CATAWBA COUNTY HALL OF FAME: Vols’ Barnes to be featured speaker

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Rick Barnes, a graduate of Hickory High and Lenoir-Rhyne University and head men’s basketball coach at Tennessee, will be the featured speaker at the induction ceremony for this year’s class of the Catawba County Sports Hall of Fame. The Hickory Metro Sports Commission (HMSC) announced Barnes’ appearance via a press release on Tuesday. The induction banquet is …

HUNTER HARVEY: Read comments by Orioles manager about Harvey’s move to the majors

HobbsDailyReport.com BALTIMORE — Former Bandys High star pitcher Hunter Harvey, elevated to the major league roster on Monday by the Baltimore Orioles, did not later pitch in the game played in Baltimore against the Toronto Blue Jays. Harvey would have likely gotten the call out of the bullpen to make his major league debut had the Orioles been in position …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Tryouts set for Sunday at Catawba Valley Community College

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College head women’s basketball coach Tisha England has scheduled a tryout session for Sunday at the Tarlton Complex on campus. Doors will open at 10 a.m., and prospective student-athletes will be given a small tour of the CVCC campus. Tryouts begin at 11 a.m., and they’ll last for two hours. Players trying out should …

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER: Standings through Monday (conference matches only)

HIGH SCHOOL STANDINGS GIRLS SOCCER (conference matches only through Monday, April 9) SOUTH FORK 2A Lake Norman Charter                   6-0-0 E. Lincoln                                             4-1-0 Newton-Conover                              4-2-0 Lincolnton                                            3-2-0 Maiden                                                  2-3-1 N. Lincoln                                             1-2-1 W. Lincoln                                            1-5-0 Bandys                                                   0-6-0 NORTHWESTERN …

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Standings through Monday (conference games only)

HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL STANDINGS SOFTBALL (conference games only through Monday, April 9) SOUTH FORK 2A Maiden                                         7-1 N. Lincoln                                   7-1 E. Lincoln                                    5-3 Newton-Conover                    4-4 W. Lincoln                                  4-4 Lake Norman Charter          3-5 Bandys                 …