HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Foard win away from state 2A title match

Published Saturday, January 16th, 2021

Tigers eliminate Patton, will play at West Wilkes for West 2A crown   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Fred T. Foard High had a tiny dent put in its armor on Saturday as Patton won a set, but the Tigers prevailed 3-1 to win their way back into a West 2A volleyball title match. After 13th-seeded Patton won 25-16 …

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Foard, Hickory advance to second round

Published Wednesday, January 13th, 2021

Patton, McDowell, Watauga also advance to Thursday’s next round   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Five of the six area teams in the state high school volleyball playoffs won first-round matches on Tuesday, including Fred T. Foard, Hickory and Patton. The next round is Thursday with Foard going to top-seeded R-S Central and Patton going to West Stokes in 2A. In …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Hobbs’ Top 5 Things To Watch returns

Published Monday, July 31st, 2017

Editor’s note: Welcome to the return of Top 5 Things To Watch, a popular thing I used to write for nearly 20 years in a different forum. It will be a mainstay this season at HobbsDailyReport.com, so email me at HobbsDailyReport@gmail.com with comments or suggestions for things to research or take a look at. By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com As high …