BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Hickory, E. Lincoln home Saturday in third round

HobbsDailyReport.com Saturday’s third round pairings in the state’s West 2A, West 3A and West 4A brackets with  teams from the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A indicated by bold and all caps. Game times are listed if available. Saturday’s winners play Tuesday at the higher seeds, i.e. the first two game winners will play and the winners …

GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Third round includes East Burke at home on Saturday

HobbsDailyReport.com Saturday’s third round pairings in the state’s West 2A, West 3A and West 4A brackets with  teams from the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A indicated by bold and all caps. Game times are listed if available. Saturday’s winners play Tuesday at the higher seeds, i.e. the first two game winners will play and the winners …

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Stamper’s home run sparks Bears as they win league opener

HobbsDailyReport.com ANDERSON, S.C. – Aaron Stamper got Lenoir-Rhyne University off to a great start on Friday, hitting a three-run home run in the first inning, as the Bears opened South Atlantic Conference (SAC) baseball with an 11-3 win over Anderson, S.C. Stamper and Justin Dean hit home runs as LRU, which started 11-1 last season, moved to 11-4 overall this …

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Former South Caldwell star leads CVCC past USC Union

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Garrison Burress drove in four runs and Blake Jeter and Kyran Russ each hit solo home runs on Friday as Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) rolled to a 10-1 home baseball victory over USC Union. The Red Hawks (8-2) had 15 hits at Henkel-Alley Field, where they will face USC Union again on Saturday in two seven-inning …

COLLEGE BASEBALL: CVCC’s Smith wins national recognition after second start

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – A four-inning outing that featured nine strikeouts in four innings earned Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) star Julian Smith the National Player of the Week award for Division II in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Smith’s selection was announced Thursday by CVCC’s athletic department, and he is the first Red Hawks player to receive a …