WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Catawba Valley women in tourney semifinals

HobbsDailyReport.com LOUISBURG – Overcoming a slow start, the Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) women downed seventh-seeded USC Salkehatchie 88-50 on Thursday in the Region X/District J basketball tournament. The second-seeded Red Hawks (24-5) face third-seeded Cape Fear Community College (23-4) on Friday at 4 p.m. at Louisburg College. Cape Fear advanced with an 83-70 victory over sixth-seeded Wake Tech. CVCC …

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Friday’s LRU-Queens game at BB&T Park called off

HobbsDailyReport.com CHARLOTTE – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s baseball game against Queens at BB&T Park in Charlotte scheduled for Friday night will not be played. LRU athletic officials said in a press release the game won’t be played due to inclement weather, and it won’t be rescheduled. Tickets purchased for Friday’s game can be exchanged for an outfield seat to a 2019 Charlotte …

NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A: Foard pounds W. Iredell in baseball, goes to 2-0 in league

HobbsDailyReport.com STATESVILLE – Fred T. Foard High stayed unbeaten in Northwestern Foothills 2A baseball on Thursday night, beating West Iredell 11-1 in five innings on the road. Dakota London went 4 2/3 innings for the Tigers (2-1, 2-0), allowing two hits, one earned run and striking out six. Peyton Hemphill led Foard’s hitting with two doubles and he walked twice …

FRIDAY’S SPRING SPORTS: Postponements (as of 4:15 p.m.)

HobbsDailyReport.com These changes to Friday’s high school sports schedule have been announced as of 2:55 p.m.: BASEBALL Bunker Hill at Bandys, ppd., no date Patton at Freedom, ppd., no date SOFTBALL E. Burke at Draughn, ppd., April 2 at Draughn (varsity DH) E. Burke at W. Lincoln, moved from April 11 to April 8 W. Wilkes at Alexander Central, ppd., …

NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A ROUNDUP: Alex Central’s Kerley no-hits Watauga, strikes out 13

Benfield leads St. Stephens past archrival Hickory in baseball   HobbsDailyReport.com Maddox Kerley was cooking on Thursday night. Kerley, a junior pitcher for Alexander Central High, threw a no-hitter against visiting Watauga as the Cougars won a Northwestern 3A-4A baseball game 5-0. Alexander Central improved to 2-3 overall and 1-1 in the conference. Alexander Central had five hits, two by …