HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Advance tickets on sale at Maiden, Newton-Conover

HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN – Advance tickets for Friday night’s Newton-Conover at Maiden varsity high school football game will be on sale at each school beginning Tuesday during normal business hours. Advance tickets are $6, and admission at the gate for a 7:30 p.m. South Fork 2A game is $6. Visit each school’s main office to purchase advance tickets. The Red Devils …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Wilfong, McClain step up as N-C pummels North Lincoln

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – In a display of the depth of their depth, Newton-Conover High’s Red Devils kept moving forward on Friday night in a 49-6 home South Fork 2A football victory over North Lincoln. Playing without leading rusher Tylor Stinson — who sat out after violating a team rule — the Red Devils (8-1, 5-0) still posted nearly 450 yards …

WNNC OLDIES 101.3 FM GOLDEN HELMET WINNER: Shamar Baker, Newton-Conover

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Newton-Conover High’s Shamar Baker is a repeat winner of the WNNC Oldies 101.3 FM Coca-Cola Golden Helmet Award winner, giving a Red Devils player the award for a third straight week. Baker, a 6-foot, 180-pound junior quarterback led Newton-Conover’s 58-8 home win over West Lincoln last Friday night with five touchdowns in a South Fork 2A game. …

BLAST FROM THE PAST: Patrick’s impact at N-C, in area sports still felt

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON — Wow, it’s truly amazing how time flies by so fast. When my friends at WNNC 101.3 FM asked earlier this week if I could share some thoughts and information about former Newton-Conover High head football coach and athletic director Don Patrick, this didn’t – at first — register in my mind. Here we are, …

WNNC OLDIES 101.3 FM GOLDEN HELMET WINNER: Shamar Baker, Newton-Conover

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Newton-Conover High’s Shamar Baker is this week’s WNNC Oldies 101.3 FM Coca-Cola Golden Helmet Award winner, giving the Red Devils back-to-back award winners. Baker, a 6-foot, 180-pound junior quarterback, won the Week 7 award after accounting for 306 yards of total offense as Newton-Conover beat Bandys 55-7 last Friday night at Bandys in a South Fork 2A …