HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Freedom selected as site for West 3A Regional finals

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL — Freedom High was selected as the site of the West 3A Regional championship basketball games, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) announced Wednesday. The regional finals will be played at eight neutral floor sites throughout the state on Saturday, a change from last season. With COVID the primary factor, the NCHSAA …

X-C WEST REGIONALS: N. Lincoln, Watauga, Kell sweep titles

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com North Lincoln High swept West 2A Regional championships in cross country on Friday at Murray’s Mill. The meet was moved to Catawba County after McAlpine Park in Charlotte could not play host because of policy changes related to COVID-19 in Charlotte-Meckelnburg Schools. North Lincoln’s boys finished in front of Franklin, and the Knights’ girls finished ahead …

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 …