HIGH SCHOOL EASTER TOURNAMENTS: Thursday’s results, Friday’s schedule (as of 11 p.m.)

HobbsDailyReport.com EASTER HOLIDAY TOURNAMENTS CATAWBA COUNTY EASTER BASEBALL CLASSIC PAIRINGS (All games at Legion Fairgrounds, Newton) MONDAY Game 1: No. 2 Bunker Hill 4, No. 7 St. Stephens 2 Game 2: No. 6 Hickory 6, No. 3 Fred T. Foard 1 Game 3: No. 1 Alexander Central 11, No. 8 Newton-Conover 1, 5 inn. Game 4: No. 4 W.  Lincoln …

HIGH SCHOOL EASTER TOURNAMENTS: Spartans shut out Shelby, will meet Burns for tourney title

HobbsDailyReport.com South Caldwell High posted its sixth shutout win of the season on Wednesday, blanking Shelby 4-0 in a semifinal of the Shelby Easter Tournament behind one-hit pitching by Trenton Black. The Spartans (13-2) scored a run in the first inning and three in the fourth inning en route to a victory. South Caldwell meets Burns (10-5) for the tournament …

EASTER CLASSIC: Hickory repeats as champ as Hanvey again wins tournament MVP

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – If it’s a Catawba County Easter Baseball Classic title game and the ball is in the hands of Hickory High’s Pierson Hanvey, polish up the trophy for the Red Tornadoes. Hanvey — whose pitching sparked Hickory when he won tournament MVP in 2017 — repeated that on Wednesday night in a 9-3 victory over top-seeded Alexander Central …

COLLEGE TENNIS: Lenoir-Rhyne men, Catawba women grab conference victories

HobbsDailyReport.com WEDNESDAY’S SUMMARIES MEN LENOIR-RHYNE 5, CATAWBA 4 (at Johnson Tennis Center, Salisbury) Singles: Luca Picci (C) d. Hamed Gandouz, 6-4, 7-6; Tales Miranda (LRU) d. Lucas Miller, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6; Ryan Reid (C) d. Shane O’Dea, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3; Cason Hiers (C) d. Tomas Hons, 7-6, 6-1; Samuel Schwarz (C) d. Alex Ayguavives, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3; Paul Lenz (LRU) …