HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Hickory High rallied for two runs in the seventh inning on Thursday night to pick up a win that assures it will finish at least third in Northwestern 3A-4A baseball. The Red Tornadoes, playing at home, edged Hibriten 5-4 to improve to 15-8 overall and 9-4 in the conference. The victory moves Hickory head coach David Craft …
NW 3A-4A BASEBALL: Foard-St. Stephens game resumes Friday at 4 p.m.
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 …