HobbsDailyReport.com ASHEVILLE – A “thank you” card being sent by the Hickory Crawdads might be appropriate. Asheville beat visiting Hickory 9-4 on Thursday night in South Atlantic League (SAL) baseball but the Crawdads – for the second straight night – still didn’t drop out of first place in the Northern Division. Thanks to Charleston, W. Va., again winning over Hagerstown …
LEGION BASEBALL UPDATE: Both semifinals even at a game apiece (plus pairings)
AREA IV AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS UPDATE (through Thursday) Note: To review all scores, etc., from the first and second rounds and the quarterfinals, see earlier posts on the website. SEMIFINALS (best-of-5, Wednesday through Sunday) East No. 1 UNION COUNTY (21-3) vs. East No. 3 SHELBY (19-6) Game 1, Wednesday at Marvin Ridge High: Marvin Ridge 13, Shelby 12 Game …
COLLEGE: CVCC athletic director to also coordinate Region X women’s sports
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) athletic director Nick Schroeder is moving into a more prominent role within the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) as well. Schroeder has been elected by his peers to be the director of all women’s sports in Region X of the NJCAA. Region 10 is comprised of community and junior colleges in …
ST. STEPHENS SPORTS: Indians prep for football camp; baseball camp complete
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – St. Stephens High’s Little Indian Football Camp begins July 31 at the school and continues through Aug. 3. The camp is designed to give football players in the St. Stephens community an opportunity to meet and become familiar with the area’s coaches at the middle school and at St. Stephens. It focuses on the fundamentals of offense, …
CRAWDADS: Fall in Asheville but still tied for Northern Division lead
HobbsDailyReport.com ASHEVILLE – The Hickory Crawdads didn’t win on Wednesday night but still managed to hold onto a tie for first place. Asheville whipped the visiting Crawdads 8-4 in the opener of a South Atlantic League (SAL) series. That — coupled with Charleston, W. Va., edging Hagerstown (Md.) 6-3 on Wednesday night — left Hickory and Hagerstown still tied for …