HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD: Monday’s results

HobbsDailyReport.com MONDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY SPORTS RESULTS VOLLEYBALL Northwestern 3A-4A Freedom at S. Caldwell, ppd., Nov. 17 McDowell 3, Alexander Central 2 (15-25, 22-25, 25-10, 26-16, 15-10) Watauga 3, St. Stephens 0 CROSS COUNTRY Northwestern 3A-4A Freedom at Watauga Hickory at S. Caldwell St. Stephens at McDowell

HOBBSDAILYREPORT.COM: We welcome your thoughts, comments as we prep for another year

An open letter to the thousands of you who follow sports at HobbsDailyReport.com: Thank you for your interest in local sports coverage and specifically in HobbsDailyReport.com, our website launched in April 2017 that is still going strong (more than 1 million page views). We’ve been fortunate – no one in my small family has experienced COVID-19 – but we have …

NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A: Volleyball schedule; first matches on Nov. 16

HobbsDailyReport.com The Northwestern 3A-4A has released its 2020 varsity volleyball schedule. There are seven schools in the conference, same as last season, and the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) is limiting teams to 14 matches due to COVID-19. With 12 league matches, schools will have the option of adding two non-league matches. The league will not play a …

NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A: Football schedule; opening games on Feb. 26

HobbsDailyReport.com The Northwestern 3A-4A has released its 2020 varsity football schedule. There are seven schools in the conference, same as last season, and the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) is limiting teams to seven games due to COVID-19. The first games are Feb. 26, and the regular season continues through April 9. Here are non-conference games scheduled so …

NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A FOOTBALL: Media poll favors Watauga to repeat as champion

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com A year after winning all seven of its league games, Watauga High is favored to win the Northwestern 3A-4A varsity football championship this season. That’s based on a preseason poll of media that covers the conference, which drops from eight teams to seven after West Caldwell’s request to drop a classification because of its declining enrollment …