HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Bunker Hill’s Wray signs to play for App State

Mountaineers’ class of 9 also includes standout from East Lincoln   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com BOONE – Appalachian State’s softball program picked up nine recruits on Wednesday, including high school stars from Bunker Hill and East Lincoln. In a release posted at its website, Appalachian State announced its recruiting class includes shortstop Addie Wray of Bunker Hill and Katelynn Crowe …

NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A: Volleyball schedule; first matches are Nov. 17

HobbsDailyReport.com The Northwestern Foothills 2A has released its 2020 varsity volleyball schedule with the first matches on Nov. 17. There are eight schools in the conference, same as last season, and none will play non-league matches this season because the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) is limiting teams to 14 matches due to COVID-19. Schools will play a …

NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A: Football schedules; first varsity games on Feb. 26

HobbsDailyReport.com The Northwestern Foothills 2A has released its 2020 varsity and junior varsity football schedules. There are eight schools in the conference, same as last season, and none will play non-league games this season because the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) is limiting teams to seven games due to COVID-19. The first games are Feb. 26, and the …

HIGH SCHOOLS: E. Lincoln, Patton, Watauga win Wells Fargo Conference Cups

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL – East Lincoln, Patton and Watauga have won 2019-2002 Wells Fargo Conference Cup Championships from the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA). The Cup is annually presented to schools that have the top athletic programs in a conference and each league determined its method of earning points. Wachovia, and now Wells Fargo, has …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Patton hires Freedom’s defensive coordinator as head coach

Mark Duncan has also been assistant at Crest, Richmond County during career   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – Mark Duncan, defensive coordinator at Freedom High since 2017, will be Patton’s head football coach as the Panthers head into their 13th varsity season in February. A press release on Wednesday by the Burke County Public Schools said Duncan will leave …