HobbsDailyReport.com Three players from the Greater Hickory area’s three conferences have been named all-state in baseball by the North Carolina Baseball Coaches Association (NCBCA). Freshman Garrett Michel of East Lincoln and junior Chris Moxley of West Lincoln earned spots on the 2A team, while senior Byron Younts of Alexander Central was selected to the team in 3A. Michel, a third …
LENOIR-RHYNE HALL OF FAME: Class of 2019 will have 6 new inductees
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s next Sports Hall of Fame class will include six new members. The Bears’ athletic department announced in a press release that the school has selected Crystal Clary, Bill Davis, Audrey Kreske, Vernon Long, Tom Lumsden and Lauren (McLelland) Mauldin as the Class of 2019. Due to a scheduling conflict, Clary will be inducted with …
COLLEGE SOFTBALL: CVCC adds former star from Bunker Hill, standout from Gaffney, S.C.
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) has grown the roster for its first women’s softball team by two, including adding a former Bunker Hill High star. On Tuesday, the Red Hawks announced via a press release they have signed Payton Goble and Tatum Arboleda. Goble, who played prep softball at Bunker Hill and then at Surry Community …
EAST-WEST BOYS’ SOCCER: West wins as Watauga’s Alvarez scores only goal
HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – Watauga High’s Jair Alvarez scored on a rebound kick on Tuesday night to lift the West past the East 1-0 in the East-West All-Star boys’ soccer match. Alvarez broke a scoreless tie at McPherson Park at the 69:05 mark, scoring from about 10 yards away after the East had made a save on a shot on goal. …
EAST-WEST GIRLS’ SOCCER: Chapel Hill’s Kerr sparks 3-2 East victory
Hickory’s Jess LaFrancis has an assist on second goal for West HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – Alex Kerr of Chapel Hill High sparked the East’s 3-2 victory over the West on Tuesday night in the East-West All-Star girls’ soccer match. Kerr scored twice, first on an assist by Mikayla Brenman (Chapel Hill) at the 14:06 mark, for a 1-0 lead. She …