Trio of area powers advance 23 to state championships HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – The West 2A wrestling regional on Saturday at West Lincoln High was another three-team battle for bragging rights that will likely continue in this weekend’s state championship tournament in Greensboro. The host Rebels — who battled their way through Fred T. Foard and Newton-Conover en route to a …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Sain retiring after 7 postseason bids in 9 years at West Lincoln
Change leaves longest-tenured HC in South Fork 2A at 3 years HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – Tom Sain, who guided seven of West Lincoln High’s nine varsity football teams that made the state playoffs, is leaving the sport. Sain told The Lincoln Times-News (https://www.lincolntimesnews.com/sports/west-lincoln-s-sain-to-step-down/article_5da7250a-2629-11e9-8e42-cf78bd00cb28.html) he’s resigned and moving on to more time with his family. He is stepping aside after the Rebels …
STATE DUAL-TEAM WRESTLING PLAYOFFS: W. Lincoln eliminates Foard, N-C to return to 2A championship match
HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – West Lincoln High, the defending state 2A dual-team wrestling champion, is returning to the title match on Saturday after beating two nearby rivals. In matches on Thursday night at Newton-Conover, the Rebels won another West 2A title by beating Newton-Conover 30-25 after eliminating Fred T. Foard 33-27 in a third-round match. Newton-Conover got out of the third …
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: West Lincoln wins South Fork 2A tourney with 14 finishing in top 3
HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – West Lincoln High had a wrestler finish in the top three – including five as individual weight class champions – en route to winning the South Fork 2A tournament on Saturday at Lincolnton. The Rebels scored 239 points, finishing ahead of Newton-Conover (219.5) with five weight champions, five runners-up and four wrestlers in third place. West Lincoln’s …
SOUTH FORK 2A: West Lincoln drills Knights, sets school record for wins
HobbsDailyReport.com HUNTERSVILLE – Quarterback Seth Willis accounted for four touchdowns on Friday night, leading visiting West Lincoln High past Lake Norman Charter 65-7 as the Rebels set a school record for single-season wins. Willis ran 2, 9 and 10 yards for scores and threw a 28-yard TD pass to Nathan Beam as West Lincoln improved to 9-2 overall and 5-2 …