BREAKING NEWS: Report says Bazzle is next head football coach at North Lincoln

HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – Nick Bazzle, who won 129 games as a high school head football coach at Newton-Conover and Alexander Central, will be the next head coach at North Lincoln, The Lincoln Times-News is reporting. In an online post late Tuesday night, the Times-News reported Bazzle will replace Steven Pack, who resigned after one season as the Knights’ head coach …

BREAKING NEWS: Bunker Hill’s Curtis retiring after 35 years as baseball head coach (updated)

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CLAREMONT – Bunker Hill High’s Marty Curtis is retiring after 35 seasons as the Bears’ head baseball coach. The school announced Curtis’ decision on Friday. “It is with a heavy heart that the Bunker Hill athletic department accepted the resignation of Coach Marty Curtis as baseball coach,” a press release provided by Bears athletic director Damon …

ALL-NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A: Foard sweeps all 3 softball awards

HobbsDailyReport.com Fred T. Foard High has swept the awards for this season’s Northwestern Foothills 2A softball. In voting by conference head coaches and via a press release, league officials said the Tigers’ Abby Settlemyre is the conference’s Player of the Year, teammate Adison Yoder is conference Pitcher of the Year, and the top head coach in the league is Foard’s …

STATE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Tidbits, history for Alex, Catawba, Caldwell teams

HobbsDailyReport.com BASEBALL PLAYOFF TIDBITS ON AREA  TEAMS (Alexander, Catawba, Caldwell counties only) (All facts are from playoff format/brackets started in 1984 through last season and all career coaching records of head coaches are unofficial:) WEST 2A No. 27 HIBRITEN (11-10) at No. 6 BUNKER HILL (19-5), 7 p.m. Head coaches: Gabe Gragg, Hibriten, 33-28, third season; Marty Curtis, Bunker Hill, …

HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: Bunker Hill sweeps Northwestern Foothills 2A titles

HobbsDailyReport.com CLAREMONT – Bunker Hill High, sparked by Caroline Hilliard and Raheem Carson, swept the Northwestern Foothills 2A track and field championships on Monday on its own track. The Bears’ girls had 175 points to outdistance second-place Draughn (137) while the Bunker Hill boys scored 163 points and finished ahead of West Iredell (130). Hilliard won three events for the …