By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – If you enjoy watching baseball strategy from varying points of view, the 27th annual Catawba Valley Easter Baseball Classic might be a good place for you starting Monday morning at the Legion Fairgrounds. The tournament opens with an 11 a.m. game between seventh-seeded St. Stephens (6-11) and second-seeded Bunker Hill (12-6), and the head …
COLLEGE WOMEN’S LACROSSE: Fifth-ranked Rollins tops Lenoir-Rhyne
HobbsDailyReport.com WINTER PARK, Fla. – Kallie German’s four goals led fifth-ranked Rollins College past Lenoir-Rhyne University 11-5 on Sunday in women’s college lacrosse. Rollins scored six first-half goals en route to its 12th win of the season (12-3 record) and dropped the visiting Bears to 9-6. Torrey Schwitkis and Gabby Sousa each scored twice for LRU. The Bears continue their …
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TODAY’S BLAST FROM THE PAST: Last top seed to win Easter Classic was…
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Generally, the road to the championship game of the Catawba Valley Easter Classic is – at best – bumpy. As the 27th edition of the tournament begins on Monday at the Legion Fairgrounds Field in Newton, five straight top-seeded teams have failed to advance to the title game. Fred T. Foard owns the top seed for …
SAL BASEBALL: Crawdads split doubleheader with Kannapolis
More insight on the Hickory Crawdads from Mark Parker, who is as close to an expert on them as there is. Please visit Mark’s Crawdadsbeat.com and you’ll become a better informed — and a more astute fan — of baseball in general. He knows his stuff. Game Story: Hickory/ Kannapolis Split a DH