Sports

Northwestern 3A/4A softball conference tournament pairings announced

The pairings for the Northwestern 3A/4A conference softball and baseball tournaments were announced Saturday afternoon.

Newton-Maiden softball called off because of poor field conditions

The Newton-Conover softball team was celebrating a 2-0 lead on senior night until Thursday's South Fork 2A conference game was postponed because of poor field conditions.

Weather forces games to be moved to weekend, next week

Wet weather has made several changes to prep sports schedules this week, now pushing some all the way to Saturday and next week. Below is a tentative schedule of some of the games that have already been scheduled.

Maiden wins 2018 South Fork 2A boys tennis tournament

2018 South Fork 2A Boys Conference Tennis Tournament
at Maiden High
Singles:
Brann Reid (NC) def Chase Hines (EL) 6-0, 6-0
Luke Laney (M) def Kyle Fitzsimmons (LKN) 6-0, 6-0

3rd Place Match:
Kyle Fitzsimmons (LKN) def Chase Hines 6-3, 6-4

South Fork 2A Tennis Tournament Day 1 Results

Schools:
Bandys (BHS)
East Lincoln (EL)
Lake Norman Charter (LKN)
Lincolnton (LHS)
Maiden (M)
Newton Conover (NC)
North Lincoln (NL)
West Lincoln (WL)

Bandys names interim head football coach

By Michael Christopher
onesports@observernewsonline.com

CATAWBA -- Thirty days.

St. Stephens rallies past West Caldwell to keep playoff hopes alive

HICKORY – For the fourth straight game, the St. Stephens varsity baseball team rallied late for a key win with a 2-1 victory Friday against West Caldwell.

Newton-Conover's Gildo signs with Montreat College for soccer

Newton-Conover senior Orlando Gildo watched as his soccer teammates signed to go to college. At first, he thought about joining them but decided to go out on his own.

St. Stephens wins 2018 Catawba County Golf Championship

Thursday's temperature was 68 degrees with wind speeds averaging nine miles per hour that included a max gust speed of 32 miles per hour. Not ideal golf conditions, but the St.

Weather wrecks havoc on prep sports schedules

Once again the weather has moved several key prep contests as the spring sports regular season begins to wind down to a close.