HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFFS: Red-hot Red Devils face Forbush next

HobbsDailyReport.com Newton-Conover High’s girls’ soccer team will try to advance to the fourth round on Wednesday night. The fourth-seeded Red Devils (16-2-1), riding a 13-match win streak, are scheduled to face No. 5 Forbush (19-5-1) at 7 p.m. in the West 2A bracket. A victory would send Newton-Conover to a fourth-round match that must be completed by Saturday, against No. …

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: Cougars’ Maltba drives in 7 in win; Draughn advances

HobbsDailyReport.com Alexander Central High cruised into the fourth round of the state 4A softball playoffs on Tuesday night at home when Caroline Maltba collected three hits and seven RBIs. The top-seeded Cougars ripped No. 5 Southwest Guilford 10-0 in six innings, advancing to play No. 3 North Davidson (24-5) in Taylorsville in the next round (must be played by Friday). …

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Foard, South Caldwell ousted in third round

HobbsDailyReport.com The high school baseball season, at least for Greater Hickory area teams, is complete. Marvin Ridge nipped visiting Fred T. Foard 3-2 in 3A and Southeast Guilford pounded visiting South Caldwell 10-0 in 4A on Tuesday night in third-round games. Foard — posting its most wins since 2006 — finished 19-6 while South Caldwell (19-6) fell a win shy …

CRAWDADS: Beat the Grasshoppers in a Tuesday morning battle at Frans

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY — The Crawdads were on the field early on Tuesday, with a 10:30 a.m. game against Greensboro, and they won. Let Mark Parker tell you how it happened, what it means and where the Crawdads are headed next — click the link below to his personal website on which he’s all over news associated with the Texas Rangers’ …