UPDATED EASTER HOLIDAY SCORES: Thursday’s results

CATAWBA VALLEY EASTER BASEBALL CLASSIC (all games at Henkel-Alley Field) MONDAY Game 1: No. 7 St. Stephens 2, No. 2 Bunker Hill 0 Game 2: No. 3 Alexander Central 8, No. 6 W. Lincoln 2 Game 3: No. 8 Newton-Conover 5, No. 1 Fred T. Foard 4 Game 4: No. 5 Hickory 3, No. 4 Hibriten 0 TUESDAY Consolation Game …

MINGO BAY CLASSIC: Maiden’s pitching leads to third victory at the beach

HobbsDailyReport.com MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Maiden High’s pitching and the beach go together well. The Blue Devils won their third game in the Mingo Bay Classic on Thursday, edging Immaculate Heart Central (N.Y.) 4-2 when Bryson Ledford threw a five-hitter. Maiden (11-7) has allowed eight hits in the tournament and has outscored opponents 39-9 in stretching its win streak to …

PREP FOOTBALL: NCHSAA brings Duke back into mix for state title game sites

HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL – Duke and Wallace Wade Stadium are returning to the mix of sites for state high school football championship game sites. The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) announced Thursday it has agreed with the Triangle Sports Commission (TSC) for Duke to re-enter the site of its football title games and will have two in Durham …

SHELBY EASTER TOURNAMENT: Crest pounds S. Caldwell, reaches championship game

HobbsDailyReport.com SHELBY – There’s an all-Cleveland County title game set for the Shelby Easter baseball tournament on Thursday night. A round-robin tournament, it has Crest (10-6) playing Kings Mountain (9-9) for the championship at 7 p.m., after Burns (7-10) meets South Caldwell (13-4-1) for third place at 4 p.m. and Shelby (8-10) faces Ashbrook for fifth place at 1 p.m. …