NW 3A-4A GIRLS SOCCER: Hibriten wins by shutout again, finishes in fourth place

HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – Hibriten High’s girls closed their regular season on Thursday night with a 1-0 home win over St. Stephens to finish fourth in Northwestern 3A-4A soccer.The Panthers went 7-4-3 to finish behind Hickory, Fred T. Foard and Watauga in the league standings and just ahead of South Caldwell. The win on Thursday was the seventh in league play …

SD-7 2A GIRLS SOCCER: Bunker Hill closes regular season with win in OT

HobbsDailyReport.com VALE – Bunker Hill High’s girls nipped West Lincoln 2-1 in two overtimes on Thursday night on the road, closing the Southern District 7 Athletic 2A scheduled for both teams. The Bears finished 3-9-2 in the conference and West Lincoln finished 2-12-0 and in last place. Newton-Conover (12-1-1) won the league title, followed by Lincolnton (10-1-3) and East Lincoln …

NPC 3A-4A SOFTBALL: No. 2 seed Mooresville rolls to tournament championship

HobbsDailyReport.com MOORESVILLE – Mooresville High beat West Iredell for the third time this softball season on Thursday, winning 16-1 to capture the North Piedmont 3A-4A tournament title. Mooresville, the No. 2 seed, improved to 18-3 by winning and the loss left the fourth-seeded Warriors at 12-8. Mooresville swept West Iredell in the regular season 3-2 and 7-2. After tying Alexander …

HIGH SCHOOLS: Thursday results, Friday schedule (including conference tourneys)

HobbsDailyReport.com THURSDAY’S NON-TOURNAMENT RESULTS BASEBALL South Mountain Athletic 2A-3A Chase at E. Rutherford, no report R-S Central at Burns, no report SOFTBALL South Mountain Athletic 2A-3A Chase 8, E. Rutherford 7 GIRLS SOCCER Southern District 7 Athletic 2A Bunker Hill 2, W. Lincoln 1, 2 OTs Lincolnton 2, E. Lincoln 2, tie (Wednesday) Northwestern 3A-4A Fred T. Foard at Watauga, …

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne signs guard from state title team in S.C.

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s fourth signee for men’s basketball, announced on Thursday, is a 5-foot-11 guard from a state championship team in South Carolina. Bears head coach Everick Sullivan said LRU has signed Tyson McClain from Dormah High in Spartanburg, S.C.. McClain helped Dorman win a state 5A title last season and was named the game’s MVP. He averaged …