AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL: Maiden nips Lincoln County for second win, has 2 regular season games left

Salamanders battling to earn bid into the postseason in Area IV   HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN – Reliever Elijah Carr pitched two shutout innings as Maiden Post 240 ran its win streak to two games on Wednesday night by edging visiting Lincoln County 3-2 in American Legion baseball. Carr came on to scatter two hits, walk none and strike out three as …

AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL: Hickory (6-11) closes regular season against Cherryville, Burke County

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON — Caldwell County Post 29 downed Hickory Post 48 for the second time this season in American Legion baseball on Wednesday night at the Legion Fairgrounds, winning 9-2. Will Stewart and Kade Smith each had two hits in the loss for Hickory, which fell to 6-11 overall in Area IV and 3-9 in the West Division. Kevin Shuford, …

AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL: Winless Maiden faces Cleveland, Lincoln in home games next

Games are Tuesday, Wednesday nights at Maiden High   HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN — Maiden Post 240, which fell to 0-15 with weekend losses to Mint Hill and Union County, has four games this week in American Legion baseball. Mint Hill beat Maiden 6-5 at Independence High on Saturday, and Union County won 7-1 on Sunday at Maiden High. The Salamanders, who …

BREAKING NEWS: Maiden’s Legion team forfeits 5 games, falls to 0-12

Salamanders resume schedule by facing Gastonia at home on Friday night   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN – Maiden Post 240, home on Friday night to begin a stretch of six games to end the regular season, has forfeited five games and is 0-12 heading into an American Legion baseball game against Gastonia at Maiden High (at 7 p.m.). In …

JUNIOR AMERICAN LEGION SOFTBALL: Hickory 0-4 heading into Thursday games at Bandys

HobbsDailyReport.com NORTH CAROLINA JUNIOR AMERICAN LEGION FAST-PITCH SCHEDULE (Division I, Western Area 1) June 10—Hickory vs. Burke County at Bandys High: Burke County 7, Hickory 2; Burke County 5, Hickory 2 12—Hickory vs. Wilkes County at Bandys High: Wilkes County 6, Hickory 1; Wilkes County 6, Hickory 2 17—Hickory vs. Watauga County at Bandys High, 7 p.m. 19—McDowell vs. Hickory …