Season opens Monday; conference openers are set for March 5
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When the season begins, HobbsDailyReport.com will again lead coverage of high school baseball in the Greater Hickory area, providing results from the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A’s 23 schools.
As we did last season, we’ll provide a weekly and daily schedule of games from the three conferences, have scores from the games as soon as they are available each night, post a roundup of game details as provided by the schools and we’ll update standings (all games) at least a few times each week and more often once conference play begins.
HobbsDailyReport.com is the only local media – print or online – that provides a daily baseball schedule, standings and the highest volume of game reports on a nightly basis.
We are in the process of reaching out to all 23 head coaches in the conferences to request game reports and highlights.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL AT A GLANCE
First playing date
Wednesday, Feb. 27 unless endowment game(s)
First conference games
South Fork 2A: Tuesday, March 5
Northwestern Foothills 2A: Tuesday, March 5
Northwestern 3A-4A: Tuesday, March 5
Defending conference champions
South Fork 2A: N. Lincoln 13-1
Northwestern Foothills 2A: Bunker Hill 10-2
Northwestern 3A-4A: S. Caldwell 13-1
OPENING WEEK SCHEDULE
Compiled from schedules provided by the schools, with starting times (if available).
Games that have been added or dropped since the schedules have been released may not be included and schools sometimes trade home playing dates and all game times are subject to change.
HobbsDailyReport.com will list any changes in game times that are provided but fans are advised to call the home school the day of the game for confirmation of exact starting times, which vary by school and conference:
MONDAY, FEB. 25
Freedom at E. Rutherford, 4:30 p.m.
Statesville at Hickory (endowment), 4:15 p.m.
TUESDAY, FEB. 26
Fred T. Foard at W. Lincoln (endowment), 4:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27
E. Lincoln at Cherryville, 4:30 p.m.
Hickory at Newton-Conover, 4:30 p.m.
Lake Norman Charter at Queens Grant, 4 p.m.
Maiden at Lincoln Charter, 7 p.m.
Mooresville at Alexander Central, 6:30 p.m.
N. Lincoln at Forestview, 7 p.m.
Black Mountain Owen at McDowell, 6:30 p.m.
St. Stephens at Bunker Hill, 7 p.m.
S. Iredell at Patton, 7 p.m.
Watauga at N. Iredell, 4:30 p.m.
W. Iredell at Bandys, 7 p.m.
W. Lincoln at E. Burke
W. Wilkes at W. Caldwell
THURSDAY, FEB. 28
Alexander Central at W. Forsyth
Ashe County at Hibriten, 6:30 p.m.
Burns at E. Burke
Mountain Island Charter at Lake Norman Charter, 4 p.m.
Newton-Conover at St. Stephens, 4:30 p.m.
S. Caldwell at Draughn, 6:30 p.m.
W. Caldwell at Bandys, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, MARCH 1
Bandys at Fred T. Foard, 6 p.m.
Bunker Hill at Maiden, 6 p.m.
Draughn at Freedom, 6:30 p.m.
East Burke at R-S Central
McDowell at Patton, 6:30 p.m.
N. Lincoln at Hickory, 5;30 p.m.
St. Stephens at Crest, 4 p.m.
S. Caldwell at Hibriten, 6:30 p.m.
S. Iredell at E. Lincoln, 4 p.m.
Watauga at W. Wilkes, 4:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 2
Alexander Central at Davie County, 2 p.m.
Ashe County at Watauga
Fred T. Foard at Hickory, noon
Hibriten at W. Caldwell, 2:30 p.m.
W. Iredell vs. Polk County at W. Wilkes, 2 p.m.
