By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL – East Lincoln, Patton and Watauga have won 2019-2002 Wells Fargo Conference Cup Championships from the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA). The Cup is annually presented to schools that have the top athletic programs in a conference and each league determined its method of earning points. Wachovia, and now Wells Fargo, has …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Patton hires Freedom’s defensive coordinator as head coach
Mark Duncan has also been assistant at Crest, Richmond County during career By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – Mark Duncan, defensive coordinator at Freedom High since 2017, will be Patton’s head football coach as the Panthers head into their 13th varsity season in February. A press release on Wednesday by the Burke County Public Schools said Duncan will leave …
NFL: Former Hickory star Succop signs with Bucs, wins starting kicker’s job
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Former Hickory High kicking star Ryan Succop appears to ready to rebound. Succop — who played six games in 2019 with the Tennessee Titans before being sidelined by an injury — has signed with Tampa Bay, and he won the kicking job with the Bucs. Tampa Bay’s first game, with Tom Brady debuting at quarterback, is …
HIGH SCHOOLS: NCHSAA releases new sports schedule; football starts in February
Football limited to 7 games, most other sports will be able to schedule up to 14 games By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL — High school football will be moved to February, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) announced on Wednesday when it released a proposed athletic calendar for the 2020-2021 school year. The NCHSAA Board of …
HIGH SCHOOLS: Catawba County stays with Plan B as school year approaches
Gov. Cooper extends Phase 2 until Sept. 11, 10 days after scheduled first practices By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Catawba County Schools will remain in Plan B as they head toward opening on Aug. 17. The school system’s board of education held an emergency meeting on Wednesday regarding COVID-19 and what’s ahead. In Plan B, students will attend …