2018 HS FOOTBALL: Poll picks Maiden to repeat as South Fork 2A champion

HobbsDailyReport.com GASTONIA – One preseason poll released on Monday predicts not much will change this season in South Fork 2A high school football. The Gaston Gazette’s preseason poll, compiled from responses by the league’s head coaches, predicts the same four teams to finish in the top four spots but does project a different order of finish in second, third and …

HS FOOTBALL 2018: Blue Devils have most 10-win seasons since 1980

HobbsDailyReport.com HobbsDailyReport.com will periodically post statistics and other items as fans begin to prepare for the high school football season in the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A, compiled from our vast record-keeping that began in the late 1970s. Much of the information will be things you can only get at our FREE website, because no other …

HS FOOTBALL 2018: Who leads area in most consecutive postseason bids?

HobbsDailyReport.com HobbsDailyReport.com will periodically post statistics and other items as fans begin to prepare for the high school football season in the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A, compiled from our vast record-keeping that began in the late 1970s. Much of the information will be things you can only get at our FREE website, because no other …

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Maiden’s O’Brien, UNC preparing for College World Series

HobbsDailyReport.com Maiden High freshman Caden O’Brien, who has already set freshman pitching records at North Carolina, is with the Tar Heels as they head to Omaha and the NCAA Division I baseball World Series. The Tar Heels face Oregon State in the opening game of the World Series at 2 p.m. on Saturday (ESPN). WORLD SERIES SCHEDULE: https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/college-world-series-schedule MORE ON …

LEGION BASEBALL: Maiden back in action on Thursday, battling visiting Mint Hill

HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN – The Salamanders — off to their best start ever — are nearing the end of an eight-day break as they return to action on Thursday night to play the first of seven consecutive nights of American Legion baseball. Head coach David Williams’ Post 240 team (6-2) last played on June 6, splitting a doubleheader against Belmont at …