STATE BOYS DUAL-TEAM TENNIS: Western Foothills 3A teams to battle in first round

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com The four boys’ tennis teams from the Western Foothills 3A  advancing to the state dual-team playoffs will battle in the opening round. In pairings released Monday by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA), Hickory earned the West No. 3 seed, Hibriten is at No. 7, St Stephens at No. 10 and Fred T. Foard …

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER: Conference standings through Wednesday

HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER STANDINGS (Conference matches only through Wednesday, April 27) CATAWBA VALLEY 2A ATHLETIC Lincolnton                            8-1-0 Bandys                                  7-1-1 Maiden                                  7-2-0 Newton-Conover                4-3-1 E. Burke                               4-5-0 W. Caldwell                        2-6-0 W. Lincoln                          1-7-0 Bunker Hill                        1-9-0 WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A E. Lincoln                          6-0-2 Hickory                            8-1-0 St. Stephens                    5-2-2 N. Iredell     …

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL STANDINGS: Conference games only through Monday

HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL STANDINGS (through games of Monday, May 2) CATAWBA VALLEY 2A ATHLETIC (Final regular season, conference games only) Bandys                              13-1 W. Lincoln                      13-1 Maiden                            10-4 E. Burke                          8-6 Lincolnton                     5-9 W. Caldwell                   5-9 Bunker Hill                   2-12 Newton-Conover        …

HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE: This week’s varsity events

HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS SCHEDULE   High school varsity spring sports events for this week involving teams from the Catawba Valley 2A Athletic, Western Foothills 3A, Northwestern 3A-4A plus Draughn and Patton. The schedule, with game times (if available), are compiled by HobbsDailyReport.com from individual schedules provided by the schools per a request for those schedules. Games or matches that …

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Nats put Harvey on 10-day disabled list

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.cpm WASHINGTON, D.C. — After four relief appearances with the Washington Nationals, former Bandys High star right-hander Hunter Harvey is injured and out of the lineup. Harvey — whose oro career has been hampered by a series of injuries — was placed on the 10-day injured list on Thursday with a right pronator strain (at or around …