HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Fred T. Foard and St. Stephens will retake the field on Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. to finish up a Northwestern 3A-4A high school baseball game. Thursday night’s game at St. Stephens was interrupted by rain in the fourth inning with the Tigers — who need a win to close out the league regular season title — …
COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Kenley’s walk-off HR nets Lenoir-Rhyne tourney win
HobbsDailyReport.com HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Sarah Kenley, the top player in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) in women’s softball, kept Lenoir-Rhyne University advancing in the league tournament on Thursday. In an opening-round game, she hit a walk-off, ninth-inning home run that lifted the second-seeded Bears to a 5-4 victory over seventh-seeded Tusculum. LRU (45-9) plays a second round game against No. …
MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Queens surprises top-seeded Bears in league tourney
HobbsDailyReport.com CHARLOTTE – Eric Fitz had four goals and Justin Swick added three on Thursday, leading Queens past Lenoir-Rhyne University 10-9 in overtime in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) men’s lacrosse tournament. LRU came in as the tournament’s top seed at 12-2 and ranked No. 5 in NCAA Division II. Queens (11-6, No. 4 seed) advances to the tournament final …
SD-7 2A GIRLS SOCCER: Lincolnton trips Maiden on road, stays in second place
HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN – Lincolnton High’s girls nipped Maiden 2-1 on Thursday night, and the Wolves remain in second place in Southern District 7 Athletic 2A soccer. Lincolnton, 8-1-2 in the conference, trails league-leading Newton-Conover (9-1-1) and was a game up on third-place East Lincoln in the loss column entering Thursday’s play. Elena Propst and Danielle Donovan scored for Maiden, 6-5-0 …
CRAWDADS: Visit Crawdadsbeat.com to read about additions to the roster
The Hickory Crawdads have made some roster moves… Mark Parker, whose Crawdadsbeat.com blog is the most extensive you will find on the Crawdads — and one of the most read by minor league baseball fans, especially those who follow the Texas Rangers — outlines those changes, with details. See the link below. Roster Moves: Matuella heads list of new Crawdads