By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com GASTONIA — Zach Jarrett is hitting .215 with five home runs after 30 games with the Gastonia Honey Hunters, who play in the Atlantic League Professional South Division. Jarrett, a power-hitting star at Hickory High and Charlotte, joined the Honey Hunters after he was released by the Baltimore Orioles when they broke spring training. At Gastonia, …
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: S. Stanly, W. Stanly bring home state championships
HobbsDailyReport.com STATE HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-3) 1A BEAR GRASS CHARTER (24-4, East No. 1) vs. SOUTH STANLY (28-3, West No. 1) (at UNC Greensboro) Game 1, Friday: S. Stanly4, Bear Grass Charter 3 Game 2, Saturday: S. Stanly 4, Bear Grass Charter 0; S. Stanly (30-3) wins state championship 2A WASHINGTON (28-0, East No. 1) vs. WEST STANLY …
CRAWDADS: Fall in series opener at Asheville, still half-game out of first place
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS Tuesday’s result at Asheville: Asheville 4, Hickory 2 Current record: 27-19, shares second place with Rome (Ga.), both a half-game behind division-leading Bowling Green (Ky.) Next game: Wednesday at Asheville, 6:35 p.m. This series: Tuesday through Sunday at Asheville; Game times; Tuesday through Friday, 6:35 pm.; Saturday, 6:05 pm.; Sunday, 1:05 p.m. Next home series: June …
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Providence sweeps to go unbeaten, grab 4A title
HobbsDailyReport.com STATE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-3) 1A PERQUIMANS (29-1, East No. 1) vs. CHERRYVILLE (21-10, West No. 3) (at Ting Stadium, Holly Springs) Game 1, Friday: Perqumians 1, Cherryville 0 Game 2, Saturday: Cherryville 6, Perquimans 1 Game 3, Saturdahy: Perquimans 6, Cherryville 3; Perquimans (31-2) wins state championship 2A WHITEVILLE (23-3, East No 4) vs. RANDLEMAN (31-1, …
ALL-WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A: North Lincoln leads 2022’s selections (updated)
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com North Lincoln High leads the All-Western Foothills 3A awards for spring sports with four of the top winners. In voting by conference head coaches, the Knights produced the league’s top baseball pitcher and baseball head coach and the co-player of the year in softball and the top softball coach. Senior Landon Reeves, who will play college …