HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Sophomore runners from A.C. Reynolds and North Iredell won championships in the United Way Invitational high school cross country meets at Southside Park. Dwayne Lillie of A.C. Reynolds took the boys’ title in 16 minutes, 17.01 seconds while North Iredell’s Jonna Strange won the girls’ race in 18:47.72. Little finished ahead of Jayden Hefner of St. Stephens …
MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: de Goya scores 3, Cascon has game-winner for Bears
HobbsDailyReport.com SALISBURY – Sparked by three first-half goals from Iganacio de Goya, the Lenoir-Rhyne University men nipped Catawba 4-3 on Wednesday night in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) soccer. The Bears won on the road when freshman Victor Cascon scored with a bit more than three minutes to play, improving to 6-2-3 overall and 3-2-2 in the league. The hat trick …
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS: Hickory’s Wimbush wins league’s 3A singles title
HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE – Desytne Wimbush of Hickory and the Watauga doubles team of Jadyn Kadyk and Briana Davidson won 3A girls’ tennis titles Wednesday in the Northwestern 3A-4A by defeating teammates. Wimbush won the singles title 7-5, 6-4 over Red Tornadoes teammate Dawson Clifford after each had eliminated a Watauga player in the semifinals at Alexander Central High. The Pioneers’ …
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Maiden wins, stays in contention for volleyball title
HobbsDailyReport.com Maiden High kept alive its shot of at least sharing a South Fork 2A volleyball title on Tuesday by beating Newton-Conover 3-0 on the road. Kylie Morgan had 22 kills to lead the Blue Devils, who won 25-16, 25-15, 25-14 and improved to 11-2 in conference matches. Abbey Smith and Evan Sherrill each added eight kills for Maiden, Peyton …
WNNC OLDIES 101.3 FM GOLDEN HELMET WINNER: Shamar Baker, Newton-Conover
HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Newton-Conover High’s Shamar Baker is a repeat winner of the WNNC Oldies 101.3 FM Coca-Cola Golden Helmet Award winner, giving a Red Devils player the award for a third straight week. Baker, a 6-foot, 180-pound junior quarterback led Newton-Conover’s 58-8 home win over West Lincoln last Friday night with five touchdowns in a South Fork 2A game. …