Can Freedom join Bandys by winning sixth state title? By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Tidbits about the high school girls’ basketball teams from the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A that are in the state playoffs, which begin Tuesday night at the higher seed(s): 2A No. 18 Madison (16-10) at No. 15 Bandys (16-8), 6 p.m.: Trojans …
FINAL STATE BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS: N-C at Maiden, Patton at Draughn highlight first round
HobbsDailyReport.com FINAL BOYS STATE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (First round games are Tuesday at highest seeds; second round, Thursday; third round, Saturday; fourth round, Tuesday, March 5; West Regionals, Saturday, March 9 at LRU and CVCC) GREATER HICKORY AREA GAMES (times TBA unless noted) 2A #1 E. Lincoln (25-2) vs. #32 N. Surry (9-14) #16 Bunker Hill (16-10) vs. …
FINAL STATE GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS: 6 area teams have home first-round games
HobbsDailyReport.com FINAL GIRLS STATE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (First round games are Tuesday at highest seeds; second round, Thursday; third round, Saturday; fourth round, Tuesday, March 5; West Regionals, Saturday, March 9 at LRU and CVCC) GREATER HICKORY AREA GAMES (times TBA unless noted) 2A #5 Newton-Conover (23-4) vs. #28 N. Wilkes (14-12), 6 p.m. #12 W. Wilkes …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Rollins rolls past Lenoir-Rhyne with 13 straight goals
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Rollins scored 13 unanswered goals on Friday to roll past Lenor-Rhyne University 15-4 in women’s lacrosse at LRU. The Bears (1-2) had a 4-2 lead early but Rollins (3-0), ranked No. 9 in NCAA Division II, dominated after that. The Tars outshot LRU 34-17, had more shots on goal (21-12), more saves (8-6), a better clearing mark …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Newberry gets only 2 hits in victory over Lenoir-Rhyne
HobbsDailyReport.com NEWBERRY, S.C. – Newberry had only two hits and got the outs it needed in the eighth inning on Friday to trip visiting Lenoir-Rhyne University 4-2 in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) baseball. The Wolves (9-4, 1-0) wiped out a 2-0 lead by the Bears (5-7, 0-1) to win despite being outhit 10-2. LRU left 11 runners stranded. The Wolves …