedicated to the program.” In a press release …

SOUTH FORK 2A FOOTBALL: Maiden’s Mayfield, head coach Bryne lead all-conference

HobbsDailyReport.com Maiden High, this season’s varsity football champion in the South Fork 2A, leads the all-conference team with nine picks and also has the top offensive player and coach in the league. In voting by conference head coaches, the Blue Devils had nine of the 44 players selected All-South Fork 2A and produced the conference’s Offensive Player of the Year …

SOUTH FORK 2A BOYS SOCCER: State champ Red Devils sweep top conference awards

HobbsDailyReport.com Newton-Conover High has swept all three major awards in South Fork 2A boys soccer. In voting by league coaches, the Red Devils – who won a state 2A title by beating First Flight last Saturday in Raleigh – produced the conference’s top two players and its top coach. Francisco Tapia of Newton-Conover won Offensive Player of the Year and …

HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE: Tuesday’s athletic events

HIGH SCHOOL WINTER SPORTS SCHEDULE A schedule of winter sports events for varsity sports teams in the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A, compiled from schedules of schools that responded to a request from HobbsDailyReport.com. The schedule includes all varsity basketball teams and all varsity wrestling teams, at this point, other than Lake Norman Charter and Lincolnton …

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Newberry nips Bears, who have now lost 9 straight

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWBERRY, S.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne University men are already in a slump. Newberry scored the final 13 points of a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) basketball game on Tuesday night to beat the visiting Bears 77-75 as LRU’s losing streak reached nine games dating back to last season. Newberry (5-1, 1-0) had three players in double figures, led by Marshall …