By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hibriten High produced the most spring sports individual award winners in the Northwestern 3A-4A with six while Alexander Central and South Caldwell each had five major winners. In voting by conference head coaches in each of the sports: Hibriten had four athletes win top individual awards in girls’ soccer (2), a girls’ track Athlete of the …
LEGION BASEBALL: Caldwell County rides 5-run inning to win over Hickory
HobbsDailyReport.com GRANITE FALLS – Caldwell County Post 29 broke a tie with a five-run sixth inning on Sunday night to nip visiting Hickory 9-5 in American Legion baseball. The Area IV game at M.S. Deal Stadium was tied at 4 after Post 48 scored a run in the top of the fifth inning. Caldwell took a 2-0 lead in the …
CRAWDADS: Run win streak to 5, pull within game of division lead
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS Sunday’s result at Greenville, S.C.: Hickory 8, Greenville, S.C. 5 Current record: 22-16, third place in South Atlantic South, half-game back of second-place Rome (Ga.), one game behind division-leading Bowling Green (Ky.). Next games: Tuesday, home DH, vs. Winston-Salem, 5 p.m. Next home series: Tuesday through next Sunday vs. Winston-Salem; Game times: Tuesday, DH, 5 p.m.; …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal works an inning in Braves’ home victory
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Former Bandys High star Hayden Deal got his first work since Tuesday with an inning on Sunday in the Mississippi Braves’ 6-1 home win over Biloxi (Miss.). Deal, a left-handed reliever, worked the seventh inning and protected a 5-1 lead. He allowed one hit and struck out one, throwing strikes on eight of his 15 pitches …
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: N. Lincoln dominates all-conference
HobbsDailyReport.com North Lincoln High, as it did in completion, dominated the Western Foothills 3A track and field awards. Conference head coaches voted on the awards, tabbing North Lincoln coach Jerry Castro – who guides both Knights team – as coach of the year in girls and boys. Hickory led the boys’ tennis awards. Girls Track and Field North Lincoln won …