STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (best-of-3) BASEBALL 4A No. 1 ASHEVILLE ROBERSON (27-1) vs. No. 2 WILMINGTON NEW HANOVER (25-3) (at Doak Field, N.C. State) Game 1: Roberson home team, Friday, 5 p.m. Game 2: New Hanover home team, Saturday, 11 a.m. Game 3 if needed: Roberson home team, Saturday, 5 p.m. 3A No. 7 CREST (21-6) vs. No. 1 NORTHERN GUILFORD …
CRAWDADS: Kannapolis needs 11 innings to close series with victory
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Joel Booker and Jameson Fisher had run-scoring hits in the 11th inning on Wednesday that lifted Kannapolis past Hickory 6-4 in South Atlantic League (SAL) baseball. Booker went 2-for-6 with two RBIs, Brandon Dulin had three hits, Micker Adolfo had two and Zach Remillard hit a home run as the Intimidators won the final game of a …
CRAWDADS: A look at the current series on the road against Shorebirds
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The Hickory Crawdads are starting a four-game South Atlantic League (SAL) series in Delmarva (Md.) on Thursday night. Hickory plays the Shorebirds at 7:05 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and at 2:05 p.m. on Sunday. The Crawdads are off on Monday, returning home to begin a three-game series with Greenville (S.C.) on Tuesday night, followed …
LEGION BASEBALL: Maiden gets 17 hits, nips Kings Mountain on the road
HobbsDailyReport.com KINGS MOUNTAIN – Maiden Post 240 won a baseball slugfest on Wednesday night in a 32-hit American Legion game, edging Kings Mountain 10-9 on the road. Maiden (3-0) had 17 hits and Kings Mountain had 15. Grayeson Brown went 3-for-5 and Taylor Tibbs added three hits and two RBIs for Post 240, which had a five-run fourth inning to …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Byus not retiring, will coach this season in West Virginia
HobbsDailyReport.com PARKERSBURG, W. Va. – Former East Lincoln High head football coach Mike Byus’ coaching career isn’t over. He’s returning to his native West Virginia to become head football coach at Parkersburg High, it was announced Wednesday in Parkersburg. His appointment is pending approval on June 13 by the local board of education. On Feb. 17, Byus announced he would …