HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Bears will have new head coach; Haynie retiring

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CLAREMONT – David Haynie — after nearly 40 years as a football coach and teacher that includes the last four at Bunker Hill High and the last two as the Bears’ head coach – is retiring. Haynie’s decision was announced Monday in a press release by the school’s athletic department, which said he will retire as …

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Hickory boys, Maiden girls top seeds for Classic

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Hickory’s boys and Maiden girls — both unbeaten through Monday in high school basketball – are the top seeds for the 31st annual Dick’s Sporting Goods Classic. Pairings for the three-day tournament, scheduled Dec. 27-29 at Catawba Valley Community College’s Tarlton Complex, were revealed in a press release by The Hickory Metro Sports Commission on Monday. Hickory’s …