HobbsDailyReport.com BELMONT – Dosi Jonas went 4-for-4 and drove in two runs on Tuesday night, leading the Gaston Braves past visiting Hickory 8-4 to close out a first-round Area IV American Legion baseball series. The Braves (13-10), an East No. 5 seed, won a best-of-5 series that left Hickory Post 48, a West No. 4 seed, with a final record …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Crawdads home for 3-game series with Power
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS SCHEDULE Wednesday: West Virginia, 7 p.m. Thursday: West Virginia, 7 p.m. Friday: West Virginia, 7 p.m. Saturday: at Charleston, S.C., 6:05 p.m. Sunday: at Charleston, S.C., 5:05 p.m. Monday: at Charleston, S.C., 7:05 p.m. Tuesday: at Charleston, S.C., 12:05 p.m. Wednesday: Off
LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Tuesday’s results, Wednesday’s schedule
HobbsDailyReport.com OFFICIAL AREA IV AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (First round begins Saturday) All games at 7 p.m. No. 8 West TAYLORSVILLE (4-12) vs. No. 1 East SHELBY (18-1) Game 1, Saturday at Shelby High: Shelby 7, Taylorsville 4 Game 2, Sunday at Alexander Central High: Shelby 8, Taylorsville 6 Game 3, Monday at Shelby High: Shelby 4, Taylorsville 1, …
RACING: Bandys graduate Little to make NASCAR Cup debut this weekend
HobbsDailyReport.com SHERRILL’S FORD – Bandys High graduate Jesse Little will make his Monster Energy NASCAR Series Cup debut on Saturday at Kentucky Speedway. In a one-race deal, Little will drive the No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro Z1 for Premium Motorsports in the Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart. Little, who graduated from Bandys in 2015, is the son of former NASCAR …
LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Burke County ousts Maiden, will face Cherryville next
HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN – Burke County Post 21 held off host Maiden 8-7 on Monday night, eliminating the Salamanders from the Area IV American Legion baseball playoffs. Post 21, the West No. 6 seed, advances past the first round for the first time since 2010 by sweeping the best-of-5 series, and the loss left Maiden Post 240’s record at 15-11. Maiden …