PREP BASKETBALL: Post resigns as St. Stephens boys’ varsity coach, going into administrative work

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Murphy Post — only the sixth varsity boys’ basketball coach St. Stephens High has had over the last four decades – is leaving coaching to become an assistant principal. In a Tuesday morning twitter to local media, Post said he won’t return as the Indians’ head coach next season. He’s been in that position for seven years, …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE SPORTS: Ex-St. Stephens star finalist for Panthers scholarship

HobbsDailyReport.com CHARLOTTE – Ashley Markland, a four-year volleyball player at Lenoir-Rhyne University, is a finalist for a Carolinas Panthers Graduate Scholarship to support graduate level studies. Markland — who played high school volleyball at St. Stephens — will graduate this month with a 3.90 GPA and with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science. The Carolina Panthers award two $10,000 scholarships …