OPENING PRACTICES: West Lincoln announces dates, starting times

HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – West Lincoln High has announced times for its first sports practices for the new school year. The Rebels will play in the new South Fork 2A with Bandys, East Lincoln, Lincolnton, Lincoln Charter, Maiden, Newton-Conover and North Lincoln. The first practices: JULY 31 Football, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Volleyball, 10 a.m. to noon Cross Country, 8 …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Red Hawks release 2017 schedule

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Road trips to three different states await Catawba Valley Community College’s women’s volleyball team this season. The Red Hawks, coached by Shannon Hudson, released their schedule on Wednesday for a campaign that begins with two home scrimmages on Aug. 17. CVCC plays Division II athletics in Region X of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The …

LEGION BASEBALL STATE TOURNAMENT: Friday game times shifted again

HobbsDailyReport.com Note: To review scores from the Area IV playoffs previously played, visit earlier posts on the website using American Legion Baseball as your search. AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL STATE TOURNAMENT (Friday through Tuesday at Pitt Community College) FRIDAY’S GAMES Game 1: Wilmington (19-3) vs. Garner (20-5), 9 a.m. Game 2: Shelby (23-8) vs. Randolph County (28-8), noon Game 3: Cherryville …

EAST-WEST FOOTBALL: West team includes Hibriten star, West Caldwell coach

HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – Whatever happens for the West All-Star football team on Wednesday night could easily have players and coaches from Greater Hickory area conferences at the center of the outcome. The state’s top 2016 seniors play at Greensboro Grimsley High at 8 p.m., and there are 10 area players or coaches on the West roster, plus a Lenoir-Rhyne University …

CRAWDADS: Still tied for first place as 7-game homestand begins

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The Hickory Crawdads — tied for the South Atlantic League (SAL) Northern Division lead — are home for the next seven days. A seven-game homestand begins on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. against Asheville at L.P. Frans Stadium, and those teams play at the same time again on Thursday and Friday nights. On Saturday, Greenville (S.C.) comes …