CVAC 2A FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Newton-Conover Red Devils

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON-CONOVER RED DEVILS   Conference: Catawba Valley 2A Athletic Head coach: Steven Pack (19-31-0, 5 years; 9-17-0 at Newton-Conover, 2 years) Assistant coaches: Chris Hinson, DC-assistant head coach; Chip Watts QB-OC; Sean Kilby,WR; Dominique Bunn, OL; Ky’son McCluney, RB; Jacob Sigmon, OLB; Aaron Hope, DL; Zack Langley, LB; Cameron Stanley, DB Last season’s records: 3-7 overall; …

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS GOLF: Red Devils capture 1A/2A state championship

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Newton-Conover High brought home a state 1A/2A championship on Tuesday at Longleaf, finishing at 104 over par to edge Raleigh Charter by 16 strokes. Sonda Uon led the Red Devils, closing at 82-92–174 to tie for 13th individually. Teammates Hailey Hicks (90-91–181) and Celeste Little (88-93–181) tied for 18th. West Lincoln’s Reece Coltrane finished eighth after …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: N-C at E. Burke game moved to a Saturday

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com East Burke High announced on Sunday it is moving its varsity football game against Newton-Conover scheduled for Oct.  1 to Saturday, Oct. 2, with a noon kickoff. The move came as the Cavs continue to deal with COVID and against their schedule. They have played two games, winning 14-6 at Patton on Aug. 20 and falling …

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: White will be back as Newton-Conover’s head coach

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Sylvia White is back as the varsity girls’ basketball coach at Newton-Conover High. She was approved by the Newton-Conover Board of Education earlier this week as a non-faculty coach, effective immediately. This will technically be White’s fourth tenure as girls’ head coach with the Red Devils – she coached them for two different four-year …