HobbsDailyReport.com Defending champion West Lincoln High is the No. 1 seed for the Southern District 7 Athletic 2A softball tournament that begins Tuesday. The Rebels beat rival East Lincoln on Friday to win the conference title with an 11-3 record. East Lincoln finished 10-4 and in second place. West Lincoln faces No. 8 Lincolnton in Tuesday’s opening round with a …
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Been 8 years and I still — and will always — miss him
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com It’s nearing 5 a.m. on Saturday morning as I write this – running behind but finding my second wind – but, in many ways, that’s only appropriate for the guy I wanted to tell you a bit about. It was eight years ago Friday that the stunning news came that one of the best people in …
CRAWDADS: They pick up 2 wins over the Fireflies after a league ruling
HobbsDailyReport.com By the time the Hickory Crawdads got to the ballpark on Friday, they had a victory in hand. They then beat visiting Columbia, S.C., again in a South Atlantic League game that followed. Get the details of how the Crawdads overcame the Fireflies, rain and fog — and a league ruling on that Thursday suspended game — and more …
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER: Friday’s results
HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY’S RESULTS Southern District 7 Athletic 2A Bandys 1, W; Lincoln 0 E. Lincoln 3, Maiden 2 Newton-Conover 6, Bunker Hill 0 Northwestern 3A-4A Freedom 1, Patton 1 (tie) Hickory 4, Hibriten 2 South Mountain Athletic 2A-3A Draughn at Burns, no report R-S Central at E. Burke, no report North Piedmont 3A-4A W. Iredell 5, Alexander Central 0 Others …
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Friday’s results, Saturday’s schedule
HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY’S RESULTS Southern District 7 Athletic 2A Bandys 2, Newton-Conover 1 Bunker Hill 10, W. Caldwell 0 Maiden 18, Lincolnton 3 W. Lincoln 12, E. Lincoln 2 Northwestern 3A-4A Fred T. Foard 4, S. Caldwell 1 Hibriten 19, Patton 1 St. Stephens 10, Freedom 7 Watauga 17, Hickory 3 South Mountain Athletic 2A-3A Crest 6, E. Rutherford 2 R-S …