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April 19th, 2013
By
EILEEN SULLIVAN and JAY LINDSAY, Associated Press
WATERTOWN, Mass. — A 19-year-old Massachusetts college student wanted in the Boston Marathon bombing was captured hiding in a boat parked in a backyard Friday night and his older brother lay dead in a furious 24-hour drama that transfixed the nation and paralyzed the Boston area.
April 18th
It was a busy day for Catawba County prep athletes on Thursday with six seniors signing to play in the collegiate ranks.
Among those that signed were two Maiden football players and four Fred T. Foard basketball players.
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.
Below is a look at Thursday's sports action from across Catawba County:
Prep baseball
Maiden 2, Bandys 1
Bunker Hill 7, Newton-Conover 1
Prep softball
Fred T. Foard 3, St. Stephens 1
Maiden 8, Bandys 1
Prep soccer
Bandys 3, Maiden 0
Newton-Conover 4, West Caldwell 1
St. Stephens 1, Fred T. Foard 0
Prep tennis
By
STEVE REED,AP Sports Writer
The Panthers open the NFL season at home for the first time since 2009 and will play two nationally televised games.
Carolina hosts Seattle in the Sept. 8 season opener.
An early afternoon riding lawn mower accident sent a Newton man to the hospital Thursday. The accident happened on the corner of Boston Road and N.C. 10.
Angie Queen, a nearby neighbor, identified the man on the mower as Pete Hollar.
A single vehicle accident, Wednesday on a busy street in Newton closed the road for an hour and injured a dog.
Jonathan Fulghum was driving his Jeep Cherokee east on West 7th Street Extension near Little Hill Road when he reached down to use his cell phone.
April 17th
There was a familiar feeling in the air during Wednesday's Catawba County track and field championship meet at Bunker Hill High School.
The Bunker Hill boys and Hickory girls teams repeated their performances from a season ago by each winning county titles.
Below is a look at Wednesday's sports scores from across Catawba County:
Prep baseball
St. Stephens 11, Maiden 0 (five innings)
Minor league baseball
Hickory 6, Asheville 5
Leading by as many as 24 points, the Charlotte Bobcats held off a second half surge by the Cleveland Cavaliers to come away with a 105-98 victory on Wednesday in the team's 2012-13 season finale.
Catawba County Schools held a reception on Tuesday, April 16 at 4 p.m. for teachers who achieved National Board Certification and who renewed their certification.
