LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Cherryville nips Burke County to open second round series

HobbsDailyReport.com CHERRYVILLE – Robbie Cowie and Brent Walls combined to limit Burke County to five hits on Friday night, leading Cherryville Post 100 to a 2-0 home victory to open the second round of the Area IV American Legion baseball playoffs. Cherryville (26-6), a West No. 2 seed, plays Game 2 on Saturday night at 7 p.m. at Shuey Field …

LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Burke County ousts Maiden, will face Cherryville next

HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN – Burke County Post 21 held off host Maiden 8-7 on Monday night, eliminating the Salamanders from the Area IV American Legion baseball playoffs. Post 21, the West No. 6 seed, advances past the first round for the first time since 2010 by sweeping the best-of-5 series, and the loss left Maiden Post 240’s record at 15-11. Maiden …

LEGION PLAYOFFS: Maiden No. 3 East seed, faces Burke County in first round

HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN – Maiden Post 240’s Salamanders face Burke County Post 21 in the first round of the Area IV American Legion baseball playoffs. Maiden (15-8, 12-6) finished third in the East Division and Burke County (6-10, 6-9) is the West No. 6 seed, with the first game in a best-of-5 series scheduled Saturday at 7 p.m. at Maiden High. …

LEGION BASEBALL: Hanvey-led Hickory tops Burke County, ends losing streak at 6

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Pierson Hanvey threw a complete game and scored the game-winning run on Sunday as Hickory snapped a six-game losing streak by beating visiting Burke County 3-2 in Area IV American Legion baseball. Hickory (11-15, 7-7) rallied to win at the Legion Fairgrounds in Newton after Post 21 (6-9, 6-8) had an early 2-0 edge. Post 48 scored …