PGA TOUR: Poston fires 71 on final day of tourney, ties for 41st place

HobbsDailyReport.com FORT WORTH, Tex. – A final round of 71 left former Hickory High and Western Carolina golfer J.T. Poston tied for 41st on Sunday as the US PGA Tour Dean & DeLuca Invitational ended. Poston opened with three straight birdies en route to a 32 on the front nine, but had two bogeys (No. 12 and 17) and a …

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES: Baseball, softball with game times, locations

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: Valencia, Forbes homer in win to snap losing streak at 7

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Ricardo Valencia and Ti’Quan Forbes each hit a home run on Saturday night as Hickory toppled Asheville 6-4 to snap the Crawdads’ losing streak at seven games. Valencia, batting clean-up, went 2-for-4 and hit a solo home run in the second inning while Forbes, batting in the No. 5 hole, went 2-for-4 and hit a two-run home …

PGA TOUR: Poston shoots third-round 70, makes cut in Texas tournament

HobbsDailyReport.com FORT WORTH, Tex. – J.T. Poston rebounded on Saturday to shoot a 70 in the third round of the US PGA Tour Dean & DeLuca Invitational, making the cut for the 15th time in 19 tournaments this season. A former star golfer at Hickory High and Western Carolina, Poston will enter Sunday’s final round tied for 32nd with eight …

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER: Saturday’s state championship results

HobbsDailyReport.com SATURDAY’S STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS (at N.C. State) 1A: Wake Forest Franklin Academy 4, Community School of Davidson 3 (4-3 PKs) 2A: Carrboro 3, W. Stokes 0 3A: Weddington 1, Corinth Holders 0 4A: W. Forsyth 4, Cardinal Gibbons 3, OT