HS BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: E. Lincoln-St. Stephens winner wil reach West 3A title series

HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PLAYOFFS (For complete East brackets and updates, visit www.nchsaa.org) Playing dates: First round, May 10;second round, Friday; May 13 (most moved up to Thursday, May 12); third round, May 17; fourth round, Friday, May 20; best-of-3 regional title series, Tuesday through-May 28; state championship series, best-of-3, site TBA, June 2-3. Note: The winners from the fourth …

CRAWDADS: Fall in opener of home series, still game above .500

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Tuesday’s result at L.P. Frans Stadium: Greensboro 6, Hickory 4 Current record: 14-13, fourth place in South Atlantic South, one game back of Winston-Salem and Rome (Ga.) who share second, and three games back of division-leading  Bowling Green (Ky.). Next game: Wednesday, home, vs. Greensboro, 7. p.m. This series: Tuesday through Sunday at L.P. Frans Stadium; …

HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE: Regular season events, Tuesday through Saturday

HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS SCHEDULE   High school regular season varsity spring sports events for Tuesday through Saturday (state playoffs events are listed in additional posts on the website) involving teams from the Catawba Valley 2A Athletic, Western Foothills 3A, Northwestern 3A-4A plus Draughn and Patton. The schedule, with game times (if available), are compiled by HobbsDailyReport.com from individual schedules …

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS STATE GOLF: Bandys tied for sixth after 2A’s first round

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com PINEHURST — Bandys High enters Tuesday’s second and final round of the state boys’ 2A golf championships tied for sixth place in the team standings. The Trojans — led by a round of 80 by Atley Gabriel — shot an opening day 347 at Foxfire Red in Pinehurst. Bandys won a Catawba Valley 2A Athletic championship …