HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Friday’s varsity scores

HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY’S VARSITY FOOTBALL RESULTS Alexander Central 54, N. Iredell 3 Ashbrook 30, E. Lincoln 14 Brevard 39, Draughn 8 E. Rutherford 70, S. Caldwell 44 Freedom at E Burke, ppd., Monday, 7 p.m. Hibriten 56, Ashe County 15 Hickory 35, Newton-Conover 6 Lake Norman Charter 30, Community School of Davidson 10 Maiden 49, Bunker Hill 0 N. Gaston 8, …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: West Caldwell cancels non-league JV games, will decide soon on conference schedule

HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – West Caldwell High has cancelled its non-conference schedule for junior varsity football and will soon determine if it will field a team to play its seven Northwestern 3A-4A games. In an email, Warriors athletic director Stephen McMasters said the Warriors don’t currently have enough players to field a JV team and they have not played a game …

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: St. Stephens hires E. Burke grad as new varsity boys’ coach

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – St. Stephens High has named Patrick Smith as its new varsity boys’ basketball coach. The school announced his hiring on Friday morning. “I am extremely excited that we were able to hire someone with Patrick’s basketball knowledge and credentials,” St. Stephens athletic director Billy Baker said. “I am even more excited about the quality of person that …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Jarrett helps Delmarva win, end any chance of Dads taking division title

HobbsDailyReport.com THURSDAY’S RESULTS FROM DELMARVA (Md.) DELMARVA (Md.) 2, HICKORY 1 CRAWDADS’ RECORD: 69-65 overall, 39-27 second half South Atlantic League (SAL) Northern Division — second place, 5 1/2 games behind division leader Lakewood, N.J. The Crawdads have four regular-season games and can’t win the Northern Division to reach the postseason. They also trail West Virginia and Kannapolis in a …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Brown’s goal nets Lenoir-Rhyne win in opener

HobbsDailyReport.com BANNER ELK – Lenoir-Rhyne University opened its women’s soccer schedule on Thursday, winning 1-0 on the road over Lees-McRae College. Abbie Brown, a senior from Leeds, England, scored in the 70th minute for the only goal of the match. LRU’s home opener is Saturday at 7 p.m. against USC Aiken. MORE MATCH INFO FROM LEES-McRAE SPORTS INFORMATION: http://www.lmcbobcats.com/sports/wsoc/2018-19/releases/20180830xedjaf