By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Generally, the road to the championship game of the Catawba Valley Easter Classic is – at best – bumpy. As the 27th edition of the tournament begins on Monday at the Legion Fairgrounds Field in Newton, five straight top-seeded teams have failed to advance to the title game. Fred T. Foard owns the top seed for …
SAL BASEBALL: Crawdads split doubleheader with Kannapolis
More insight on the Hickory Crawdads from Mark Parker, who is as close to an expert on them as there is. Please visit Mark’s Crawdadsbeat.com and you’ll become a better informed — and a more astute fan — of baseball in general. He knows his stuff. Game Story: Hickory/ Kannapolis Split a DH
BASEBALL: Lake Norman reaches tournament championship game
HobbsDailyReport.com Lake Norman High will play for a baseball tournament championship on Monday night. The Wildcats got there on Saturday by beating Mount Pleasant 7-3 in a semifinal of the F&W Classic at Intimidators Stadium in Kannapolis. Lake Norman (16-3) will face Carson on Monday at 6:30 p.m. for the title. Carson beat Salisbury 6-2 and then A.L. Brown 3-2 …
COLLEGE MEN’S LACROSSE: Lenoir-Rhyne win wraps up at least share of league crown
HobbsDailyReport.com HARROGATE, Tenn. – Lenoir-Rhyne University won for the 11th straight time in men’s lacrosse on Saturday, grabbing at least a share of a league title with a 12-7 victory over Lincoln Memorial on the road. The Bears (11-1, 7-0) ranked No. 5 in NCAA Division II, remained in contention to repeat as South Atlantic Conference (SAC) regular-season champions by …
COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Lenoir-Rhyne has 4 South Atlantic Conference champs
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Wingate University’s women and the Queens men won South Atlantic Conference (SAC) track and field championships on Saturday at Lenoir-Rhyne. The Bulldogs scored 237.5 points in the women’s meet, finishing ahead of Queens (162), Coker (12.5) and Lenoir-Rhyne (127.5). In the men’s meet, Queens scored 215 points with Wingate next at 156, Lenoir-Rhyne taking third (107) and …