HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: 4 areas players signed by LRU on West All-Star roster

HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – Five players from Greater Hickory area conferences – four of them signed to play next season at Lenoir-Rhyne University — will play in the annual East-West All-Star football game in July. The teams were released on Wednesday by the North Carolina Coaches Association (NCCA). Area picks for the West squad are quarterback Gunnar Anderson of Alexander Central, …

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Cougars collect 400th career victory for Hardee

HobbsDailyReport.com Pete Hardee’s pursuit of his next 100 baseball wins begins Tuesday night when Alexander Central High faces West Caldwell on the road. The Northwestern 3A-4A game is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. The Cougars (4-1, 2-1) collected Hardee’s 400th career victory on Saturday with a 2-1 win in Taylorsville over Western Harnett, coached by Pete Hardee’s son, Dalton. …

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Bunker Hill, Hibriten decide to break tie with a draw

HobbsDailyReport.com ICARD – Rather than a playoff game on Friday afternoon, a draw will determine the No. 3 and No. 4A boys’ basketball state 2A playoff seeds from the Northwestern Foothills 2A. The athletic departments at Bunker Hill and Hibriten announced early Friday they’ve agreed a draw will determine who gets the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds. The schools …

GIRLS BASKETBALL BOXES: Maiden girls run win streak over Bandys to 4

HobbsDailyReport.com MONDAY’S SUMMARIES SOUTH FORK 2A MAIDEN 54, BANDYS 46 Maiden         16     14    11    13—54 Bandys         12     14      8    12—46 MAIDEN 54—Arrowood 2, Propst 4, Beard 8, Grace Herman 18, Bass 7, Zoe Huffman 13. BANDYS 46— Leigh Thompson 16, McKenzie Deal 12, Paul 7, Laney 4, Britton 5, Wilson 2. Notes: Maiden individual scoring totals 52 … Bandys has …