HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – Five players from Greater Hickory area conferences – four of them signed to play next season at Lenoir-Rhyne University — will play in the annual East-West All-Star football game in July. The teams were released on Wednesday by the North Carolina Coaches Association (NCCA). Area picks for the West squad are quarterback Gunnar Anderson of Alexander Central, …
BOYS BASKETBALL BOXES: West Iredell snaps 9-game losing streak
HobbsDailyReport.com WEDNESDAY’S SUMMARIES NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A WEST IREDELL 51, EAST BURKE 49 W. Iredell 11 8 18 14—51 E. Burke 13 16 12 8—49 WEST IREDELL 51—Hayden Blohm 16, Eli Kitchens 14, Gregory 7, Gillespie 6, Hooks 3, Gablyon 2, Marshall 2, Ward 1. EAST BURKE 49—Chase Smith 12, Aaron Morrison 12, Kistler 7, Brittain 6, Lail 5, Gilbert …
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Iredell County Sports HOF Classic sets pairings
HobbsDailyReport.com MOORESVILLE – Mooresville High will play host to a 24-game high school basketball tournament – the Iredell County Sports Hall of Fame Classic – on Dec. 27-29. Sixteen teams – eight girls and eight boys – are entered in the tournament that has title games on Dec. 29 at 6 p.m. for the girls and the same night at …
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 …
STATE 2AA FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: South Point scores 51, cruises past West Iredell
HobbsDailyReport.com BELMONT – West Iredell High’s stay in the state 2AA football playoffs was short-lived. Top-seeded South Point made short order of the visiting Warriors on Friday night in a first-round game, winning 48-0 to earn another battle with Shelby next Friday. No. 8 Shelby (10-2) advanced Friday with a 49-20 home victory over No. 9 Newton-Conover, setting up a …