HS BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: N. Lincoln to battle Ledford for West 2A title; other pairings

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE BASEBALL 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. 4 LINCOLN CHARTER (21-5) vs. No. 2 Murphy (25-0); Game 1 at …

STATE TRACK AND FIELD: Howlett-led Lake Norman Charter girls win 2A championship

HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – Led by first-place finishes in the 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter by Mariah Howlett on Saturday, Lake Norman Charter High’s girls won a state 2A track and field championship at North Carolina A&T. Howlett won the 1,600 in just a bit more than five minutes (5:00.67) and won the 3,200 in 10:57.13 to lead the Knights to 69 points, …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Harvey makes seventh start on Sunday; Crawdads fall

HobbsDailyReport.com SATURDAY’S RESULT FROM KANNAPOLIS KANNAPOLIS 3, HICKORY 2, 10 inn. Crawdads’ current record: 14-23. Box http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2018_05_19_hicafx_kanafx_1&t=g_box&sid=milb Scoring http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2018_05_19_hicafx_kanafx_1&t=g_log&sid=milb REVISED ROSTER http://www.milb.com/roster/index.jsp?sid=t448 NEXT Sunday: at Kannapolis (DH), 2:35 p.m. with second game to follow Monday: Delmarva, Md., 6 p.m. Tuesday: Delmarva, Md., 6 p.m. Wednesday: Delmarva, Md., 6 p.m. Thursday: Delmarva, Md., 7 p.m. OTHER AREA PLAYERS HUNTER HARVEY (Class …

HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFFS: Millsaps’ HR in 10th gets Alex Central to West 3A title series

HobbsDailyReport.com Despite having nine fewer hits, Alexander Central High had the biggest on Friday night. The Cougars got a solo home run from Chesney Millsaps with two outs in the 10th inning to nip visiting Cox Mill 1-0 in the fourth round of the state 3A softball playoffs. Millsaps (24-5) also pitched nine innings, giving up 12 hits, walking three …

LENOIR-RHYNE: Bears athletes honored in baseball, women’s golf, women’s lacrosse

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Honors continue to roll in for Lenoir-Rhyne University student-athletes. The Bears have reported the following: BASEBALL Justin Dean, a junior outfielder from Mauldin, S.C., has been selected to the All-Southeast Region second team by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA). He led the Bears this season in batting average (.398), runs scored (59), hits (74), doubles …