HobbsDailyReport.com BASEBALL State championship series (best-of-3, June 2 start) 4A: No. 1 Asheville Roberson (27-1) vs. No. 2 Wilmington New Hanover (25-3) 3A: No. 7 Crest (21-6) vs. No. 6 Topsail (22-6) or No. 1 Northern Guilford (25-3) 2A: No. 2 R-S Central (25-3) vs. No. 2 Edenton Holmes (26-2) 1A: No. 9 N. Stanly (21-6) or No. 4 Murphy …
PGA TOUR: Former Hickory star Poston tied for lead after opening round
HobbsDailyReport.com FORTH WORTH, Tex. – Former Hickory High golfer J.T. Poston shares the lead after Thursday’s US PGA Tour Dean & DeLuca Invitational first round. Poston, who starred in college at Western Carolina, shot a 5-under par 65 at the Colonial Country Club and is tied with Kelly Kraft and Derek Fathauer for the lead. Fathauer had six birdies in …
CRAWDADS: Asheville begins series at Hickory with 2-run victory
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The Tourists got comfortable on Thursday night and opened a series against the Hickory Crawdads with a 5-3 victory at L.P. Frans Stadium. Manuel Melendez went 2-for-5 with three RBIs and Max George went 3-for-4 in a South Atlantic League (SAL) victory by Asheville (19-26) before a crowd of 1,625. The series continues on Friday night at …
COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Bears’ Kenley, Boone pick up more season honors
HobbsDailyReport.com LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The honors continue to pour in for Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Sarah Kenley and Erin Boone. On Thursday, they were named to the 2017 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-American third-team in NCAA Division II softball. Kenley has been on an All-American teams on back-to-back days, after being selected third-team by the Conference Commissioner’s Association (CCA) on Wednesday. …
LEGION BASEBALL: Hickory at Caldwell game rescheduled for Friday night
HobbsDailyReport.com GRANITE FALLS – The Hickory Post 48 at Caldwell County Post 29 game in American Legion baseball scheduled Thursday night has been moved to Friday night. The Area IV game will start at 7 p.m. and get Hickory’s season started. Post 48 games against Burke County, Mooresville and Maiden were rained out.