HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – St. Stephens High’s Indian Baseball Camp is scheduled July 8-11 at the school with Indians head coach Adam Windham leading a staff of instructors. The camp is open rising second through 11th-graders from 9 a.m. to noon over four days at a cost of $50. Campers can arrive at 8:30 a.m. each day at the baseball field …
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Athletics draft former CVCC pitcher Hall
Red Hawks have now had 6 players selected by big league teams HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – A former Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) pitcher had his name called in the Major League Baseball Draft. Charles Hall, a Dumfries, Va. native, came to CVCC in 2015-16 and then played baseball at Tusculum College. He was selected by the Oakland Athletics on …
SAL ALL-STARS: Trio of Crawdads selected for game in Charleston, W. Va.
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – A trio of Hickory Crawdads players are headed to the South Atlantic League (SAL) All-Star Game on June 18 in Charleston, W. Va. Outfielder Pedro Gonzalez, infielder Jonathan Ornelas and first baseman Curtis Terry are on the Northern Division roster announced by SAL officials on Tuesday. Through games of Monday, Gonzalez was hitting .269 overall and .444 …
JUNIOR AMERICAN LEGION SOFTBALL: Post 48 opens season on Monday (with schedule, roster)
HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – Hickory Post 48’s Junior American Legion fast-pitch softball season for girls is about to begin. The team is coached by Bubbie Spake and has a 16-player roster that includes seven players from Bandys High. Katie Carpenter and Brian McIntosh are also on the coaching staff this season for Post 48, which plays in a division with Wilkes …
COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Lenoir-Rhyne coach resigns, takes job at UNC Asheville
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Danny Williamson, head cross country and track and field coach at Lenoir-Rhyne University since 2017-18, is leaving the Bears to take the same positions at UNC Asheville. Williamson LRU’s women to a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) title, the school’s first in women’s track and field, and he was named the SAC’s Coach of the Year and a …