When Tigers reach a state title match, they’re 8-0 By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com The Western Foothills 3A’s best high school volleyball team is going to play for a state championship. The conference is assured of that since Tuesday’s West 3A title match is 10th-seeded Fred T. Foard (21-7) at top-seeded North Iredell (30-0) at 6 p.m. in Olin. It …
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEBALL: Draughn, Foard among those reaching Round 3
N. Iredell, Watauga also still live for Thursday’s matches By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Thursday’s third round of the state volleyball playoffs will include four teams from Greater Hickory area leagues, highlighted by home matches for North Iredell (3A) and Watauga (4A). Draughn (15-9), a No. 9 seed in 1A, remains alive and goes to No. 1 Union Academy (24-2) …
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL STATE PLAYOFFS: Foard, Maiden earn first-round home matches
Tigers face South Rowan; Blue Devils will battle Hendersonville By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com The state high school volleyball playoffs begin on Saturday with 16 area schools in the mix and four opening-round matches are rematches from conference play. Draughn (1A) and Patton (2A earned bids as did 2As Maiden, Bandys and East Burke from the Catawba Valley 2A Athletic. …
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Mustangs need home win Friday to stay alive
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com The 415th game for Chris Matile as head baseball coach at East Lincoln High is going to be a big one. The Mustangs — seeded No. 11 in the West 3A bracket — dropped Game 1 of the West title series on Wednesday night at top-seeded South Rowan, 11-1. On Friday night at 7 p.m., East …
HS SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: South Stanly, West Stanly grab West titles
HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS (For complete East brackets and updates, visit www.nchsaa.org) Playing dates: First round, May 10; second round, May 13; third round, May 17; fourth round, May 20; regional titles series (best-of-3), May 24-28; state championship series, best-of-3, site TBA, June 2-3. 1A CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (best-of-3) WEST No. 11 S. Stokes (21-6) vs. No. 1 S. Stanly …