HobbsDailyReport.com THURSDAY’S RESULTS BASEBALL Southern District 7Athletic 2A Bunker Hill 4, Bandys 2 Lincolnton 6, Newton-Conover 0 Maiden 6, W. Lincoln 2 W. Caldwell 4, E. Lincoln 2 Northwestern 3A-4A Hibriten 5, S. Caldwell 4 South Mountain Athletic 2A-3A Crest 14, Kings Mountain 1, 6 inn. Draughn 8, E. Burke 0 E. Rutherford 4, Shelby 1 R-S Central 4, Chase …
GIRLS SOCCER ROUNDUP: Newton-Conover hands Lincolnton first SD-7 2A loss
HobbsDailyReport.com Traditional girls’ soccer power Newton-Conover High is right back in the thick of a chase for another Southern District 7 Athletic 2A title. The Red Devils won 3-1 at Lincolnton on Thursday night, handing the Wolves (7-1-2) their first conference loss. Newton-Conover improved to 7-1-1, the same league record East Lincoln had through matches of Wednesday. Bunker Hill 1, …
SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Spartans nip Hibriten, lock up at least share of title
HobbsDailyReport.com South Caldwell High, which finished third last season in Northwestern 3A-4A softball, will do no worse than share the league title this time around. The Spartans won a makeup game at Hibriten 4-3 on Thursday and that, coupled with Freedom beating Fred T. Foard 8-6 in Morganton, locked the Spartans in to at least win a co-championship. The Northwestern …
BASEBALL: Patton wins back-to-back games for first time this season
HobbsDailyReport.com BAKERSVILLE – Patton High won back-to-back baseball games for the first time this season on Thursday, romping past host Mitchell County 16-6. The Panthers had beaten Watauga 6-2 in a Northwestern 3A-4A game on Wednesday night, and their 16 runs against Mitchell County is a season high. Patton scored runs in every inning en route to improving to 5-13. …
NW 3A-4A BASEBALL: Hibriten tops Spartans, hands Foard at least co-title
HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – Hibriten High’s 5-4 victory at home on Thursday night over South Caldwell in Northwestern 3A-4A baseball did league rival Fred T. Foard a big favor. The Panthers’ victory in a makeup game left the Spartans at 9-3 in the league (12-3-1 overall), opening idle Foard’s lead over South Caldwell to two games with two conference games to …