By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – As he sat in the gym lobby after another recent victory by his North Lincoln High girls, head coach Mark Lackey was quick to point out a big reason the Knights have been winning. He pointed to his left — where senior guard Addie McGinnis sat — and repeated something he’d heard from his …
1A/2A SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS: Red Devils’ Dant wins twice with record-setting times
HobbsDailyReport.com CARY – The best swimmer in the state in 1A/2A this season in the 500-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke, junior Ross Dant of Newton-Conover, got there in record-setting fashion. Dant won both freestyle events with the best times ever recorded at the 1A/2A state championships, helping the Red Devils finish 14th on Friday at the Triangle Aquatic Center. He …
WRESTLING REGIONALS: Bunker Hill advances 6 to 2A championship tournament
HobbsDailyReport.com MOUNT PLEASANT – Bunker Hill High advanced six wrestlers and finished second Saturday at the Midwest 2A wrestling regional at Mount Pleasant, finishing behind the host Tigers. Mount Pleasant scored 198 points – 70 more than Bunker Hill – to win a team title. The Tigers had nine wrestlers reach the tournament’s final four. Six of those wrestled for …
WEST 2A WRESTLING REGIONAL: Foard wins team title; W. Lincoln advances 8 to state championships
HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – Twenty-six wrestlers from the South Fork 2A and Northwestern Foothills 2A – including five weight class champions – advanced Saturday from the West 2A Regional to this weekend’s state championship wrestling tournament. All wrestlers who finished in the top four of a weight class on Saturday at West Lincoln still have a chance to become a state …
HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING: Burke County stars lead All-Northwestern Foothills 2A
HobbsDailyReport.com The top swimmers in the Northwestern Foothills 2A for this season are both from Burke County. Conference officials released the all-conference team for girls and boys on Saturday, with Kadira McClure of Patton winning female swimmer of the year and East Burke’s Brett Walker taking home the boys’ award. Patton edged East Burke for a league title in girls …