HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS (For complete East brackets and updates, visit www.nchsaa.org) Playing dates: First round, May 10; second round, May 13; third round, May 17; fourth round, May 20; regional titles series (best-of-3), May 24-28; state championship series, best-of-3, site TBA, June 2-3. 1A CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (best-of-3) WEST No. 11 S. Stokes (21-6) vs. No. 1 S. Stanly …
HS BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: E Lincoln win forces deciding game Saturday at S. Rowan
HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PLAYOFFS (For complete East brackets and updates, visit www.nchsaa.org) Playing dates: First round, May 10;second round, Friday; May 13 (most moved up to Thursday, May 12); third round, May 17; fourth round, May 20; best-of-3 regional title series, Tuesday through Saturday; state championship series, best-of-3, site TBA, June 2-3. 1A CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (best-of-3) WEST No. 5 …
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Maiden, W. Lincoln stars lead all-conference team
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com The top softball awards in the Catawba Valley 2A Athletic are going to regular-season co-champion West Lincoln and third-place Maiden. In voting by conference head coaches, sophomore Macy Michael of Maiden was selected as Offensive Player of the Year, junior Harlie Burton of West Lincoln was tabbed Defensive Player of the Year and Burton’s head coach, …
LEGION BASEBALL: Hickory shuts out Statesville, evens record at 1-1
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON — Hollis Morphis threw a complete game and Isaiah McDowell had three hits and drove in four runs on Wednesday night, leading Hickory Post 48 to a 6-0 home victory over Statesville in American Legion baseball. The win under head coach Allen Sigmon evened Post 48’s record at 1-1 heading into Sunday’s 7 p.m. game …
CRAWDADS: Down Drive in extra innings, improve record to 18-16
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS Wednesday’s result at Greenville, S.C.: Hickory 6, Greenville, S.C. 3, 10 inn. Current record: 18-16, third place in South Atlantic South, 1 1/2 games back of second-place Rome (Ga.), three games behind division-leading Bowling Green (Ky.). Next game: Thursday at Greenville, S.C., 7:05 p.m. This series: Tuesday through Sunday at Greenville, S.C.; Game times: Tuesday through …