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) …

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL STANDINGS (through Thursday)

HobbsDailyReport.com Thru Thursday, April 27 SOUTHERN DISTRICT 7 ATHLETIC 2A Conf. All Streak Last 10 *E. Lincoln 10-3 14-7 L1 5-5 Bunker Hill 8-5 13-8 W1 6-4 Maiden 8-5 12-8-1 W1 8-2 W. Caldwell 8-5 8-11 L3 3-7 Lincolnton 7-6 8-10 W1 4-6 W. Lincoln 6-7 10-10 W2 5-5 Bandys 3-10 5-15-1 L1 2-8 Newton-Con. 2-11 4-16 L3 2-8 *clinched …

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER STANDINGS (through Thursday)

HobbsDailyReport.com Thru Thursday, April 27 (conference matches only) SOUTHERN DISTRICT 7 ATHLETIC 2A Newton-Conover 9-1-1 Lincolnton 9-1-2 E. Lincoln 8-2-1 Maiden 6-5-0 W. Caldwell 3-8-0 Bunker Hill 2-7-1 Bandys 2-8-1 W. Lincoln 2-9-0 NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A Hickory 9-2-0 Foard 9-3-0 Watauga (4A) 6-2-2 Hibriten 6-3-2 S. Caldwell (4A) 6-5-0 St. Stephens 5-7-0 Freedom 1-10-0 Patton 0-10-0 SOUTH MOUNTAIN ATHLETIC 2A-3A *Kings …

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL STANDINGS (through Thursday)

HobbsDailyReport.com Thru Thursday, April 27 (conference games only) SOUTHERN DISTRICT 7 ATHLETIC 2A E. Lincoln 10-3 W. Lincoln 10-3 Bunker Hill 8-5 Maiden 8-5 W. Caldwell 7-6 Bandys 4-9 Newton-Conover 4-9 Lincolnton 1-12 NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A *-S. Caldwell (4A) 12-0 x-Fred T. Foard 10-3 Freedom 7-5 Hibriten 7-6 St. Stephens 6-7 Watauga (4A) 5-7 Patton 3-9 Hickory 0-13 *–clinched championship, No. …

CRAWDADS: Have game to finish vs. Columbia, another game to follow Friday

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Tim Tebow’s first night against the Hickory Crawdads featured rain, lots of fog and finally a South Atlantic League game that was stopped. Thursday night’s game at L.P. Frans Stadium, which drew 4,225 fans, was suspended in the eighth inning with Hickory leading Columbia (S.C.) 8-7. The game will be completed on Friday, with a 5:30 p.m., …