HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Hickory nips McDowell, wins conference tourney title

HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY’S CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SUMMARIES NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A (Championship at Freedom) No. 1 HICKORY 69, No. 3 McDOWELL 67 McDowell     16   16    16    19—67 Hickory          24    5    21     19—69 McDOWELL 67—Antoine Lindsey 22, Kevin Silver 13, Skyler McKinney 18, Corpening 9, Oliva 3, Davis 2. HICKORY 69—Torey James 20, Cody Young 12, Jackson Bell 11, James Freeman 11, Jaquan Thurman …

STATE 4A WRESTLING: Spartans, Titans each advance 1 wrestler past first round

HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – Two of the five wrestlers from the Northwestern 3A-4A who qualified for the state 4A individual wrestling tournament won their openers on Thursday at the Greensboro Coliseum. Kaleb Queen of South Caldwell won at 113 pounds, downing Josh Shore of Davie County, 4-3. McDowell’s unbeaten 126-pounder, Toney McGee, opened with a 39-second pin of Elijah Phillips of …

HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: St. Stephens wins, wraps up league title

HobbsDailyReport.com TUESDAY’S SUMMARY ST. STEPHENS 52, McDOWELL 12 106: Dalen Milligan (SS) p. Alvin Stevenson 3:28 113: Graham Ormand (SS) p. Toby Finn 2:39 120: Alldyn Conley (M) d. Jovanny Urzua 7-2 126: Toney Mcgee (M) p. Isaac Leon 3:03 132: Blake Baker (SS) p. Dante Quitman 4:34 138: Garrett Bolling (SS) d. Daniel Maynor 15-7 145: Eddie Brannock (SS) …

BOYS BASKETBALL BOXES: McDowell takes over lead in Northwestern 3A-4A

HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A McDOWELL 83, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 52 McDowell                 28    22    22    11—83 Alex Central            10    15    13     14—52 McDOWELL 83—C. Davis 2, Travis Corpening 11, Antoine Lindsey 16, Kevin Silver 29, Skyler McKinney 18, McRary 2, Grande 2, Olivo 3, Elliott, Kehler, Gragg, Adam Randolph, Andruw Randolph, A. Davis, England. ALEXANDER CENTRAL 52—Mahaffey 2, Strickland 5, …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Bears will have new head coach; Haynie retiring

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CLAREMONT – David Haynie — after nearly 40 years as a football coach and teacher that includes the last four at Bunker Hill High and the last two as the Bears’ head coach – is retiring. Haynie’s decision was announced Monday in a press release by the school’s athletic department, which said he will retire as …