COLLEGE BASEBALL: Red Hawks open season with 2 victories

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) opened its baseball season Thursday with a doubleheader sweep over Piedmont International’s junior varsity, winning 20-1 and 4-0 in seven-inning games. The Red Hawks play their third game of the year — also at Henkel-Alley Field at the Legion Fairgrounds in Newton – on Friday at 4 p.m. For game details, visit …

STATE 3A SWIMMING: Hickory’s Durak wins 500 freestyle championship

HobbsDailyReport.com CARY – Hickory High’s Anna Durak won a state title in the 500 freestyle and was second in the 200 freestyle on Thursday at the 3A championships in Cary. Durak, who has signed to swim in college at Princeton, won the 500 in a time of four minutes, 52.87 seconds. Her time of 1:49.81 in the 200 earned her …

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Standings through Thursday’s games

HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL STANDINGS SOUTH FORK 2A (through Thursday, Feb. 8 games)                                                                                         Conf.                   All               Streak x-E. Lincoln                                                                12-1                       19-4             Won 12 Lincolnton                                                                 11-2                        18-4             Won 2 Maiden                                                                       8-5                        15-7              Won 1 Bandys                                                                       7-6                      13-9                 Won 2 Lake Norman Charter                                        7-6                        9-12                  Lost 2 Newton-Conover                                                  4-9                       5-18                   Lost 1 N. Lincoln                                                                 3-10                       8-13                Lost 5 …

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Standings through Thursday’s games

HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS  BASKETBALL STANDINGS SOUTH FORK 2A (through Thursday, Feb. 8 games)                                                                               Conf.            All                Streak Maiden                                                              11-2             18-3              Lost 1 Lincolnton                                                        11-2               16-6              Won 11 E. Lincoln                                                            8-5              14-9            Won 1 Lake Norman Charter                                 8-5               13-9              Won 1 Newton-Conover                                          8-5             13-10              Won 2 …

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Thursday’s results (complete)

HobbsDailyReport.com THURSDAY’S RESULTS BASKETBALL GIRLS NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A E. Burke 78, Draughn 33 Fred T. Foard 68, W. Iredell 56 Patton 38, Hibriten 27 BOYS NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A Draughn 58, E. Burke 38 Fred T. Foard 79, W. Iredell 65 Patton 52, Hibriten 39