HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – The Crawdads and Grasshoppers will get an early start on Wednesday after their South Atlantic League (SAL) baseball game on Tuesday night was rained out. Hickory and Greensboro will play twice on Wednesday, with the first game at 11:30 a.m., as the SAL’s first-half winds down. The Crawdads play at Greensboro on Thursday, then head to Lakewood, …
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Hickory’s McClain signs to play for Belmont Abbey women
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The basketball career of Hickory High’s A’mya McClain will continue next season at Belmont Abbey College. McClain will attend The Abbey on athletic and academic scholarships and play for head coach Audrey Timmerman, a press release issued Tuesday by the Hickory Public Schools said. She was HHS’ Defensive Player of the Year last season and was the …
BASEBALL DRAFT: Braves take Bears’ left-hander Curtis in eighth round
HobbsDailyReport.com SECAUCUS, N.J. – The Braves liked what they saw from the Bears’ John Curtis. Atlanta selected Curtis — a left-handed pitcher at Lenoir-Rhyne University the past four seasons after a standout high school career at Hibriten – in the eighth round of the Major League Baseball Draft on Tuesday. He was pick No. 230 as the draft continued through …
BREAKING NEWS: Lyerly resigns as varsity boys’ basketball head coach at W. Caldwell
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – West Caldwell High will have a new boys’ varsity basketball head coach next season, HobbsDailyReport.com confirmed on Tuesday via Warriors athletic director Stephen McMasters. McMasters said Antonio Lyerly — the Warriors’ leader the past two seasons — resigned on Monday and told McMasters he is taking a break from coaching. Lyerly plans to remain …
CRAWDADS: Top of Legends’ batting order overwhelms Hickory in series finale
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY –The top three spots in the Lexington (Ky.) Legends’ batting order laid it on the Hickory Crawdads on Monday night, going 9-for-16 with eight RBIs and four runs scored. The Legends, before a crowd of 1,425 at L.P. Frans Stadium, won the finale in a South Atlantic Leauge (SAL) series, 11-6. Hickory and Lexington combined for 26 hits, …