HUNTER HARVEY: Sun update story says he will pitch this week

HobbsDailyReport.com. Excellent update article from The Baltimore Sun on former Bandys High pitching star Hunter Harvey, who will pitch this week in the minor leagues at Aberdeen (Md.) and then is scheduled for three starts in Delmarva (Md.) to complete his season. The Sun is always on top of the Orioles — and their prospects — with great coverage. Harvey …

CRAWDADS: Split with Legends, continue to share first place in Northern

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Ya win one, ya lose one. That was the Hickory Crawdads’ day on Saturday, as they won the opener of a doubleheader over Lexington (Ky.) 3-1 before the Legends won the nightcap 9-3 at L.P. Frans Stadium. Hickory (50-62, 23-19 second half) and Lexington (54-56, 20-21) close their South Atlantic League (SAL) series at 5 p.m. on …

LEGION BASEBALL: Tallhassee, Fla. vs. Randolph County for SE Regional title

HobbsDailyReport.com AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL SOUTHEAST REGIONAL (Wednesday through Sunday, McCrary Park in Asheboro) THE TEAMS Troy (Ala.) Post 70 (30-6) Tallahassee (Fla.) Post 13 (21-7) Covington (Ga.) Braves Post 32 A’s (20-3) Shelbyville (Ky.) Post 37 (23-7) Randolph County Post 45 (33-8) Wilmington Post 10 (26-5) Florence (S.C.) Post 1 (38-2) Wheeling (W.Va.) Post 1 (26-14) WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS Game 1: …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Tidbits from final SD-7 2A statistics

HobbsDailyReport.com DENVER, N.C. – Some quick notes of interest while compiling the final (unofficial) football team statistics for the 2016 season in the now-defunct Southern District 7 Athletic 2A: High-scoring: Bunker Hill (12.3 points per game) was the only team in the league to score fewer than 20 points per game… half of the conference – Lincolnton (47.8), Maiden (43.6), …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Most varsity wins last 20 years

HobbsDailyReport.com MOST VARSITY FOOTBALL WINS BY GREATER HICKORY AREA SCHOOLS (Unofficial totals of varsity teams in Alexander, Burke, Catawba, Caldwell counties only) LAST 20 (1997-2016) Maiden 188  Bandys 167 Hibriten 162 Newton-Conover 151 Hickory 135 SOURCE: HobbsDailyReport.com files/research (records include forfeits and forfeit wins) Coming soon: Top winners in past 15, 10 and five seasons.