HobbsDailyReport.com OFFICIAL AREA IV AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (First round begins Saturday) All games at 7 p.m. No. 8 West TAYLORSVILLE (4-12) vs. No. 1 East SHELBY (18-1) Game 1, Saturday at Shelby High: Shelby 7, Taylorsville 4 Game 2, Sunday at Alexander Central High: Shelby 8, Taylorsville 6 Game 3, Monday at Shelby High: Shelby 4, Taylorsville 1, …
RACING: Bandys graduate Little to make NASCAR Cup debut this weekend
HobbsDailyReport.com SHERRILL’S FORD – Bandys High graduate Jesse Little will make his Monster Energy NASCAR Series Cup debut on Saturday at Kentucky Speedway. In a one-race deal, Little will drive the No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro Z1 for Premium Motorsports in the Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart. Little, who graduated from Bandys in 2015, is the son of former NASCAR …
LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Burke County ousts Maiden, will face Cherryville next
HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN – Burke County Post 21 held off host Maiden 8-7 on Monday night, eliminating the Salamanders from the Area IV American Legion baseball playoffs. Post 21, the West No. 6 seed, advances past the first round for the first time since 2010 by sweeping the best-of-5 series, and the loss left Maiden Post 240’s record at 15-11. Maiden …
LEGION BASEBALL: Post 48 rallies to beat Gaston, stays alive in series
HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON –Facing both elimination and a 20th loss of the season, Hickory Post 48 rallied to beat the Gaston Braves 7-6 on Monday night and stay alive in the Area IV American Legion baseball playoff. Hickory (11-19) plays Game 4 of a best-of-5 series on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at Belmont Abbey College. The Braves (12-10) – who …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Dads handle Delmarva, Jarrett to reach .500 in second half
HobbsDailyReport.com MONDAY’S RESULT FROM DELMARVA (Md.) HICKORY 5, DELMARVA (Md.) 1 CRAWDADS’ RECORD: 39-47 overall, 9-9 second half South Atlantic League (SAL) Northern Division BOX http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2018_07_09_hicafx_delafx_1&t=g_box&sid=milb SCORING http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2018_07_09_hicafx_delafx_1&t=g_log&sid=milb ROSTER http://www.milb.com/roster/index.jsp?sid=t448 NEXT Tuesday: Off Wednesday: West Virginia, 7 p.m. Thursday: West Virginia, 7 p.m. Friday: West Virginia, 7 p.m. Saturday: at Charleston, S.C., 6:05 p.m. Sunday: at Charleston, S.C., 5:05 p.m. …