HIGH SCHOOLS: Watauga names new head coach for wrestling

HobbsDailyReport.com BOONE – Watauga High has hired a new wrestling coach, WATA Radio (1450 AM) reported on Thursday. Dustin Kerley, the Pioneers’ athletic director, announced this week the hiring of Kevin Yandle to teach physical education at Watauga and guide the wrestling program. Yandle is an Appalachian State graduate (2015) and worked as an assistant coach at Watauga from 2012-15, …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Most varsity wins last 30 years

HobbsDailyReport.com MOST VARSITY FOOTBALL WINS BY GREATER HICKORY AREA SCHOOLS (Unofficial totals of varsity teams in Alexander, Burke, Catawba, Caldwell counties only) Editor’s note: No teams are highlighted… those in color provide a link to that school’s athletic page on the site, and some of those pages are being built and are not yet ready to be linked. LAST 30 …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Updated list of scrimmages

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGE SCHEDULE (As of Wednesday, will be updated as details are received) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9 Bessemer City, S. Caldwell, W. Iredell at Fred T. Foard, 6 p.m. (also JVs) Bunker Hill at Alexander Central, 6 p.m. Crest at Hibriten, 6:30 p.m. Draughn, E. Henderson, Black Mountain Owen at McDowell, 6 p.m. E. Burke at Bandys, 7 p.m. …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: List of scrimmages (will be updated as received)

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGE SCHEDULE (As of Tuesday, will be updated as details are received) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9 Bessemer City, S. Caldwell, W. Iredell at Fred T. Foard, 6 p.m. Bunker Hill at Alexander Central, 6 p.m. Crest at Hibriten, 6:30 p.m. E. Burke at Bandys, 7 p.m. E. Lincoln at Charlotte Country Day (multiple teams), 8:30 a.m. Concord Robinson …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Ex-Bandys QB will start for Hickory Hawks

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – When his Hickory Hawks open the high school football season on Aug. 18, head coach Jim Ruark will have an experienced quarterback under center – former Bandys starter Hunter Burkett. Burkett, a 5-foot-11, 180-pound senior, will be the Hawks’ starter, Ruark said Monday. Burkett will still be a student at Bandys. The Hawks are …