HIGH SCHOOLS: Friday’s athletic events schedule

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULE (compiled by HobbsDailyReport.com) A list of high school events scheduled by schools in the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A that responded to a schedule request from HobbsDailyReport.com. Game times are listed, if available, and events rescheduled or moved to another date may not be included. For more information about a particular event, …

BLAST FROM THE PAST: Brown found his calling in life very early

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN – Tom Brown has never been one to run a what-might-have-been checklist because he knows he found his life’s calling – coaching football – at a very young age. “It was an easy call for me to be a football coach,” Brown said this week. “And once I got involved, I never wanted to be …

HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: N. Lincoln snaps Maiden’s league volleyball win streak at 32

HobbsDailyReport.com North Lincoln High won the first two sets and then rallied to take a fifth and deciding set on Thursday night at home, nipping Maiden 3-2 in South Fork 2A girls’ volleyball and stopping the Blue Devils’ league win streak at 32 matches. The Knights won 25-15 and 25-19 before Maiden — which had won its final 2014 Southern …

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS: Concord hands Maiden first loss of season

HobbsDailyReport.com THURSDAY’S SUMMARIES NORTH LINCOLN 5, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 4 Singles: Mckenzie Jones (NL) d. Darby Sherrill 6-2, 6-7 (7-9) 10-8; Allie Meadows (AC) d. Addie Mckinnis 6-2, 6-4; Kristin Ratliff (AC) d. Avery Sigmon 4-6, 6-3, 10-8; Meredith Rogers (AC) d. Rachel Palmer 6-0, 6-2; Sheridan Farris (NL) d. Emma Maltba 6-4, 6-4; Allison File (NL) d. Hannah Maltba 6-3, …

HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Hickory trips Statesville in volleyball, evens record

HobbsDailyReport.com Allison Gambill had 11 kills and eight digs on Wednesday night as Hickory High evened its girls’ volleyball record by beating visiting Statesville. The Red Tornadoes won 25-20, 25-14, 25-16, and they are 3-3 overall heading into a Northwestern 3A-4A home match on Thursday night at 6 p.m. against West Caldwell. Morgan Anderson had three aces and 18 assists …