NW 3A-4A BASEBALL: Foard’s pitching carries it past Hibriten, into tourney finale

HobbsDailyReport.com GRANITE FALLS – It’s tough to get a Tiger by the tail and actually do anything with it. Top-seeded Fred T. Foard High’s pitching again carried it to a victory on Wednesday, this one 3-1 over fourth-seeded Hibriten in a semifinal of the Northwestern 3A-4A baseball tournament at M.S. Deal Stadium in Granite Falls. Foard, the league’s regular season …

HIGH SCHOOL LACROSSE: Both Hickory, St. Stephens teams reach state playoffs

HobbsDailyReport.com The Hickory, Patton and St. Stephens boys and the St. Stephens girls are in the state high school lacrosse playoffs. The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) has the boys classified as 1A/2A/3A and 4A and the girls’ bracket is open classification. One of the 4A boys’ teams from area leagues, Mooresville, has already been eliminated as a …

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD: Wednesday results, Thursday’s schedule

HobbsDailyReport.com WEDNESDAY’S NON-TOURNAMENT RESULTS BASEBALL South Mountain Athletic 2A-3A Crest 11, Shelby 1, 5 inn. Kings Mountan 14, E. Burke 0 SOFTBALL South Mountain Athletic 2A-3A E. Burke 11, Kings Mountain 10 Others Draughn 10, Patton 5 GIRLS SOCCER Southern District 7 Athletic 2A Bunker Hill 1, W. Caldwell 1, OT (tie) Newton-Conover 2, Maiden 1 Northwestern 3A-4A Hickory 5, …

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER: Updated standings

GIRLS SOCCER (conference matches only) SOUTHERN DISTRICT 7 ATHLETIC 2A (through Tuesday) Newton-Conover 11-1-1 Lincolnton 10-1-2 E. Lincoln 10-2-1 Maiden 7-6-0 Bandys 3-9-1 W. Caldwell 3-9-1 Bunker Hill 2-9-2 W. Lincoln 2-11-0 NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A (through Tuesday) *Hickory 11-2-0 Fred T. Foard 10-3-0 x-Watauga (4A) 9-2-2 Hibriten 6-4-3 S. Caldwell (4A) 6-6-1 St. Stephens 5-8-0 Freedom 1-11-1 Patton 0-12-1 *–clinched at …

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Standings, conference games only through Tuesday

Thru Tuesday, May 2 (conference games only) SOUTHERN DISTRICT 7 ATHLETIC 2A (Final regular season) W. Lincoln 11-3 E. Lincoln 10-4 Bunker Hill 9-5 Maiden 9-5 W. Caldwell 7-7 Bandys 5-9 Newton-Conover 4-10 Lincolnton 1-13 NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A (Final regular season) S. Caldwell (4A) 13-1 Fred T. Foard 11-3 Freedom 8-6 Hibriten 8-6 St. Stephens 7-7 Watauga (4A) 6-8 Patton 3-11 …