Archive - Mar 2012 - Sports Article
March 30th
Adding some late insurance runs in the fifth and sixth innings, the Bandys softball team continued its winning streak Friday.
Scarlett Harris, Jessica Younger, Tiffany Holland and Ayla Acosta each drove in a run, leading the Lady Trojans to a 4-1 conference victory at home over Bunker Hill (5-3, 4-2).
Chelsea Wilkerson struck out 20 St. Stephens batters and allowed one hit, leading the Lady Cougars to the 2-0 victory in conference play.
Lady Indians first basemen Darian Fisher broke up a perfect game by Wilkerson in the sixth inning with a single.
St. Stephens falls to 8-6 overall and 4-3 in the Northwestern conference.
Newton-Conover 11, West Caldwell 10
By
STEVE REED,AP Sports Writer
CHARLOTTE — The Panthers announced they've traded running back Mike Goodson to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for offensive tackle Bruce Campbell.
Goodson, who ran for 501 yards and three touchdowns in three seasons with Carolina, became expendable after the team signed free agent running back Mike Tolbert earlier this offseason.
March 29th
Some things change, while others just stay the same.
That was the case Thursday at the Catawba County golf championships at Catawba Country Club.
Hickory claimed the 20th annual team title, while Maiden junior Thomas Lilly claimed medalist honors.
For more information on this story, pick up a copy of Friday's Observer News Enterprise newspaper.
Bandys sophomore guard Madi Story added another accolade to her résumé on Wednesday as she was selected to the Associated Press All-State girls basketball team.
For more information on this story, check out a copy of Friday's edition of the Observer News Enterprise newspaper.
The Fred T. Foard softball team suffered its first loss of the season, dropping a 2-0 contest to North Iredell on Thursday.
North Iredell pitcher Karley Harkey gave up four Foard hits, striking out three batters.
Ashley Oliver had two hits for the Lady Tigers (12-1), while Olivia Purvis and Rebecca Rowe had one hit each.
March 28th
Hayden Bandy, Alex Hefner and Lee Mitchell weren’t at the same school until this season.
Now, the trio of golfers are leading Newton-Conover to new heights, as the Red Devils head into today’s Catawba County golf championships at Catawba Country Club.
For more on this story, check out Thursday's edition of the Observer News Enterprise newspaper.
Bandys (6-3, 5-1) won their sixth softball game in a row with a 6-0 shutout victory against East Burke on Wednesday.
Sara Boyd and Rachel Cox each drove in two RBIs, while Breanna Jones and Kathleen Reardon each drove in an RBI.
Taylor Sigmon earned the victory on the mound, striking out three batters, walking two and allowing nine hits.2
Fred T. Foard 3, Watauga 0
By
BARRY WILNER,AP Pro Football Writer
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Even though the NFL's new rule for postseason overtime has never come into play, it's being expanded for the regular season, too.
NFL owners passed the playoff overtime rule for the regular schedule Wednesday. All games that go into overtime now cannot end on a field goal on the first possession.
March 27th
Scoring off the set piece was a problem this season for the Hickory girls soccer team — until Tuesday.
Senior Jackie Lomboy pocketed two set piece goals to push the Lady Red Tornadoes to a 2-1 road victory against Fred T. Foard.
For the complete game story, check out Wednesday's edition of the Observer News Enterprise newspaper.
