Archive - 2013
March 19th
With victory slipping away from their grasp, Kemba Walker and Gerald Henderson carried the Charlotte Bobcats to a second-straight home victory.
A 12-0 run in the final 2:34 helped the Bobcats defeat the Washington Wizards 119-114 on Monday night at Time Warner Cable Arena.
March 18th
Alan Carroll Bohler, 80, of Newton, away peacefully on Saturday, March 16, 2013. The Bohler family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home & Crematory.
The room is filled with a staunch smell of sweat and blood. There is a blur of kicks, chops and punches all over the room. In the middle is Brooke Randall, 15, of Hickory who recently received her black belt in karate.
Below are today's postponements from spring prep sports from across Catawba County:
Prep baseball
East Burke at Newton-Conover, ppd. to Tuesday
Bunker Hill at Draughn, ppd. to Tuesday
Maiden at South Iredell, ppd. to Tuesday
West Caldwell at Bandys, ppd. to Tuesday
Prep softball
East Burke at Newton-Conover, ppd. to Tuesday
March 16th
Twenty-five persons have applied to be the next head football coach at Fred T. Foard High School, according to athletic director Rob Bliss.
Of those 25 that applied, Bliss said that the school plans to interview seven coaching candidates.
March 15th
After losing three-straight games to start the season, the Bandys baseball team is starting to pick up momentum.
The Trojans spread the wealth around offensively and held Newton-Conover at bay in a 10-0 victory on the diamond Friday.
By
IAN HARRISON,Associated Press
Even though playoff contention may be slipping out of reach for the Toronto Raptors, Amir Johnson isn't about to slow down.
Johnson had 12 points and a career-high 21 rebounds, and Rudy Gay scored 28 points as the Raptors beat the Charlotte Bobcats 92-78 on Friday night.
"That was a heck of an effort by Amir Johnson," Raptors coach Dwane Casey said. "I can't sing his praises enough."
Below is a look at Friday's prep scores from across Catawba County:
Prep baseball
Bandys 10, Newton-Conover 0
Bunker Hill 14, South Iredell 7 (eight innings)
West Caldwell 16, Maiden 4
Fred T. Foard 4, Hibriten 3
South Caldwell 6, Hickory 0
Prep softball
Bandys 17, Newton-Conover 0
Bunker Hill 9, South Iredell 4
Maiden 17, W. Caldwell 1 (five innings)
Johnny William Goforth, 49, of Newton, passed away Friday, March 15, 2013 at Catawba Regional Hospice. The Goforth Family is in the care of Robert F. Bennett, Funeral Service Licensee.
