HobbsDailyReport.com CHICAGO – The best high school softball player in North Carolina for the 2017-18 school year is from Catawba County. Fred T. Foard shortstop Abby Settlemyre — who hit .698 with eight triples, 26 stolen bases and 41 runs scored this season – has been named the state’s No. 1 player by Gatorade. She is the second Tigers player …
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Bumgarner returns on Tuesday night, facing Diamondbacks
HobbsDailyReport.com Former South Caldwell High star Madison Bumgarner is scheduled to return from an injury and pitch for the first time this season on Tuesday night when the San Francisco Giants (30-30) face the Arizona Diamondbacks (31-28) in San Francisco. The game begins at 10:15 p.m. Bumgarner — 104-76 and in his 10th major league season, all with the Giants …
COLLEGE: Lenoir-Rhyne sports information director resigns after 16 years
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University will have a new Sports Information Director after the resignation on Monday of John Karrs, who has handled those duties since 2002. Karrs, 41, was the seventh person hired by the school to handle media relations and other sports matters for the Bears’ athletic program. Newton native Rick Strunk was the first SID at LRU …
ALL-NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A SOFTBALL: South Caldwell has top pitcher, head coach
HobbsDailyReport.com South Caldwell High, the state’s West 4A softball champion, won two of the three major awards in Northwestern 3A-4A softball for this season. In a vote of league head coaches, pitcher Anna King of the Spartans won Pitcher of the Year and Casey Justice, a former star athlete at South Caldwell, was named Coach of the Year. South Caldwell …
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Red Hawks’ 6 signees include Hickory’s Thurman
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) added six men’s basketball players on Monday, including a double figure scorer from Hickory High. In a press release, the Red Hawks announced they have signed Jaquan Thurman of Hickory, Sal-Bey Young of Garner, Malik Leach of Perquimans, Justus Day of Cherokee, Jonathan McFall of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School (Ga.) and Brandon Reeves, …