MINOR LEAGUES: Asheville edges Crawdads; Deal’s third start set Wednesday versus Clearwater (Fla.)

  HobbsDailyReport.com We will update game scores, etc., for the Hickory Crawdads again this season and will also feature day-by-day reports on three Catawba County players chasing their dream of reaching The Show. Visit our FREE website nightly to see if former Bandys High stars Hunter Harvey (Orioles system) and Hayden Deal (Braves system) pitched and also check in on …

HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS: Tuesday’s results

HobbsDailyReport.com TUESDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS RESULTS   Varsity spring sports results from events scheduled on Tuesday by schools in the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A, compiled from schedules provided by the schools. Games added or dropped since the schedules have been released may not be included and schools sometimes trade home playing dates. HobbsDailyReport.com will …

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Wingate snaps LRU’s win streak at 5 by sweeping 3-game series

Bears still in chase to finish in top 8 of SAC, make conference tournament   HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Wingate University swept a three-game baseball series over Lenoir-Rhyne University, beating the Bears 11-4 on Monday night in the series finale. LRU (21-24, 7-14 South Atlantic Conference) played its third straight game without head coach Tom Fleenor, who has been placed on …

MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: LRU has won 4 straight as Saturday regular-season finale approaches

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University will close its regular season in men’s lacrosse on Saturday, facing Coker on the road. The Bears (6-7, 3-2 South Atlantic Conference) have won four straight matches after downing visiting Mars Hill 19-1 on Saturday at LRU. LRU has scored at least 17 goals in each match of its current win streak. The Bears scored …