By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com When WNNC Oldies 101.3 FM first asked me to write about some of my memories of the Bandys versus Maiden high school football series – which started three years before I was born – I cautioned that after 43 years of covering the series, the years sometimes run together. That said, here are some things that …
GAME PREVIEWS: Bandys, Maiden battle at Maiden in Game No. 65 of series
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Previewing tonight’s varsity football games (all statistical references are unofficial totals): SOUTH FORK 2A BANDYS (2-2) at MAIDEN (4-0), 7:30 p.m. It’s game No. 65 in a storied series that includes Maiden going 25-0-3 in the first 28 games and the teams playing twice in both 1962 and 1963. Maiden leads the all-time series 48-13-3, which …
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Red Tornadoes deal West Caldwell shutout loss
HobbsDailyReport.com Brayden Rowland scored twice and Nick Sadowski had a goal and two assists on Wednesday night to lead Hickory High’s boys past visiting West Caldwell 6-0 in a Northwestern 3A-4A soccer match. Five players scored for Hickory and three had at least an assist with Alex Gonzales with two assists. Hickory (5-6-1, 3-1-0 Northwestern 3A-4A) won for the third …
HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE: Thursday’s athletic events
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULE (compiled by HobbsDailyReport.com) A list of high school events scheduled by schools in the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A that responded to a schedule request from HobbsDailyReport.com. Game times are listed, if available, and events rescheduled or moved to another date may not be included. For more information about a particular event, …
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Maiden beats Lincolnton in 3 sets in volleyball
HobbsDailyReport.com Maiden High’s girls rolled in three sets on Tuesday night to beat Lincolnton on the road 25-9, 25-15, 25-21 in South Fork 2A volleyball. Kylie Morgan had 16 kills and Abby Driscoll had eight for the Blue Devils, who improved to 5-2 in the conference and sit 1 ½ games back of first-place East Lincoln. Faith Herman posted 36 …