Boyd and the BoSox: Red Sox make Hickory Ridge standout first-ever Bull chosen in MLB draft C Jemal Horton Jun 7, 2018 Jun 7, 2018 Updated Mar 19, 2019 0 Hickory Ridge's Jeremiah Boyd (18) hits against Mount Pleasant during a baseball game at Mount Pleasant High School Monday, March 26, 2018. James Nix / www.nixphoto.net Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save C Jemal Horton HARRISBURG – Jeremiah Boyd was taking a break from the Major League Baseball Draft.kAm$:?46 %F6D52J[ 96’5 DA6?E E:>6 :? 9:D 72>:=J’D =:G:?8 C@@> H2E49:?8 E9:?8D F?7@=5 @? E96 x?E6C?6E[ 3FE E92E’5 >@DE=J 366? E@ =@@< @FE 7@C D@>6 @7 9:D DF>>6C\32== E62>>2E6D 2?5 @AA@?6?ED H9@’5 366? AC@;64E65 2D 9:89 5C27E A:4<D]k^AmkAm$9@CE=J 27E6C q@J5 H2=<65 FADE2:CD 7@C 2 C6DA:E6 @? (65?6D52J 6G6?:?8[ 9:D 46== A9@?6 ?@E:7:65 9:> @7 2? :?4@>:?8 E6IE >6DD286]k^AmkAm“r@?8C2EF=2E:@?D[ AC@F5 @7 J@F[ 9@A6 J@F 92G6 2 8C62E DF>>6C[ 2?5 x’> =@@<:?8 7@CH2C5 E@ D66:?8 H96C6 J@F A=2J :? 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Cabarrus products Smith and Boyd chosen in Major League Baseball Draft Editor’s note: The Independent Tribune will have more on these developing stories throughout the day.
4A BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Dockery, Hickory Ridge get a signature postseason victory HARRISBURG – Wednesday night’s triumph over Jamestown Ragsdale wasn’t Hickory Ridge’s prettiest win of the season. But it had a good personali…
Class 4A Playoff Game-Changer: Boyd works back from injury, adds power to Hickory Ridge offense HARRISBURG, N.C. – He is the Ragin’ Bull in a China shop.
The Independent Tribune’s 2017 Football Dream Team: OFFENSE CONCORD -- These are the members of the 2017 Independent Tribune Football Dream Team on offense.
