HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – Burke County rivals Freedom and Patton tied 1-1 on Friday night in Northwestern 3A-4A high school girls’ soccer. After a scoreless first half, Freedom freshman Riley Carswell – on an assist by Josie Beam – scored for a 1-0 lead. Late in the match, Patton scored on a penalty kick by Molly Messenheimer for a 1-all tie. …
SD-7 2A BASEBALL: Maiden nips Wolves, ties for second (plus standings, tourney seeds)
HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN – Caden O’brien keeps shining for Maiden High. O’brien did not pitch on Friday night when the Blue Devils beat Lincolnton 5-4 on Senior Night at Maiden, but he did drive in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning. He went 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Maiden’s win left it tied for second place in the …
SD-7 2A GIRLS SOCCER: East Lincoln trips Maiden by a goal, stays in third place
HobbsDailyReport.com DENVER, N.C. – East Lincoln High stayed in the thick of a tight race for a Southern District 7 Athletic 2A girls’ soccer championship on Friday night, beating visiting Maiden 3-2. The Mustangs improved to 9-2-1 and they’ll finish no worse than third place. They currently trail Lincolnton, 9-1-2 in the league, and leader Newton-Conover (10-1-1). Elena Propst scored …
NPC 3A-4A BASEBALL: Alexander Central wins, finishes in second place
HobbsDailyReport.com STATESVILLE – Alexander Central High quickly finished off West Iredell on Friday afternoon, completing a suspended game it led by 13 runs with a 15-3, five-inning baseball victory. The Cougars (16-8, 11-3) finished in second place in the North Piedmont 3A-4A, a game back of Lake Norman, by beating the host Warriors (5-18, 1-13), who share last place with …
COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Cates’ walk-off homer gets Bears past Newberry
HobbsDailyReport.com HARTSVILLE, S.C. – For the second straight day, Lenoir-Rhyne University won a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) women’s softball tournament game via a walk-off home run. The second-seeded Bears nipped No. 3 Newberry, S.C., 3-2 when Mackenzie Cates homered leading off the seventh inning. LRU (46-9), ranked No. 13 in NCAA Division II, advances to play No. 1 Carson-Newman (41-11) …