WEST 2A GIRLS REGIONALS: Familiar foe awaits Red Devils’ girls as they pursue state title

Salisbury 2-0 in regional championships against Newton-Conover   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Newton-Conover High’s girls have a familiar roadblock ahead as they make their 10th appearance in a West Regional title game at noon on Saturday. The third-seeded Red Devils (28-2) battle top-seeded Salisbury (28-1) in the 2A final at Catawba Valley Community College. The winner advances to …

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL: N-C, Freedom win away from playing for state titles

HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL STATE BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS SATURDAY’S REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 1A East at Minges Coliseum, E. Carolina, 2 p.m.: No. 9 Bishop McGuiness (24-4) vs. No. 3 Weldon (26-1) West at Tarlton Complex, CVCC, 2:15 p.m. No. 3 Mitchell County (22-3) vs. No. 1 Murphy (29-0) 2A East at Minges Coliseum, E. Carolina, 4 p.m.: No. 3 Kinston (27-3) vs. No. …

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL: Freedom battles Hunter Huss in West 3A Regional final

HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL BOYS STATE BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS SATURDAY’S REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 1A East at Minges Coliseum, E. Carolina, noon: No. 6 Henderson Collegiate (25-10) vs. No. 1 N. Edgecombe (26-2) West at Tarlton Complex, CVCC, 4:30 p.m.: No. 4 Chatham Charter (32-1) vs. No. 2 Winston-Salem Prep (21-8) 2A East at Minges Coliseum, E. Carolina, 6 p.m.: No. 3 Farmville Central …

HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS: Friday’s results (as of 12:30 a.m.)

HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL SPRING  SPORTS VARSITY RESULTS   Friday’s results from high school events for spring sports varsity teams in the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A, as compiled from schedules provided to or researched by HobbsDailyReport.com. Not all schools responded to a request and not all schedules for sports other than baseball, softball and girls …

HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS: Cougars’ Hinkle no-hits Wilkes Central in softball

HobbsDailyReport.com Supported by a three-run lead after Alexander Central High scored in the first inning, Kara Hinkle threw a no-hitter on Thursday as the visiting Cougars rolled past Wilkes Central 6-0 in six innings in softball. Hinkle did not walk anyone and struck out four as Alexander Central improved to 3-0. Leadoff hitter Mattie Starnes and Ashley Seagle, batting cleanup, …