HobbsDailyReport.com Lauren Xayavong’s 12 digs and six aces paced Maiden High as it won 25-11, 25-12, 25-12 over Newton-Conover on Thursday night on the road in a South Fork 2A volleyball match to remain in second place. Abbey Smith and Lily Grissom each had nine kills, Abby Driscoll made six kills and Faith Herman finished with 30 assists for Maiden. …
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Williams wins LRU’s Lott Award; Maiden’s Huff tops offense
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Sherrod Williams has won the Ronnie Lott Heavy Hitter of the Week award for Lenoir-Rhyne University football after leading the Bears past North Greenville, S.C. Williams, a junior linebacker from Edison, Ga., had six tackles – four solo and two assists – last Saturday when LRU won 51-24 on the road to land head coach Drew Cronic …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Maiden’s Stinson wins Golden Helmet Award for Week 4
HobbsDailyReport.com Maiden High wide receiver-defensive back Montrell Stinson is the Oldies 101.4 FM WNNC Coca-Cola Golden Helmet Award winner for Week 4. A senior, Stinson had one catch for 39 yards and a touchdown and three interceptions, one tackle for lost yardage and forced a fumble as the Blue Devils nipped St. Stephens 21-13 on the road last Friday night. …
BREAKING NEWS: McRee will return to baseball as head coach at Maiden
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN – Doug McRee — whose teams at Bandys High averaged nearly 16 wins per season for 16 years — is getting back into baseball as head coach at Maiden, his alma mater. Maiden athletic director Caine Houser, in a press release on Tuesday, announced McRee as the Blue Devils’ new head baseball coach. He replaces …
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Cronic gains first Lenoir-Rhyne win as Huff shines
HobbsDailyReport.com TIGERVILLE, S.C. – Former Maiden High star Xzavion Huff ran for 85 yards and two scores on Saturday night, sparking the first victory for Drew Cronic as head football coach at Lenoir-Rhyne University. Huff, a sophomore running back, led a 279-yard rushing attack as the visiting Bears shelled North Greenville (S.C.) 51-24 to even their record at 1-1. A …