HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE – Desytne Wimbush of Hickory and the Watauga doubles team of Jadyn Kadyk and Briana Davidson won 3A girls’ tennis titles Wednesday in the Northwestern 3A-4A by defeating teammates. Wimbush won the singles title 7-5, 6-4 over Red Tornadoes teammate Dawson Clifford after each had eliminated a Watauga player in the semifinals at Alexander Central High. The Pioneers’ …
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Maiden wins, stays in contention for volleyball title
HobbsDailyReport.com Maiden High kept alive its shot of at least sharing a South Fork 2A volleyball title on Tuesday by beating Newton-Conover 3-0 on the road. Kylie Morgan had 22 kills to lead the Blue Devils, who won 25-16, 25-15, 25-14 and improved to 11-2 in conference matches. Abbey Smith and Evan Sherrill each added eight kills for Maiden, Peyton …
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. …
HIGH SCHOOLS: Watauga, East Burke name new head coaches
HobbsDailyReport.com BOONE – Jerry Moretz will coach the Watauga High softball team for a second time. The school announced Tuesday it has asked Moretz to replace Shelby Drummonds, who resigned last summer to accept a job in Alaska after one season with the Pioneers. Moretz coached Watauga’s varsity softball team from 1996-2000 and has spent time with the team as …
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS: Hickory, Watauga have 2 left in tourney singles
HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE – Hickory and Watauga each have two players left and Watauga has two doubles teams left after two rounds of the Northwestern 3A-4A’s high school girls’ tennis tournament for the league’s 3A teams. In singles, Destyne Wimbush and Dawson Clifford of Hickory advanced by winning twice on Tuesday and Lucy Gray and Magali Turner of Watauga also won …