Archive - 2013
March 14th
Two days after being one-hit in a 3-1 loss against East Burke in its CVAC opener, the Bunker Hill baseball team unleashed its frustration upon Fred T. Foard on Thursday.
Bunker Hill pitcher Justin Aiken tossed a no-hitter, and the Bears (3-3) tallied 12 runs on 13 hits in a 12-0 shutout of the Tigers in Newton.
Below is a look at Wednesday's prep scores from across Catawba County:
Prep baseball
Bunker Hill 12, Fred T. Foard 0 (five innings)
St. Stephens 14, Newton-Conover 4 (five innings)
Prep tennis
Newton-Conover 7, Bandys 2
Maiden 8, West Caldwell 1
Prep soccer
Maiden 3, West Caldwell 1
Prep golf
The Charlotte Bobcats have signed guard Jannero Pargo to a 10-day contract.
In his ninth NBA season, Pargo has played for the Lakers, Raptors, Bulls, Hornets, Hawks and Wizards.
In 14 games this season with Washington and Atlanta, Pargo is averaging 4.0 points and 2.4 assists per game.
The signing of Pargo brings the Bobcats roster up to 15 players.
Julius Frances Abernethy Huitt, 86, passed peacefully Feb. 25, 2013 in her Kailua, Hawaii home. Services to remember and celebrate her life will be held at 3 p.m. March 21, at Kailua Baptist Church, 1080 Kailua Road, Kailua, Hi., with a reception to follow.
Newton native Julius Frances Abernethy Huitt, who set a local record for women in previously male achievements before she and her husband moved to Hawaii more than half a century ago, has died in her adopted state.
The Newton Fire Department responded to a reported house fire Wednesday night but found something a little different.
Initial reports at 9:09 p.m. to 911 were from one of the occupants that said the house was on fire and that everyone was attempting to get out, according to fire officials.
March 13th
Maiden and Newton-Conover made the most of both team’s conference baseball openers on Wednesday.
A bloop single by Maiden shortstop Randal Ortiz in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted the Blue Devils to a 6-5 extra-inning victory against the Red Devils.
Below is a look at Wednesday's prep scores from across Catawba County:
Prep softball
Hibriten 3, St. Stephens 1
Fred T. Foard 4, South Caldwell 0
Maiden 15, Newton-Conover 0
Bandys 9, Kings Mountain 2
Bunker Hill 5, East Burke 1
Prep soccer
Highland Tech 4, Bunker Hill 0
Newton-Conover 3, Lincolnton 0
St. Stephens 5, Hibriten 1
Maiden 3, North Lincoln 1
Georgie Ruth Brown Drum, 93, of Catawba, passed away on March 10, 2013, at Catawba Regional Hospice in Sherrill’s Ford. The Drum family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Drum Funeral Home & Cremations in Conover.
