HobbsDailyReport.com Maiden High, after a fourth-place finish in Southern District 7 Athletic 2A girls’ soccer, picked up two of the three individual awards in voting by conference coaches. Elena Propst of the Blue Devils won the league’s Offensive Player of the Year award and her coach, Patrick Clark, was named Coach of the Year. Leia Simmons of West Lincoln earned …
CRAWDADS: 2 Hickory stars receive awards from Texas Rangers
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Two Hickory Crawdads – infielder Yanio Perez and outfielder Leody Taveras – have been honored by the Texas Rangers, the Crawdads’ parent club. Perez was named the organization’s Minor League Player of the Month, while Taveras won Rangers Defender of the Month. Perez hit .358 in 23 games and posted a 1.095 OPS (on base and slugging …
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFFS: Forbush eliminates Newton-Conover in 2A
HobbsDailyReport.com The girls’ soccer season ended for Newton-Conover High on Thursday night when visiting Forbush won 3-1 to snap the Red Devils’ 13-match win streak. Fifth-seeded Forbush (20-5-1) scored two second-half goals to eliminate the fourth-seeded Red Devils (16-3-1), who had won 13 straight after a loss to East Lincoln and then battling Lincolnton to a tie in a Southern …
CRAWDADS: Begin road trip on Thursday with game at Kannapolis
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – After not playing on Wednesday, the Hickory Crawdads begin a road trip on Thursday. The Crawdads (15-23) play at Kannapolis on Thursday at 7:05 p.m., starting a five-game series. The South Atlantic League (SAL) foes meet Friday at 5 p.m. and then also play a makeup game that was rained out on April 23. On Saturday and …
LENOIR-RHYNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Wofford assistant joins Bears’ coaching staff
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Sierra Simpson, an assistant women’s basketball coach last season at Wofford College, is joining the coaching staff at Lenoir-Rhyne University. The school announced her hiring on Wednesday in a press release. “I am thrilled to have Sierra join me on this journey,” new LRU head women’s coach Cameron Sealey said in the release. “Her knowledge of the …