HIGH SCHOOLS: West Caldwell-Watauga games now scheduled in Boone

HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – West Caldwell High announced the following athletic schedule changes on Monday: BASKETBALL The Northwestern 3A-4A doubleheader scheduled on Wednesday with Watauga at West Caldwell will now be played in Boone, starting with junior varsity boys at 4:30 p.m. The Watauga-West Caldwell games scheduled on Feb. 9 will be played at West Caldwell with junior varsity boys starting …

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: St. Stephens’ games at Watauga moved to Jan. 27 (updated)

HobbsDailyReport.com BOONE – Watauga High’s conference basketball twinbill at home against St. Stephens scheduled for Thursday has been postponed by snow. The Pioneers and Indians will play the Northwestern 3A-4A games on Saturday, Jan. 27, at time to be announced. Both teams have league games scheduled on Friday with Watauga going to South Caldwell and St. Stephens playing Freedom in …

GIRLS BASKETBALL BOXES: Watauga wins at Freedom, takes over conference lead

HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A WATAUGA 52, FREEDOM 44 Watauga         8    11    14    19—52 Freedom        9    12    14      9—44 WATAUGA 52—Brooke Byrd 10, Farthing 8, Ward 1, Madi Robinson 13, Bolick 2, Maddie Darner 16, Haas 2. FREEDOM 44—Blaikley Crooks 18, Bailey 7, Garrison 6, Moore 6, Davenport 4, Cisneros 3, Short, Tate, Cisneros, Weaver. Notes: Watauga wins its 11th …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Red Hawks sign stars from W. Iredell, Watauga

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College continues to add nearby talent for women’s volleyball, recently signing high school stars from West Iredell and Watauga. Red Hawks head coach Shannon Hudson has announced Macy Pope of West Iredell and Emma Clark of Watauga will bring her recruiting class for 2018 to nine. “Both players come from winning programs with great …

HIGH SCHOOLS: Ex-basketball coach Payne decides to retire from AD’s job

HobbsDailyReport.com WEST JEFFERSON — Former Watauga High boys’ basketball head coach Marc Payne, a fixture in prep basketball for more than four decades in the Greater Hickory area, is retiring effective March 1. He is now athletic director at Ashe County, where he also coached boys’ basketball during his career there. He began his career in 1974, coaching at Beaver …