Sports

BREAKING: Lady Trojans' head coach Wolfe steps down

After just one season as the head coach of the Bandys girls basketball program, Tracy Wolfe has stepped down.

Trojans Athletic Director Brandon Harbinson sent out a release Wednesday morning announcing Wolfe's decision to leave the program.

PREP NOTEBOOK: Tuesday's prep scoreboard

Below is a look at Tuesday's prep sports scores involving Catawba County teams:

Panthers place DE Johnson on IR with designation to return

The Carolina Panthers announced they have placed defensive end Charles Johnson on injured reserve/designated to return with a hamstring injury.

Johnson will miss a minimum of eight games and will be eligible to return in Week 12 on Thanksgiving Day against the Dallas Cowboys.

PREP SPORTS: Tuesday's game postponements

Below is a look at Tuesday's prep sports postponements involving Catawba County teams:

Johnson’s NFL journey continues in front of his family and friends

As a senior at Hickory High School in 2007, Austin Johnson had the opportunity to step on an NFL field for the first time at Bank of America in Charlotte — representing the Red Tornadoes as one of nine Carolina Panthers Community Captains.

PREP NOTEBOOK: Monday's prep scoreboard

Below is a look at Monday's prep sports scores involving Catawba County teams:

JV football
Fred T. Foard 22, Freedom 12
Hickory 38, Patton 0
Bandys at East Lincoln, ppd. to 7 p.m. Oct. 19
Bunker Hill at Maiden, ppd. (no new date set)

PREP SPORTS: Monday's game postponements

Below is a look at Monday's prep sports schedule changes and postponements involving Catawba County teams:

NFL exec: Ref didn't tell Newton 'you're not old enough'

The NFL vice president of officiating says that referee Ed Hochuli insists he never told Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton that he "wasn't old enough" to get a personal foul call during Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints.

PREP FOOTBALL: Friday's week six scoreboard

Below is a look at Friday night's prep football scores involving Catawba County teams:

Friday, Sep. 25 scores
Watauga 34, St. Stephens 14
West Caldwell 42, Newton-Conover 30

PREP NOTEBOOK: Thursday's sports scoreboard

Below is a look at Thursday's prep sports scores involving Catawba County teams:

Varsity football
East Lincoln 56, Bandys 7
Freedom 47, Fred T. Foard 7
Maiden 46, Bunker Hill 23
Patton 40, Hickory 20