By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com BOONE — Watauga High has a new boys’ varsity basketball coach whose dad is a former Pioneers head coach in the same sport. The Pioneers have selected Bryson Payne, son of Marc Payne, as the replacement for Laura Barry. She will return to coaching only the Watauga varsity girls. Watauga went 3-9 overall and 2-9 in …
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER: Sevensky, Pioneers lead All-Northwestern 3A-4A
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com After sharing the Northwestern 3A-4A boys’ soccer championship, Watauga High has won three of the league’s four major awards in the postseason. Hickory and Watauga finished 11-1-0 each in the conference to tie for the league title. The conference released All-Northwestern 3A-4A, led by 10 picks from Watauga and nine from Hickory. Hickory’s Carter Holt …
NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A: First-place Watauga pounds St. Stephens
Alexander Central’s defense dominates McDowell By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com First-place Watauga High gained nearly 500 yards on offense on Friday night to steamroll visiting St. Stephens 49-13 and stay atop the Northwestern 3A-4A football standings. Sebastian Best ran 10 times for 168 yards and two scores and Carter Everett ran 17 times for 77 yards and two TDs as …
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Barry steps down as Watauga’s varsity head coach
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com BOONE — After two seasons of being head coach of both varsity basketball teams at Watauga High, Laura Barry will coach only the varsity girls’ team next season. Mike Kelly of WATA in Boone broke the story on Friday (listen to this report via clicking the link below). Barry has coached the Watauga girls for five …
HIGH SCHOOLS: Breintenstein, Triplett lead Watauga’s first Hall of Fame class
Late Pioneers coaches, female track and field star, local radio broadcaster to also be honored By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com BOONE – Watauga High’s first Hall of Fame Class includes two of the best to play varsity football for the Pioneers. Eric Breitenstein — a 2008 graduate who is now an assistant football coach at his alma mater — and linebacker …