HobbsDailyReport.com BALTIMORE – The Baltimore Orioles have named former Hickory High baseball star Zach Jarrett, an outfielder in their minor league organization, as the Elrod Hendricks Minor League Community Service Award winner. Jarrett, who played college baseball at Charlotte, was eager to volunteer his time at many community appearances in the Delmarva (Md.) area this season as he played for …
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Maiden downs N-C in volleyball, still in second place
HobbsDailyReport.com Lauren Xayavong’s 12 digs and six aces paced Maiden High as it won 25-11, 25-12, 25-12 over Newton-Conover on Thursday night on the road in a South Fork 2A volleyball match to remain in second place. Abbey Smith and Lily Grissom each had nine kills, Abby Driscoll made six kills and Faith Herman finished with 30 assists for Maiden. …
MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Bears (1-0) go for second league win on Wednesday
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University will go for a 2-0 start in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) men’s soccer in the next match. The Bears (2-1, 1-0) will not play, as scheduled, a league match Sunday at Tusculum because of the impact of Hurricane Florence hitting the North Carolina cost. LRU will face Mars Hill on the road on Wednesday. …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Lenoir-Rhyne falls in conference opener, idle until Wednesday
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s women’s soccer team will be idle until Wednesday. The Bears (2-2-1, 0-1 South Atlantic Conference) were scheduled to play Sunday at Tusculum but weather associated with Hurricane Florence postponed that match. LRU will face Mars Hill on the road next Wednesday in a conference match. The Bears opened SAC play on Wednesday at home, falling …
BREAKING NEWS: West Caldwell won’t field junior varsity football team this season
HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – West Caldwell High will not field a junior varsity football team this season. After cancelling non-league games against West Iredell and Ashe County and having an open date this week, the Warriors were scheduled to start their Northwestern 3A-4A schedule next Thursday night at home against Alexander Central. In an email update with HobbsDailyReport.com on Friday morning, …