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COLLEGE BASEBALL: Red Hawks open season with 2 victories
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) opened its baseball season Thursday with a doubleheader sweep over Piedmont International’s junior varsity, winning 20-1 and 4-0 in seven-inning games. The Red Hawks play their third game of the year — also at Henkel-Alley Field at the Legion Fairgrounds in Newton – on Friday at 4 p.m. For game details, visit …
STATE 3A SWIMMING: Hickory’s Durak wins 500 freestyle championship
HobbsDailyReport.com CARY – Hickory High’s Anna Durak won a state title in the 500 freestyle and was second in the 200 freestyle on Thursday at the 3A championships in Cary. Durak, who has signed to swim in college at Princeton, won the 500 in a time of four minutes, 52.87 seconds. Her time of 1:49.81 in the 200 earned her …
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Standings through Thursday’s games
HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL STANDINGS SOUTH FORK 2A (through Thursday, Feb. 8 games) Conf. All Streak x-E. Lincoln 12-1 19-4 Won 12 Lincolnton 11-2 18-4 Won 2 Maiden 8-5 15-7 Won 1 Bandys 7-6 13-9 Won 2 Lake Norman Charter 7-6 9-12 Lost 2 Newton-Conover 4-9 5-18 Lost 1 N. Lincoln 3-10 8-13 Lost 5 …
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Standings through Thursday’s games
HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL STANDINGS SOUTH FORK 2A (through Thursday, Feb. 8 games) Conf. All Streak Maiden 11-2 18-3 Lost 1 Lincolnton 11-2 16-6 Won 11 E. Lincoln 8-5 14-9 Won 1 Lake Norman Charter 8-5 13-9 Won 1 Newton-Conover 8-5 13-10 Won 2 …