HS PLAYOFFS: Spartans rally on road, topple Richmond County in softball

HobbsDailyReport.com Wiping out a two-run deficit on the road on Wednesday night, South Caldwell High moved within a victory of playing for the state 4A softball championship. The second-seeded Spartans (27-2) rallied to beat top-seeded Richmond County 3-2, going up one game to none as the Raiders come to Hudson for Game 2 on Thursday night at 6 p.m. If …

HS BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: N. Lincoln, Lincoln Charter face must-win games Thursday

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE BASEBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A, Northwestern 3A-4A teams in all caps) Note: To view complete state pairings, visit https://www.nchsaa.org/ State semifinals (best-of-3 must begin by Tuesday) 1A WEST No. 4 LINCOLN CHARTER (21-5) vs. No. 2 Murphy (25-0) Game 1, Tuesday at Murphy: Murphy 4, LINCOLN CHARTER 1 Game 2, Thursday at Lincolnton Charter …

HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFFS: Bunker Hill, Alex Central win opening games of West softball series

HobbsDailyReport.com Resilient Bunker Hill High moved a win away from reaching the state 2A softball championship series on Tuesday, downing top-seeded and previously unbeaten Franklin 2-0 on the road to open a best-of-3 series for a West title. The Bears (17-6), a No. 13 seed, need one more win to wrap up their first chance at a state softball title …

HS BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Ledford opens West 2A series at N. Lincoln on Tuesday night

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE BASEBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A, Northwestern 3A-4A teams in all caps) Note: To view complete state pairings, visit https://www.nchsaa.org/ State semifinals (best-of-3 must begin by Tuesday) Games 1, 3  at higher seeds unless teams mutually agree to alter format 1A WEST No. 4 LINCOLN CHARTER (21-5) vs. No. 2 Murphy (25-0) Game 1 at …

HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFFS: N. Lincoln, Lincoln Charter in state baseball semifinal series

HobbsDailyReport.com Hot-hitting Tyler McPeak hit two solo home runs and Matty Jorgenson added a two-run shot as North Lincoln High nipped visiting Smoky Mountain 8-6 on Saturday afternoon to reach the West 2A best-of-3 baseball championship series. The top-seeded Knights (25-2) ran their win streak to 18 games when they got the outs they needed with the tying runs left …