Archive - 2013
March 21st
Against an unfamiliar opponent in Canon-McMillan (Pa.), one run was the difference for the Fred T. Foard softball team on Thursday.
Addie Bolick connected with a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth to center field, helping the Lady Tigers defeat the Lady Big Macs, 1-0.
Below is a look at Thursday's prep scores from across Catawba County:
Prep tennis
South Iredell 5, Bandys 4
Bunker Hill 7, Draughn 2
Maiden 7, East Burke 2
Prep softball
Fred T. Foard 1, Canon-McMillan (Pa.) 0
Prep soccer
A.C. Reynolds 4, Fred T. Foard 0
Prep golf
Catawba Valley 2A at Orchard Hills, ppd. to TBA
Below is a look at Thursday's NCAA tournament scores and Friday's slate of games:
Thursday's NCAA tournament scores
No. 3 Michigan St. 65, No. 14 Valparaiso 54
No. 6 Butler 68, No. 11 Bucknell 56
No. 9 Wichita State 73, No. 8 Pittsburgh 55
No. 4 St. Louis 64, No. 13 New Mexico St. 44
No. 6 Memphis 54, No. 11 Saint Mary's 52
No. 3 Marquette 59, No. 14 Davidson 58
Below are the schedule changes and postponements from today's prep sports action:
Prep golf
CVAC golf at Orchard Hills, ppd. (will be made up some time in April)
Prep softball
Canon McMillan (Pa.) at Fred T. Foard, moved from 6 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
March 20th
After 40 total years of coaching, Tommy Edwards decided it was time to hang up the whistle.
Edwards announced his retirement on Tuesday as the women’s basketball coach at Catawba Valley Community College.
Edwards hopes he achieved one goal in his long tenure as coach.
Behind 25 points from Byron Mullens and 21 points from Gerald Henderson, the Charlotte Bobcats continued their roll at home on Wednesday.
The Bobcats defeated the Toronto Raptors 107-101, notching their third-straight victory at Time Warner Cable Arena.
Below is a look at Wednesday's prep scores from across Catawba County:
Prep tennis
Newton-Conover 9, Bunker Hill 0
Bandys 5, Maiden 4
Prep softball
Bandys 11, Maiden 6
Bunker Hill 11, Newton-Conover 1
St. Stephens 13, East Rutherford 0
Prep baseball
Bandys 7, Maiden 6 (eight innings)
Bunker Hill 7, Newton-Conover 6 (eight innings)
Frank Lee Bailey, Sr., 84, of Sherrill Ford went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 after a courageous fight with cancer. Burke Mortuary in Maiden is serving the Bailey Family.
Two men were arrested Monday night around 10 p.m. after a traffic stop resulted in drug charges.
Discovery High School’s “Discombobulated Delegation” took home top honors for winning the seventh annual “Red Hot Spelling Bee” for the Newton Conover Education Foundation.
In all, 22 teams competed Tuesday night. The event was held in the Newton-Conover High School Gymnasium and emceed by Michael Willard from WXRC/WNNC radio.
