HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – Baylor Pait had two hits and threw a complete game three-hitter to help Hickory High down Patton 6-2 on the road Wednesday night. The Red Tornadoes (14-8, 8-4 Northwestern 3A-4A) ran their win streak to four games and kept control of third place, sitting behind Fred T. Foard and South Caldwell. Pait struck out four. Pierson Hanvey …
NW 3A-4A BOYS TENNIS TOURNAMENT: Foard teammates share 3A singles crown
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Eli Matthews of Fred T. Foard and teammate Dawson Place are co-champions in singles from the 3A portion of the Northwestern 3A-4A conference tournament completed on Wednesday. Matthew and Place shared the title by a draw after Matthews beat Place in the first set 6-6 (7-5) and Place won the second set 6-3. In doubles, Edgar Ellis …
SMAC 2A-3A GIRLS SOCCER: East Rutherford rolls by Draughn
HobbsDailyReport.com VALDESE – Visiting East Rutherford scored nine times in the opening half of Wednesday night en route to a 10-1 girls’ soccer victory over Draughn. The Cavs’ victory kept them in a second-place tie with Crest in the South Mountain Athletic 2A-3A, where Kings Mountain is leading at 14-0-0. Crest and East Rutherford are each 10-2-1 as they play …
NPC 3A-4A BASEBALL: Starnes’ 1-hitter keeps Alexander Central in second
HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE – Trae Starnes’ 1-hitter led Alexander Central High to a 10-0 baseball victory over visiting Statesville on Wednesday night. Starnes gave up only a hit to the Greyhounds’ leadoff hitter, R.J. Conner, and the Cougars rolled to stay in second place in the North Piedmont 3A-4A. Alexander Central (15-8, 10-3) is a game behind first-place Lake Norman (18-3, …
SD-7 2A BASEBALL: Maiden, O’brien top Mustangs, but they still wrap up title
HobbsDailyReport.com DENVER, N.C. – No one could likely put it any better than Maiden High head baseball coach David Williams did in a brief report e-mailed after the Blue Devils won 6-2 on Wednesday night at league-leading East Lincoln. “O’brien does it again,” was Williams’ single comment, referring to pitcher Caden O’brien pitching Maiden past East Lincoln. O’brien, the most …