HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – A record-setting season for Lenoir-Rhyne University in men’s lacrosse came to an end Sunday just a step shy of playing in the NCAA Division II national championship match. Visiting St. Leo never trailed in a back-and-forth national semifinal at Moretz Stadium, winning 12-11 to leave fifth-ranked LRU with a final 17-3 record. St. Leo (16-2), ranked No. …
STATE TRACK AND FIELD: Lincoln Charter’s boys win 3,200 relay title in 1A
HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO — Sophia Ritter’s third place in the 3,200-meter was the top finish among Northwestern 3A-4A participants on Sunday in the state 3A track and field championships at North Carolina A&T. Ritter ran the 3,200 in 11:08.96. In a limited field of participants from the conference, the top boys’ finish was a third in the discus (162-03) and a …
HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFFS: N. Lincoln, Lincoln Charter in state baseball semifinal series
HobbsDailyReport.com Hot-hitting Tyler McPeak hit two solo home runs and Matty Jorgenson added a two-run shot as North Lincoln High nipped visiting Smoky Mountain 8-6 on Saturday afternoon to reach the West 2A best-of-3 baseball championship series. The top-seeded Knights (25-2) ran their win streak to 18 games when they got the outs they needed with the tying runs left …
HS GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFFS: LN Charter, Lincoln Charter in semis; other pairings
HobbsDailyReport.com STATE GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A, Northwestern 3A-4A teams in all bold) Note: To view complete state pairings, visit https://www.nchsaa.org/ State semifinals (must be played by Tuesday) 1A WEST No. 3 LINCOLN CHARTER (19-1-1)-No. 2 S. Stokes (14-5-0) winner vs. No. 1 Union Academy (23-1-0), date/time TBD EAST No. 2 Raleigh Charter (14-6-1) at …
HS SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: Alex Central, Bunker Hill in West series openers Tuesday; other pairings
HobbsDailyReport.com STATE SOFTBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A, Northwestern 3A-4A teams in all caps) Note: To view complete state pairings, visit https://www.nchsaa.org/ State semifinals (best-of-3 must begin by Tuesday) Games 1, 3 at higher seeds unless teams mutually agree to alter format 1A WEST No. 3 Alleghany (18-4)-No. 2 Chatham Central (19-2) winner vs. No. 4 S. …