HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Mars Hill University has signed Hickory High’s Victoria Eckard to play women’s lacrosse. Eckard — who also played basketball and soccer for the Red Tornadoes — leaves for lacrosse camp with the Lions in late June, a press release by Hickory Public Schools said. She will attend Mars Hill on both academic and athletic scholarships, the release …
CRAWDADS: Twinbill against Kannapolis begins on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Hickory’s home game against Kannapolis on Monday was rained out so the Crawdads will have a doubleheader beginning on Tuesday at 4 p.m. The Crawdads are 9-16 at home this season and 19-31 overall, sitting 11 games back of South Atlantic League (SAL) Northern Division leader Hagerstown (Md.). The Suns are a half-game up on Lakewood, N.J. …
LEGION BASEBALL: Taylorsville nips Caldwell on walk-off passed ball
HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE — A walk-off passed ball carried Taylorsville past visiting Caldwell County 9-8 on Monday night in American Legion baseball. Post 170 (2-0) won after having Post 29 down 5-2 through three innings and 8-4 heading into the seventh inning. Caldwell County scored two runs in the seventh inning and two more in the eighth inning for an 8-all …
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Conference varsity football titles won since 1980
CONFERENCE VARSITY FOOTBALL TITLES (by school since 1980) Varsity football conference championships won since 1980 by the schools that will play next season in the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A: CURRENT RANK Newton-Conover 16 Lincolnton 14 Maiden 13 W. Caldwell 11 Freedom 9 Hickory 9 E. Lincoln 8 Bandys 6 E. Burke 6 Hibriten 5 McDowell …
CRAWDADS: Tourists collect 15 hits, win series finale behind Welker
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Colton Welker led Asheville’s 15-hit attack on Sunday as the Tourists edged Hickory 8-6 to close a South Atlantic League (SAL) series at L.P. Frans Stadium. Welker, hitting third in the Asheville lineup, went 4-for-5 with a double and two RBIs and Willie Abreu had two hits and hit his fourth home run of the season. Leadoff …