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Maiden SS Ortiz thriving on the baseball diamond

March 28, 2013

By
Cody Dalton
onesports@observernewsonline.com

Maiden baseball player Randal Ortiz is living the American dream and playing the sport he loves after spending the first 16 years of his life in Puerto Rico.

Ortiz grew up in Bayamon — the second-largest city in Puerto Rico with more than 200,000 residents.

He started playing baseball at age 4 and was instantly drawn to the game.

PREP NOTEBOOK: Wednesday's spring scores

March 28, 2013

By
O-N-E Reports
onesports@observernewsonline.com

Below is a look at Wednesday's prep scoreboard from across Catawba County:

Prep baseball
Hibriten 7, Bunker Hill 2

Prep tennis
Newton-Conover 6, Watauga 3

Prep soccer
South Iredell 4, Newton-Conover 1

Prep track and field

Girls

Team scores

EASTER CLASSIC: Pairings for 23rd event released

March 27, 2013

By
Cody Dalton
onesports@observernewsonline.com

The Catawba County Easter Baseball Classic enters its 23rd year on Monday at Henkel-Alley Field at the American Legion Fairgrounds.

The tournament, which has become a yearly tradition amongst Catawba County prep baseball teams, starts this Monday and continues through Wednesday.

Harper hoping to build football family at Foard

March 27, 2013

By
Cody Dalton
onesports@observernewsonline.com

After being officially approved by the Catawba County Schools Board of Education as the next football coach at Fred T. Foard on Monday night, Tom Harper had one goal in mind.

"Everybody kept telling me that you can't win at Foard," he said. "It made it more attractive for me to go there and make something out of what people thought was nothing."

Kuhn, Callahan pace Maiden past Bunker Hill

March 27, 2013

By
Cody Dalton
onesports@observernewsonline.com

In a four-way tie atop the conference standings entering Tuesday’s game, the Maiden girls softball team continued to keep pace.

Behind a pair of two-RBI hits from Ricki Kuhn and Hannah Callahan, the Lady Blue Devils knocked off Bunker Hill at home, 5-1.

PREP NOTEBOOK: Tuesday's spring sports scores

March 27, 2013

By
O-N-E Reports
onesports@observernewsonline.com

Below is a look at Tuesday's prep scores from across Catawba County:

Prep softball
East Burke 2, Bandys 1
Fred T. Foard 21, Hickory 0 (five innings)
Maiden 5, Bunker Hill 1
St. Stephens 3, Watauga 0

Prep soccer
Bandys 3, East Burke 0
Maiden 8, Bunker Hill 1
St. Stephens 5, Watauga 4
Hickory 2, Fred T. Foard 1

BREAKING: Game times changes for today

March 26, 2013

By
O-N-E Reports
onesports@observernewsonline.com

Below is an updated schedule, including time changes and cancellations, for Tuesday's prep sports action:

Prep baseball
Bunker Hill at Maiden, starting at 4:30 p.m.
Watauga at St. Stephens, starting at 4:30 p.m.

Prep soccer
Watauga at St. Stephens, starting at 5 p.m.

Prep tennis
Newton-Conover at S. Iredell, ppd. to April 8

AP source: App. St., Ga. Southern joining Sun Belt

March 26, 2013

By
STEVE REED,AP Sports Writer
onesports@observernewsonline.com

Appalachian State and Georgia Southern are taking their programs to the next level.

The two schools who've won a combined nine FCS championships in football are leaving the Southern Conference for the Sun Belt Conference, said a person familiar with the situation.

PREP RECAP: Pritchard, Edwards lead Maiden in win

March 25, 2013

By
Cody Dalton
onesports@observernewsonline.com

Junior Rachel Pritchard scored two goals, while teammate Alexis Edwards scored her first career goal, helping the Maiden girls soccer team pick up a 3-1 victory over North Lincoln on Monday.

The Lady Blue Devils improve to 7-3 overall on the season.

Nicole Barbieri scored the lone goal for North Lincoln (0-7).

Other prep scores

Prep softball

BREAKING: Harper leaves Hickory, takes over at FTF

March 25, 2013

By
Cody Dalton
onesports@observernewsonline.com

Fred T. Foard's next football coach is a familiar name in the Northwestern 3A/4A.

Hickory's Tom Harper has decided to leave the Red Tornadoes after just one season to take over the Tigers football program.

The school requested Harper's hire during Catawba County Schools Board of Education monthly meeting on Monday.

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