OBIT: Former Bandys, Foard, St. Stephens head football coach Foster dies

Published Tuesday, February 28th, 2023

He coached for 34 years — 32 in Catawba County — and won 175 games   Editor’s note: All year-by-year and record information about Dick Foster’s coaching career in this article is copyrighted — as is all content on HobbsDailyReport.com — and can’t be used by print or radio broadcasts without  crediting HobbsDailyReport.com for the information/research or receiving a waiver. …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Kirkpatrick, first HC at South Caldwell, dies

Published Wednesday, May 18th, 2022

“Red” was also the last head football coach at Granite Falls; sons followed him into coaching   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com GRANITE FALLS – Don “Red” Kirkpatrick — the last head football coach at old Granite Falls High and the first at South Caldwell — died on Tuesday morning. His son, Marc, notified HobbsDailyReport.com on Tuesday that his father passed …

OBIT: Service for sports advocate Lee Shook is Thursday at noon (updated)

Published Tuesday, March 16th, 2021

Church will livestream funeral of long-time coach, reporter   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CONNELLY SPRINGS — The life of Lee Shook, who spent more than 50 of his 73 years contributing to the sports landscape in the Greater Hickory area, will be celebrated on Wednesday and Thursday. Shook, 73, died on Sunday. His family will receive friends on Wednesday from …