NW 3A-4A SOFTBALL: Friday’s tournament title game moved to Patton

HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – The Northwestern 3A-4A softball tournament title game scheduled Friday will now be played at Patton High. Athletic officials at top-seeded South Caldwell (18-6) said Thursday the Spartans’ game against second-seeded Fred T. Foard (14-6) is moving from Catawba Meadows Park in Morganton to Patton. The game is still set to begin at 6 p.m. South Caldwell advanced …

STATE PLAYOFF CHANGES: NCHSAA trims qualifiers in 1A, 4A from 64 to 48

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL – Here’s a look at the changes regarding high school playoffs that will begin with the postseason berths next school year, as approved by a vote of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) board of directors on Wednesday. New conferences in statewide realignment, covering four years, begin in August. In the latest …

HIGH SCHOOLS: Thursday’s scheduled events, including league tournaments

HobbsDailyReport.com THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE (from school schedules) BASEBALL South Mountain Athletic 2A-3A Chase at E. Rutherford, 7 p.m. R-S Central at Burns, 7 p.m. SOFTBALL South Mountain Athletic 2A-3A Chase at E. Rutherford, 6 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER Southern District 7 Athletic 2A Bunker Hill at W. Lincoln, 5:15 p.m. Lincolnton at E. Lincoln, 6:30 p.m. W. Caldwell at Bandys, 6:30 p.m. …

NPC 3A-4A SOFTBALL UPDATE: Tourney final pits W. Iredell against Mooresville

HobbsDailyReport.com MOORESVILLE – The North Piedmont 3A-4A softball tournament title game, scheduled Thursday at 6 p.m. at Lake Norman High, pits fourth-seeded West Iredell against No. 2 Mooresville. West Iredell knocked off top-seeded Alexander Central 5-4 in the early semifinal on Wednesday at Lake Norman and Mooresville beat No. 3 Lake Norman 10-8 on a walk-off home run in the …

CRAWDADS: Power defeats visiting Hickory, see boxscore link

HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — The West Virginia Power beat the Hickory Crawdads in South Atlantic League (SAL) baseball on Wednesday night. Cut and paste the link below to review the game’s boxscore and for more Crawdads info visit the team’s website or follow them via Mark Parker at his Crawdadsbeat.com blog. http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2017_05_03_hicafx_wvaafx_1&t=g_box&did=milb&sid=t448