HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Northwestern Foothills 2A’s leading returning rushers

HobbsDailyReport.com Editor’s note: Compiled by HobbsDailyReport.com, in cooperation with The Lenoir News-Topic. The content is otherwise copyrighted and should not be published without the written consent of HobbsDailyReport.com (linking to the post is OK). LEADING RETURNING RUSHERS NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A (ALL totals are UNOFFICIAL) RUSHING (500 or more yards) Player, school                                        Att-Yards                   PG               TDs …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Friday’s scrimmage schedule

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGE SCHEDULE (As of Thursday) Note: Start times are those originally provided… generally not a bad idea to arrive a half-hour before the listed start time as other factors (weather, etc.) could mean an early/earlier start. FRIDAY Alexander Central, Maiden, Hickory, W. Lincoln at Lenoir-Rhyne University, 6 p.m. (Admission $5) Bandys at W. Iredell, JVs at 5:30 …

LEGION BASEBALL: World Series opens Thursday in Shelby with 4 games

HobbsDailyReport.com SHELBY – Pairings – by regional — for the American Legion World Series, which begins Thursday morning at Shelby High (scores will be updated as available… for more detailed coverage visit the websites of The Shelby Daily Star and The Gaston Gazette): 2017 AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL WORLD SERIES (Thursday through Tuesday at Shelby High) THE FIELD STARS DIVISION Mid-Atlantic: …

CRAWDADS: Get 19 hits, hammer Hoppers to stay tied for first

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Every Crawdads batter in the lineup punished the Greensboro Grasshoppers in some way on Wednesday in an 8-1 middle-of-the-day South Atlantic League (SAL) baseball victory at L.P. Frans Stadium. Seven of the nine Crawdads had at least two hits – they had 19 – and the only player without a hit, No. 8 hitter Brendan Davis, walked …

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Red Hawks coach leaving to join Presbyterian staff

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Marshall McDonald, hitting and infield coach the last three seasons at Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC), is leaving to join the coaching staff at Presbyterian College. McDonald will be a volunteer assistant coach for the Blue Hose, CVCC athletic officials said in a press release on Tuesday. “Having coach McDonald here at CVCC – he’s been an …