HobbsDailyReport.com GRANITE FALLS – Only two of Hickory High’s runs were earned runs on Wednesday afternoon but the Red Tornadoes still got the job done, picking up career win No. 450 for head baseball coach David Craft. The third-seeded Red Tornadoes beat No. 2 seed South Caldwell 9-2 in a semifinal game of the Northwestern 3A-4A baseball tournament at M.S. …
NCHSAA BOARD: Report says 1A, 4A football playoffs will be trimmed to 48
HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL — HighSchool OT, a leader in online high school coverage statewide, is reporting the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) board of directors has voted to decrease the number of teams that will qualify next year for the 4A and 1A state football playoffs. The board of directors is meeting on Wednesday at the NCHSAA headquarters …
SD-7 2A TRACK AND FIELD: Bunker Hill boys, Bandys girls capture championships
HobbsDailyReport.com CLAREMONT – Bunker Hill High’s boys and the Bandys girls won the Southern District 7 Athletic 2A track and field championships on Wednesday at Bunker Hill. It was the fifth straight league title for the Bears’ boys and they won all four titles contested in the SD-7 2A. Bunker Hill’s attempt to win a sixth straight title comes next …
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Alex Central names Winkler as head coach
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE — Alexander Central High’s girls will go for their seventh straight winning basketball season and state playoff berth next season under a new head coach, their third in five seasons. The school announced Wednesday its team will be guided by Jonathan Winkler, who is a veteran track and field and football assistant coach at the …
CRAWDADS: Score all their runs in victory in final two innings against Power
HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — The Hickory Crawdads wiped out a two-run deficit, scoring four runs in the eighth and another in the ninth, to win a series opener at the West Virginia Power 5-2 on Tuesday night. The series continues there on Wednesday. Cut and paste the line below to review Tuesday night’s box. http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2017_05_02_hicafx_wvaafx_1&t=g_box&did=milb&sid=t448