MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Crawdads, now High-A team, open Tuesday at Greensboro

Home opener, series against Winston-Salem is one week away By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO — The Hickory Crawdads begin their first season as a High-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night. Hickory will be in Greensboro for a set of six games through Sunday, all with 6:30 p.m. starts. The Crawdads’ home opener is a week away (Tuesday, …

BREAKING NEWS: Maiden High girls’ basketball head coach steps down (second update)

Frank Snider, head coach in 3 sports and in 748 games for Blue Devils, is retiring   Editor’s note: Updates to this story include changes to some of Snider’s basketball records listed in an earlier posted story. All records information in this story is copyrighted and can’t be republished or broadcast without crediting HobbsDailyReport.com. By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN – …

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER: Hickory, S. Caldwell each seeded No. 2 in West playoffs

Foard, Lake Norman Charter also earn home matches to start postseason   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com The state girls’ soccer championship playoffs begin on Monday with eight teams from Greater Hickory area conferences – four in 2A, three in 3A and one in 4A – in the chase. There are three postseason playing dates this week, with the second round …

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Unbeaten Hibriten seeded No. 1 in West 2A playoffs

E. Lincoln, Alex Central, S. Caldwell also earn first-round home games   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Six teams from the Greater Hickory area’s three conferences begin pursuit of a state softball championship on Monday. There are five rounds in the postseason with three playing dates this week – Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Four of the area teams are in the …