HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE – Bryson Hammer drove in two runs, and Alexander Central High again used a 1-2 pitching punch to win and advance out of the second round of the state 3A baseball playoffs on Saturday. The eight-seeded Cougars (22-7) edged visiting North Gaston 4-1 to advance to next week’s third round, a game that must be played by Tuesday …
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS: Red Devils’ Reid repeats as state 2A singles champion
HobbsDailyReport.com Brann Reid of Newton-Conover High repeated as the state’s 2A boys’ singles champion on Saturday in Cary. Reid won an opportunity for a back-to-back singles title by ousting Seth Worley of Lexington 6-2, 6-1 in a semifinal. Pitted against a North Carolina Science and Math player for the singles title again, Reid won it by beating Josh Abrams 6-2, …
MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Lenoir-Rhyne wins, will play host to national semifinal
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s men on Saturday moved one step closer to playing for an NCAA Division II men’s lacrosse championship, setting up that chance by earning a home match next weekend in a national semifinal. The Bears, ranked No. 5 in the nation, nipped visiting and 10th-ranked Colorado Mesa 14-12 at Moretz Stadium, improving to 17-2 and staying …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Crawdads clip Rome at L.P. Frans Stadium
HobbsDailyReport.com SATURDAY’S RESULT FROM L.P. FRANS STADIUM HICKORY 4, ROME (Ga.) 3 Crawdads’ current record: 12-20. Box http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2018_05_12_romafx_hicafx_1&t=g_box&sid=milb Scoring http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2018_05_12_romafx_hicafx_1&t=g_log&sid=milb REVISED ROSTER http://www.milb.com/roster/index.jsp?sid=t448 NEXT Sunday: Rome, Ga., 3 p.m. Monday: Rome, Ga., 6 p.m. Tuesday: Rome, Ga., 10:35 a.m. Wednesday: Off OTHER AREA PLAYERS HUNTER HARVEY (Class AA Bowie, Md.) Former Bandys High star Hunter Harvey did not pitch on …
COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Young Harris bumps Lenoir-Rhyne out of NCAA playoffs
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s softball season ended earlier than it had hoped in the NCAA Division II playoffs for the sixth straight time on Saturday. After working its way through the consolation bracket and beating seventh-seeded Young Harris 6-3 on Saturday to get within a victory of advancing out of the Southeast Regional, second-seeded LRU fell 9-3 to Young …