HobbsDailyReport.com UNION, S.C. – Jason McManus — a former Newton-Conover High punter and offensive coordinator on four consecutive state title football teams at South Pointe (S.C.) — is in the running for his first job as a head coach. McManus, 40, will interview on Friday for the head coaching job at Union County (S.C.), a story by The Rock Hill …
HIGH SCHOOL SPRINGS SPORTS: N-C wins in baseball, snaps 17-game losing skid (updated)
HobbsDailyReport.com Newton-Conover High pulled off a late-season surprise for the second straight year on Tuesday night, slipping by visiting Lake Norman Charter 7-3 to snap a 17-game baseball losing streak. The Red Devils scored all of their runs in the first two innings – three in the first and four in the second – en route to the 68th career …
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: White returns to coach N-C girls for a third time
HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Newton-Conover High returned the reins to its varsity girls’ basketball program to Sylvia White for a third time on Monday. White, director of human resources for the Newton-Conover City Schools, is replacing former WNBA star Andrea Stinson as the Red Devils’ head coach next season, the school system announced in a press release. This will be White’s …
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Pitchers strike out 15 as Bandys remains undefeated
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – Armed with arms, a growing confidence and a new outlook on playing together, Bandys High continued its unbeaten baseball start on Friday night by beating visiting Newton-Conover 7-1. The Trojans (4-0, 2-0) — off to their best start since winning their first four games in 2012 – rode their pitching and a six-run fifth …
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Freedom, E. Burke, Newton-Conover win conference tourney titles
HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY’S CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SUMMARIES NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A (Championship at Freedom) No. 2 FREEDOM 60, No. 1 WATAUGA 55 Freedom 11 15 18 16—60 Watauga 18 8 13 16—55 FREEDOM 60—Madison Bailey 17, Adair Garrison 15, Blaikley Crooks 15, Davenport 9, McGinnis 3, Short 1, Tate, Wiliams. WATAUGA 55—Rebekah Farthing 17, Madie Darner 13, Byrd 8, Haas …