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
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Saturday regional results, title series pairings
HobbsDailyReport.com SOFTBALL State championship series (best-of-3, June 2 start) 4A: No. 1 Cape Fear (26-1) vs. No. 3 N. Davidson (26-2) 3A: No. 2 Hillsborough Orange (24-2) vs. No. 4 Piedmont (23-2) 2A: No. 1 S. Granville (26-0) vs. No. 6 Parkwood (22-2) 1A: No. 13 N. Stanly (22-4) vs. No. 11 Whiteville (23-5) Regional title series (best-of-3) 4A West …