SD-7 2A GIRLS SOCCER: East Lincoln trips Maiden by a goal, stays in third place

HobbsDailyReport.com DENVER, N.C. – East Lincoln High stayed in the thick of a tight race for a Southern District 7 Athletic 2A girls’ soccer championship on Friday night, beating visiting Maiden 3-2. The Mustangs improved to 9-2-1 and they’ll finish no worse than third place. They currently trail Lincolnton, 9-1-2 in the league, and leader Newton-Conover (10-1-1). Elena Propst scored …

NPC 3A-4A BASEBALL: Alexander Central wins, finishes in second place

HobbsDailyReport.com STATESVILLE – Alexander Central High quickly finished off West Iredell on Friday afternoon, completing a suspended game it led by 13 runs with a 15-3, five-inning baseball victory. The Cougars (16-8, 11-3) finished in second place in the North Piedmont 3A-4A, a game back of Lake Norman, by beating the host Warriors (5-18, 1-13), who share last place with …

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Cates’ walk-off homer gets Bears past Newberry

HobbsDailyReport.com HARTSVILLE, S.C. – For the second straight day, Lenoir-Rhyne University won a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) women’s softball tournament game via a walk-off home run. The second-seeded Bears nipped No. 3 Newberry, S.C., 3-2 when Mackenzie Cates homered leading off the seventh inning. LRU (46-9), ranked No. 13 in NCAA Division II, advances to play No. 1 Carson-Newman (41-11) …

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL STANDINGS (through Thursday)

HobbsDailyReport.com Thru Thursday, April 27 SOUTHERN DISTRICT 7 ATHLETIC 2A Conf. All Streak Last 10 *E. Lincoln 10-3 14-7 L1 5-5 Bunker Hill 8-5 13-8 W1 6-4 Maiden 8-5 12-8-1 W1 8-2 W. Caldwell 8-5 8-11 L3 3-7 Lincolnton 7-6 8-10 W1 4-6 W. Lincoln 6-7 10-10 W2 5-5 Bandys 3-10 5-15-1 L1 2-8 Newton-Con. 2-11 4-16 L3 2-8 *clinched …