HIGH SCHOOL EASTER TOURNAMENTS: Tuesday’s results, Wednesday’s games

HobbsDailyReport.com EASTER HOLIDAY TOURNAMENTS CATAWBA COUNTY EASTER BASEBALL CLASSIC PAIRINGS (All games at Legion Fairgrounds, Newton) MONDAY Game 1: No. 2 Bunker Hill 4, No. 7 St. Stephens 2 Game 2: No. 6 Hickory 6, No. 3 Fred T. Foard 1 Game 3: No. 1 Alexander Central 11, No. 8 Newton-Conover 1, 5 inn. Game 4: No. 4 W.  Lincoln …

EXHIBITION BASEBALL: Crawdads topple Red Hawks 12-2 at L.P. Frans Stadium

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) baseball players received the experience of a lifetime on Monday night during the Red Hawks’ exhibition against the Class-A Hickory Crawdads at the newly renovated L.P. Frans Stadium. In front of a crowd of 1,300 fans, the Red Hawks fell 12-2 to the Crawdads in the first meeting of the two clubs. …

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: White returns to coach N-C girls for a third time

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Newton-Conover High returned the reins to its varsity girls’ basketball program to Sylvia White for a third time on Monday. White, director of human resources for the Newton-Conover City Schools, is replacing former WNBA star Andrea Stinson as the Red Devils’ head coach next season, the school system announced in a press release. This will be White’s …

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Standings through Monday’s games

HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL STANDINGS (through Monday’s games) SOUTH FORK 2A                                                              Conf.                       All                    Streak Bandys                                                  7-1                        12-1                      Won 4 N. Lincoln                                             7-1                         8-2                      Won 1 Lincolnton                                          5-3                        7-3                      Won 2 LN Charter                                        5-3                         8-5                      Won 1 W. Lincoln                                          4-4                         7-6                      Won 1 E. Lincoln                                            3-5                        …

HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS: Alex Central rolls at Classic, runs win streak to 9

HobbsDailyReport.com Top-seeded Alexander Central High had a seven-run third inning on Monday afternoon, rolling to its ninth straight victory by downing Newton-Conover 11-1 in five innings in the first round of the 28th annual Catawba County Easter Baseball Classic. The Cougars (12-1) – whose only loss came March 9 at home against South Caldwell – have outscored opponents 65-13 in …