Josh McKinney

NEWTON — The Hickory Post 48 American Legion baseball team couldn’t get anything going against visiting Cherryville Post 100 in both teams’ regular-season finale on Thursday night at Henkel-Alley Field

Fifteen years ago, Jordan McGregor drove his pickup truck from the West Coast to North Carolina with $60 in his pocket and a dream of one day making it to

Hickory natives Ross Dant and Drew Hitchcock started swimming competitively when they were 7 and 6 years old, respectively. Years later, both are set to compete at the international level.

NEWTON — The Hickory Post 48 American Legion baseball team returned home on Friday night looking to even its best-of-five Area IV playoff quarterfinal series with Asheville Post 70 at

Recent Maiden graduate Wesley Thompson, who will play at Wingate this fall, started at quarterback for the West team during Wednesday night's North Carolina Coaches Association East-West All-Star game.

Apple City Championship Wrestling, a Hiddenite-based company that is owned by Hickory native Blake Coffey, is coming to Brookford Town Hall on Aug. 19.

The South Atlantic Conference released its 2023 preseason coaches’ poll for football last week, with Lenoir-Rhyne finishing third out of 12 teams with 101 points and one first-place vote.

Since 2019, I have served as the sports editor of the HDR. I am so grateful for my time here. But that time will soon be coming to an end.

The 2023 high school football season kicks off on Friday, meaning teams are making their final preparations for their Week 1 contests.

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