HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Watauga freshman named second-team all-state

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Watauga High freshman guard Kate Sears has been selected second-team all-state by the North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association (NCBCA), and she is the only player from Greater Hickory area conferences to make all-state. Sears, who is 5-foot-9, averaged 18.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game for the Pioneers, who finished 24-4. She …

HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE: Friday’s varsity events

HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS SCHEDULE   High school varsity spring sports events for Friday involving teams from the Catawba Valley 2A Athletic, Western Foothills 3A, Northwestern 3A-4A plus Draughn and Patton. The schedule, with game times (if available), are compiled by HobbsDailyReport.com from individual schedules provided by the schools per a request for those schedules. Games or matches that are …

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Standings through Wednesday’s games

HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL STANDINGS (through games of  Wednesday, March 30) CATAWBA VALLEY 2A ATHLETIC                                          Conf.              All            Streak Bandys                                                                                                 6-1                 9-3               Won 7 Lincolnton                                                                                          5-2                 8-4            Won 2 W. Lincoln                                                         …

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS: Bandys blanks East Burke in CVAC 2A match

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS SUMMARIES   TUESDAY, MARCH 22 BANDYS 9, EAST BURKE 0 Singles: Josh Cross (B) d. Robert Stringfield 6-0, 6-0; Jeremiah Cockman (B) d. Dalton Parker 6-1, 6-0; Aiden Brittain (B) d. Landon Lennex 6-3, 6-1; Noah Cockman (B) d. Qwinton Hemphill 6-1, 6-2; Gabriel Wright (B) d. Raleigh Slutsky 6-1, 6-3; Kevin Rodriguez (B) d. Noah …

HIGH SCHOOLS: Tigers nip Mustangs, share baseball lead with St. Stephens

St. Stephens wins at North Lincoln, shares conference softball lead   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Fred T. Foard High grabbed a share of the Western Foothills 3A baseball lead on Tuesday night, knocking off previously unbeaten East Lincoln 4-2 at Fred T. Foard. The Tigers (6-1, 4-0) have won three straight games and share the early conference lead with undefeated …