HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Noreen McAllister of Lenoir-Rhyne University has been named the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Scholar-Athlete of the Year in women’s lacrosse. McAllister, from Bayport, N.Y., graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in middle grades education. Her grade point average was 3.84. She lettered four years for the Bears (2014-17) while starting every game the last two …
LEGION BASEBALL: Caldwell County wipes out 6-run deficit, beats Hickory
HobbsDailyReport.com Caldwell County Post 29 wiped out a six-run deficit on Friday night en route to beating visiting Hickory 8-6 in American Legion baseball at M.S. Deal Stadium in Granite Falls. Hickory had a 6-0 lead behind five shutout innings by Caleb Lutjens before Caldwell County rallied to tie it at 6 in the bottom of the sixth inning and …
PGA TOUR: Poston struggles in second round, drops from lead to tie for 33rd
HobbsDailyReport.com FORTH WORTH, Tex. – J.T. Poston had a good day on Thursday, but Friday was much different in the second round of the US PGA Tour Dean & DeLuca Invitational. Poston, a former golfing star at Hickory High and Western Carolina, left the course at the Colonial Country Club on Thursday in a three-way tie for the lead after …
CRAWDADS: Asheville nips Hickory in second game of SAL series
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – In a South Atlantic League (SAL) baseball game where all the scoring came in the first two innings, Asheville nipped Hickory 3-2 before 2,125 on Friday night at L.P. Frans Stadium. The Tourists (20-26) scored two runs in the top of the first inning and the Crawdads scored two in the bottom of the first inning. In …
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER: Saturday’s state championship schedule at N.C. State
HobbsDailyReport.com GIRLS STATE SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE (Saturday at N.C. State) 1A: Community School of Davidson vs. Wake Forest Franklin Academy, 11 a.m. 2A: W. Stokes vs. Carrboro, 5 p.m. 3A: Weddington vs. Corinth Holders, 2 p.m. 4A: Cardinal Gibbons vs. W. Forsyth, 8 p.m. STATE SEMIFINALS 4A West: W. Forsyth 5, Charlotte Catholic 4 East: Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons 2, Wilmington …