NW 3A-4A GIRLS SOCCER: Hickory wins big, will at least share conference title

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Hickory High got one goal each from nine players on Tuesday night, winning 9-1 over visiting Patton to wrap up at least a share of the Northwestern 3A-4A girls’ soccer championship. The Red Tornadoes improved to 16-3 overall and they are 11-2-0 in the conference with only Freedom to play – on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in …

NPC 3A-4A SOFTBALL: Top-seeded Cougars trip Greyhounds in tourney opener

HobbsDailyReport.com Chesney Millsaps threw a three-inning one hitter on Tuesday, and Julie Gast drove in three runs as top-seeded Alexander Central High pounded eighth-seed Statesville 15-0 in the North Piedmont 3A-4A softball tournament in Taylorsville. Millsaps had two hits and drove in two runs and struck out four in a first-round victory that advances the Cougars (23-2) to a Wednesday …

HIGH SCHOOLS (UPDATED): Tuesday’s scores, Wednesday’s schedule

HobbsDailyReport.com TUESDAY’S NON-TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE BASEBALL South Mountain Athletic 2A-3A Chase 13, E. Burke 10 Crest 7, Burns 2 Draughn 3, Shelby 0 R-S Central 7, E. Rutherford 1 Others Greater Cabarrus 4, Kings Mountain 2 SOFTBALL South Mountain Athletic 2A-3A Crest 8, Burns 0 E. Burke 8, Chase 0 R-S Central 1, E. Rutherford 0 Shelby 7, Draughn 3 GIRLS …

NPC 3A-4A BASEBALL: Knights’ Dreenen, Whitley 1-hit Mooresville in a tourney opener

HobbsDailyReport.com North Lincoln High seniors Brady Dreenen and Trevor Whitley combined to one-hit Mooresville on Tuesday night as the fifth-seeded Knights nipped No. 4 seed Mooresville 1-0 in eight innings in a first-round game in the North Piedmont 3A-4A baseball tournament. The Knights (14-6) scored their run in the top of the eighth inning en route to earning a semifinal …

NW 3A-4A SOFTBALL: Indians nip Pats 1-0; no other lower tourney seeds adance

HobbsDailyReport.com Fifth-seeded St. Stephens High was the only lower seed to get through the first round of the Northwestern 3A-4A softball tournament on Tuesday. Playing No. 4 Freedom in Morganton, the fifth-seeded Indians won 1-0 to advance to the semifinals. St. Stephens (9-11) meets top-seeded South Caldwell (17-6) for a 6 p.m. semifinal on Wednesday at Catawba Meadows. Also playing …