HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – West Caldwell High’s Cy Smith, who had an ERA last season of 1.31 despite not winning a game, has signed to play college baseball at Appalachian State. Smith was a key player for the Warriors last season as a junior when they went 3-20 overall and 2-12 in the South Fork 2A. He hit .344 with three …
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: St. Stephens reaches 6-0 at Forbush Duals
HobbsDailyReport.com EAST BEND – St. Stephens High remained unbeaten in wrestling on Saturday, winning four matches at the Forbush Duals to improve to 6-0. The Indians’ next matches are Wednesday at the Lake Norman Duals, where wrestling begins at 10 a.m.. FORBUSH DUALS (at Forbush High) ST. STEPHENS 74, PURNELL SWETT 6 182: Justin Beltran (SS) won by forfeit 195: …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Standings through first round of state playoffs
HobbsDailyReport.com VARSITY FOOTBALL STANDINGS (through first round state playoff games, teams in bold still alive) SOUTH FORK 2A Conf. All PF PA x-Bandys 7-0 11-1 453 197 N. Lincoln 6-1 9-3 348 241 W. Lincoln 5-2 9-3 400 140 Maiden 4-3 …
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER: Clinton nips Newton-Conover for state 2A championship
HobbsDailyReport.com RALEIGH – Clinton High’s Dark Horses denied Newton-Conover a second straight state 2A boys’ soccer championship on Saturday, nipping the Red Devils 2-1 at N.C. State. The Dark Horses finished 26-1-0 by winning in their first appearance in the state finals. Newton-Conover, the South Fork 2A regular season champion, finished 22-4-1. The Red Devils played for a state title …
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Maiden’s Ikard signs to play at Lees-McRae College
HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN – Addyson Ikard, who last season helped Maiden High share a South Fork 2A softball title with North Lincoln, has signed to play in college for Lees-McRae. Ikard hit .345 as a junior with four doubles, three home runs and 22 RBIs, helping the Blue Devils go 12-2 in the league and they finished 20-4 overall. She also …