HobbsDailyReport.com CHERRYVILLE – Robbie Cowie and Brent Walls combined to limit Burke County to five hits on Friday night, leading Cherryville Post 100 to a 2-0 home victory to open the second round of the Area IV American Legion baseball playoffs. Cherryville (26-6), a West No. 2 seed, plays Game 2 on Saturday night at 7 p.m. at Shuey Field …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Crawdads win in 10 innings; Jarrett 2 hits shy of 100 for season
HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY’S RESULT FROM L.P. FRANS STADIUM HICKORY 5, WEST VIRGINIA 4, 10 inn. CRAWDADS’ RECORD: 41-48 overall, 11-10 second half South Atlantic League (SAL) Northern Division BOX http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2018_07_13_wvaafx_hicafx_1&t=g_box&sid=milb SCORING http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2018_07_13_wvaafx_hicafx_1&t=g_log&sid=milb ROSTER http://www.milb.com/roster/index.jsp?sid=t448 NEXT Saturday: at Charleston, S.C., 6:05 p.m. Sunday: at Charleston, S.C., 5:05 p.m. Monday: at Charleston, S.C., 7:05 p.m. Tuesday: at Charleston, S.C., 12:05 p.m. Wednesday: Off …
LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Friday’s second round results, Saturday’s schedule
HobbsDailyReport.com OFFICIAL AREA IV AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS SECOND ROUND (best-of-5, must begin by Friday) (All games at 7 p.m.) No. 1 West RUTHERFORD COUNTY (19-2) vs. No. 4 East GASTONIA (13-10) Game 1, Friday at Sims Park, Gastonia: Gastonia 4, Rutherford County 0 Game 2: Saturday at McNair Field, Forest City Game 3: Sunday at McNair Field, Forest …
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Alexander Central’s Adkins retires from coaching
HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE – Darrell Adkins, who guided Alexander Central High to its 10th girls’ softball state championship last season, is retiring from coaching. School officials announced Adkins’ decision on Friday in a press release. Adkins took over as Cougars head coach in the summer of 2015 after Monte Sherrill — now head women’s softball coach at Pfeiffer University — retired …
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: CVCC grad Gibbs hoping to play pro ball overseas
HobbsDailyReport.com Editor’s note: This story was written by Cody Dalton, Sports Information Director at Catawba Valley Community College. HICKORY – Two years after playing in her final college basketball game, Kadesha Gibbs still has a passion and drive for the game she’s been around since she was age 6. Gibbs, a former Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) women’s basketball standout …