HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: Friday results as of 10 p.m.

HobbsDailyReport.com WEST 2A Second round (must be played by Saturday) Thursday’s results No. 26 S. Stokes 9, No. 20 Polk County 1 Friday results No. 5 R-S Central 8, No. 19 Maiden 1, 6 inn, final (called because of lightning) No. 14 Draughn (16-6) at No. 3 Forbush (19-2), ppd., Sat., 7 p.m. No. 15 E. Lincoln (16-7) at No. …

MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Bears to make history by facing Tampa on Saturday

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The Bears are a few hours removed from a history-making day for the Lenoir-Rhyne University men’s lacrosse program. On Saturday at 2 p.m., LRU (12-2) will play in the NCAA Division II playoffs for the first time. The opponent is Tampa (14-4) at Moretz Stadium. Tickets are $5 for adults, $2 for students and ages 12 and …

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: North Georgia eliminates Bears from NCAA regional

HobbsDailyReport.com DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s women’s softball season is over. North Georgia defeated the Bears 8-3 in an elimination game of the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional on Friday afternoon. The Bears finished 46-13 overall after sharing the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) regular season title with Carson-Newman. LRU’s Sarah Kenley hit her 12th home run of the season Friday …

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: St. Stephens’ Teague sets school career hit record

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Aaron Teague will leave St. Stephens High’s storied baseball program as the Indians’ most prolific hitter. Teague, a senior infielder and pitcher, has set a school record for career hits at 98, the school announced Friday. “Aaron Teague has been the greatest hitter that I have ever had the privilege of coaching,” St. Stephens …

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL STATE PLAYOFFS: Foard moves starting time up by an hour

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Fred T. Foard High has announced it is moving the start time for Friday’s second round state 3A playoff game against West Iredell to 5 p.m. The start time is now an hour earlier than originally planned due to the weather forecast for later today. Foard (15-7) is a No 8 seed and West Iredell (13-8) is …