Red Devils chase first win over Cavs with Sylvia White as their head coach By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com A look at the East Burke-Newton-Conover girls’ high school basketball games over the previous two decades (1998-99 through this season), as they prepare to play Saturday at 6 p.m. in Icard in the third round of the state 2A basketball playoffs: …
SOUTH FORK 2A BASKETBALL: Red Devils’ Cornwell is just scary good
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Thoughts and observations from the South Fork 2A basketball tournament championship games on Friday night at Lincolnton, and the season so far: Just scary good If Newton-Conover High head coach Sylvia White is correct – and she knows her basketball – this is just simply scary for players hoping to defend the Red Devils’ Chyna Cornwell. …
STATE SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS: Red Devils’ Dant sets record in 500 freestyle, repeats as 1A-2A champ
HobbsDailyReport.com CARY — Newton-Conover High’s Ross Dant highlighted finishes by local swimmers over the weekend as he repeated as the state’s best in the 500-meter freestyle in the state 1A-2A meet. Dant set a classification and state record — finishing in a time of four minutes, 18.70 seconds — and added a second-place finish in the 100 backstroke in 49.16. …
WEDNESDAY’S HS GIRLS BASKETBALL SUMMARIES: N-C wins at Bandys, closes in on at least share of league title
HobbsDailyReport.com WEDNESDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SUMMARIES GIRLS SOUTH FORK 2A NEWTON-CONOVER 71, BANDYS 59 N-C 7 24 17 23—71 Bandys 12 12 16 19—59 NEWTON-CONOVER 71—Loftin 3, Aaliah Walton 20, Jahlea Peters 14, Chyna Cornwell 34, Artis, Woods. BANDYS 59—Emily Dutka 17, Macy Rummage 14, Paul 8, Culliver 2, …
HIGH SCHOOLS: Newton-Conover dedicates bleachers in memory of late principal
HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Newton-Conover High has dedicated new bleachers in its gym in memory of the late Kevin Campbell, who served the school for 22 years as a teacher, athletic trainer, assistant principal and principal. The dedication ceremony was last Friday night when the Red Devils’ basketball teams played Maiden. “Mr. Campbell was the most spirited and consistent presence both …