BREAKING NEWS: Report says Bazzle is next head football coach at North Lincoln

HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – Nick Bazzle, who won 129 games as a high school head football coach at Newton-Conover and Alexander Central, will be the next head coach at North Lincoln, The Lincoln Times-News is reporting. In an online post late Tuesday night, the Times-News reported Bazzle will replace Steven Pack, who resigned after one season as the Knights’ head coach …

MLB DRAFT: Dodgers take CVCC’s Smith; LRU’s Dean, Whitson have names called (updated 9 p.m.)

HobbsDailyReport.com Seven players with area ties — including the top pitcher in Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) history — had been selected in the Major League Baseball Draft on Wednesday as it reached its 40th and final round. Major league teams called the names of two CVCC players on this season’s roster and a former Red Hawks pitcher, two stars …

STATE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS: Britt beats Spartans for 4A title; Alex Central wins 3A crown

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE SOFTBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A, Northwestern 3A-4A teams in all caps in reported scores) Note: To view complete state pairings, visit https://www.nchsaa.org/ State championships (best-of-3, Friday-Sunday) 1A at N.C. State No. 3 ALLEGHANY (21-4) vs. No. 2 LOUISBURG (21-4) Game 1, Friday, 7:30 p.m.: Alleghany 3, Louisburg 0, final Game 2, Saturday, 2 p.m.: …

STATE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS: Alex Central wins Game 1 in 3A; Britt nips S. Caldwell in 4A

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE SOFTBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A, Northwestern 3A-4A teams in all caps in reported scores) Note: To view complete state pairings, visit https://www.nchsaa.org/ State championships (best-of-3, Friday-Saturday) 1A at N.C. State No. 3 ALLEGHANY (21-4) vs. No. 2 LOUISBURG (21-4) Game 1, Friday, 7:30 p.m.: Alleghany 3, Louisburg 0 Game 2, Saturday, 2 p.m. Game …

STATE 3A SOFTBALL TITLE SERIES: Gast leads Cougars’ chase of 10th state crown

HobbsDailyReport.com Alexander Central High has six players in its lineup hitting at least. 429 – and a team batting average of .426 with 31 home runs – as it heads into a best-of-3 series for the state 3A softball championship this weekend in Greensboro. The Cougars (26-5), seeded third from the West, face East No. 5 seed Cleveland (21-3) for …