Archive - Dec 2012
December 9th
They say good things come in threes.
That couldn't have been any truer than for San Antonio on the basketball court Saturday.
Behind a franchise-record 19 3-pointers, the Spurs clobbered the Charlotte Bobcats 132-102 at Time Warner Cable Arena.
December 8th
The 20th-ranked Catawba Valley Community College women's basketball team picked up an 83-32 road victory against Tri-County Technical College on Sunday.
The entire line up for CVCC (13-0, 1-0) scored during Sunday's game, including a team-high 18 points from Anika Jones. Kadesha Gibbs added 12 points, Lativa Lee had 11 points and Matrice Sweezy scored 10 points.
The Newton-Conover, Fred T. Foard and St. Stephens wrestling teams captured titles on Saturday at their respective tournaments.
Red Devils take title at Freedom Invitational
The Newton-Conover wrestling team claimed the team title at the Freedom Invitational. Several Red Devil wrestlers also placed in the top four of their respective weight classes.
December 7th
The hospital welcomes all who have been invited to attend next week's dedication that is planned for Monday, Dec. 10 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The dedication will feature tours of the new facilities.
The goal for CVMC is to provide a one-stop shop for the patients who will be visiting the new pavilion.
The Hickory girls and boys basketball teams picked up a sweep on Friday against cross-town rival Newton-Conover.
To read more of this story, pick up the weekend edition of Catawba County's community newspaper, The Observer News Enterprise, at newsstands throughout the county.
Girls basketball
Bandys 86, Cherryville 18
The Lady Trojans improve to 4-0 with a 68-point victory Friday.
Madi Story scored 14 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and made six steals in the Bandys victory. Sara Goble scored 13 points, while Morgan Bibey, Sierra Brotherton and Alex Wagner each tallied 10 points.
St. Stephens 57, Bunker Hill 38
A longtime volunteer track and field coach for Maiden and Fred T. Foard high schools passed away this week.
Ricky Lomax, who spent time with both the Blue Devils’ and Tigers’ track and field programs, passed away this past Sunday at his home. He was 54 years old.
December 6th
The Catawba Valley Community College men’s basketball team ended a two-game losing streak with a 82-62 victory against the Montreat College JV squad on Thursday at the Tarlton Complex.
To read more of this story, pick up the Friday edition of Catawba County's community newspaper, The Observer News Enterprise, at newsstands throughout the county.
St. Stephens High School added another name to its list of athletes already signed to play college sports next fall.
Senior baseball player Dylan Beiland signed with North Carolina Central University on Thursday.
To read more of this story, pick up the Friday edition of Catawba County's community newspaper, The Observer News Enterprise, at newsstands throughout the county.
Some 71 years later, Dec. 7 is still a somber day for many military families as well as the older generations who lived to hear the news over the family radio.
For the Catawba County community, the day was when the first casualty from the county was killed.
