HobbsDailyReport.com THE NEW CONFERENCES FOR 2017 (With enrollment used in realignment) SOUTH FORK 2A N. Lincoln 986; Newton-Conover 916; E. Lincoln 913; W. Lincoln 902; Maiden 868; Bandys 862; Lincolnton 835; Lake Norman Charter 805. NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A Hibriten 1,016; E. Burke 991; Fred T. Foard 991; Bunker Hill 968; Patton 960; W. Iredell 945; Draughn 713. NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A 4A, …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Cavs’ new head coach optimistic after scrimmage
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com ICARD – There are challenges ahead – every Friday night — but new East Burke High head football coach Mark Buffamoyer says he’s already seeing some things from the Cavs he likes. “That’s a good football team, and I wanted to see if we’d be able to adjust to that,” Buffamoyer said Wednesday night after East …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Most varsity wins last 30 years
HobbsDailyReport.com MOST VARSITY FOOTBALL WINS BY GREATER HICKORY AREA SCHOOLS (Unofficial totals of varsity teams in Alexander, Burke, Catawba, Caldwell counties only) Editor’s note: No teams are highlighted… those in color provide a link to that school’s athletic page on the site, and some of those pages are being built and are not yet ready to be linked. LAST 30 …
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Been 8 years and I still — and will always — miss him
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com It’s nearing 5 a.m. on Saturday morning as I write this – running behind but finding my second wind – but, in many ways, that’s only appropriate for the guy I wanted to tell you a bit about. It was eight years ago Friday that the stunning news came that one of the best people in …