WACHOVIA CONFERENCE CUPS: Foard, Lake Norman Charter, Watauga win in area leagues

HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL – Fred T Foard, Lake Norman Charter and Watauga have won Wachovia Conference Cups from the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) as the top athletic programs in their conferences for 2017-2018. Foard won the Northwestern Foothills 2A title, finishing ahead of Patton, after adding spring conference championships in boys’ tennis and softball, finishing second in …

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Bears’ Whitson, former stars at Bandys, Bunker Hill on all-state first-team

HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – Lenoir-Rhyne University relief pitcher Landon Whitson is a first-team all-state baseball player, as selected by the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA). The school announced by press release the selection of Whitson to the first team and second-team selections of outfielder Justin Dean and pitcher John Grigg. Two other players with local ties were picked for …

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Half of all-state first-team picks from Greater Hickory area

HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – Three Lenoir-Rhyne University softball players have been named all-state by the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA). Selected for the group’s All-State College Division are first-teamers Emily Kenley (pitcher) and Erin Boone (outfielder) and second-team pick Talon LaClair (third base), the Bears announced via a press release. Boone is a repeat pick from 2017. Nominees were …

LEGION BASEBALL: Schedule of area 2018 games (updated June 20)

HobbsDaily Report.com AREA IV AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL SCHEDULE Daily schedule of remaining 2018 games this season for teams in the Greater Hickory area – Burke County, Caldwell County, Hickory, Lincoln County, Maiden and Taylorsville. All games are at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Home games: Burke County, Shuey Field; Caldwell County, M.S. Deal Stadium; Hickory, Legion Fairgrounds, Newton; Lincoln County, …