HobbsDailyReport.com Brann Reid of Newton-Conover High repeated as the state’s 2A boys’ singles champion on Saturday in Cary. Reid won an opportunity for a back-to-back singles title by ousting Seth Worley of Lexington 6-2, 6-1 in a semifinal. Pitted against a North Carolina Science and Math player for the singles title again, Reid won it by beating Josh Abrams 6-2, …
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS: N-C’s Reid alive in chase to repeat as 2A singles champ
HobbsDailyReport.com Newton-Conover High’s Brann Reid — the defending state 2A singles champion — is still alive in this year’s state tournament. Reid beat Andy Casados of Lexington 6-0, 6-2 in the first round and South Columbus’ Griffin Hanna 6-1, 6-0 on Friday at the Cary Tennis Park to advance to Saturday’s semifinals. Reid faces Seth Worley of Lexington in one …
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS: Maiden, N-C players in 2A singles
HobbsDailyReport.com The state individual boys’ high school tennis championship tournaments begin on Friday. There are a limited number of players from the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A who qualified. There are four singles players in the first round of 2A at the Cary Tennis Center – Patrick Lichtenwalner and Luke Laney of Maiden, Brann Reid of …
HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Beam resigns at N-C, will open business in Lincolnton
HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Matt Beam has resigned after four seasons as head football coach at Newton-Conover High. Beam came to Newton-Conover from Burns in 2013 — replacing Brint Russell — and coached the Red Devils to records of 7-4-1, 6-6, 6-5 and 9-3 and into the state playoffs in 2014, 2015 and last season. Assistant coach Darren Ponder, the Red …
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Maiden, Newton-Conover add game on Tuesday
HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – It won’t be a part of this week’s South Fork 2A high school baseball tournament, but there’s one more game on tap for Maiden and Newton-Conover. The teams will play on Tuesday at 5 p.m. at Newton-Conover with free admission (donations will be accepted at the gate to go to charity). “Myself and Coach (Corey) Nunley felt …