HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Hickory picks former star Abernathy as head coach

She replaces Barbara Helms, who retired from teaching at HHS in April   Editor’s note: This article is copyrighted by HobbsDailyReport.com, and the record(s) of Hickory High girls’ varsity basketball have been developed by research and records kept by the website and can’t be reprinted or rebroadcast without crediting HobbsDailyReport.com or obtaining a waiver of that copyright. To inquire about …

HUNTER HARVEY: Pitches 1-2-3 ninth inning in road win over Dodgers

HobbsDailyReport.com LOS ANGELES — Hunter Harvey got three quick outs in the ninth inning on Tuesday night when the Washington Nationals downed the Dodgers 8-3 in Los Angeles. Making his ninth appearance of the season and pitching in his latest inning of the year, Harvey threw strikes on seven of his 11 pitches and struck out one before 53,302. The …

BREAKING NEWS: Bunker Hill hires Childers to coach varsity girls’ basketball

He’s also spent 10 years working with the Bears’ varsity baseball program   Editor’s note: All stories at HobbsDailyReport.com are copyrighted, and that includes historical research the website has done on Bunker Hill High girls’ basketball. That research can’t be republished or rebroadcast –other than by WNNC and WLON, our reporting partners — without crediting HobbsDailyReport.com or requesting a waiver …

BREAKING NEWS: N. Lincoln names London as new varsity girls’ basketball coach

Bandys graduate has taught, coached with Knights since 2016   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – Jacob London, a teacher and coach at North Lincoln High since 2016, is returning to coaching basketball by guiding the Knights’ varsity girls this season. On Tuesday, North Lincoln athletic director Dennis Frye confirmed London is replacing Brad Mangum, who left the Knights after …

CRAWDADS: Win 10-inning slugfest over Greensboro on road

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Sunday’s result at Greensboro: Hickory 10, Greensboro 9, 10 inn. Current record: 10-14, fifth place in South Atlantic League South Division,  half-game behind fourth-place Asheville; one game behind third-place Winston-Salem; 4 1/2 games behind second-place Bowling Green (Ky.); seven games behind division-leading Rome (Ga.) in second-half standings. First-half finish: 38-28, second behind division champion Bowling Green …