HALL OF FAME: Catawba County adds 6 new members on Monday night

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The Catawba County Sports Hall of Fame added six new members on Monday night, including a former major league pitcher, an area prep coach with more than 400 wins at one school and a longtime advocate of sports in the region. In a ceremony at the Highland Recreation Center — where the Hall of Famers are enshrined …

CRAWDADS: Win by a run in 10th inning on home run by Almonte

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Jose Almonte isn’t a power hitter by nature, but he hit his first of the season on Monday night to lift the Hickory Crawdads past Greensboro 3-2 in 10 innings. His solo shot in the 10th inning improved the Crawdads to 14-23 as they head into a Tuesday morning game (10:30 a.m. first pitch) that will close …

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Bears’ Kenley named top player on Southeast Region team

HobbsDailyReport.com MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The top women’s softball player in the Southeast Region is Lenoir-Rhyne University catcher Sarah Kenley. She was named the Conference Commissioner’s Association (CCA) Player of the Year for the region in NCAA Division II on Monday. A senior from Charlotte, Kenley is joined on the All-Region first-team by teammates Sydney Landreth, a senior first baseman from …

HIGH SCHOOL STATE PLAYOFFS: Spartans, Tigers need road wins to reach Round 4

HobbsDailyReport.com Tuesday night is a big one for area teams still alive in the state playoffs, highlighted by South Caldwell High trying to get into the fourth round in baseball in back-to-back seasons. The sixth-seeded Spartans (19-5) travel to play No. 3 Southeast Guilford (23-4) at 7 p.m. If South Caldwell wins to reach 20 or more wins for the …