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 GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFFS: South Fork 2A champ LN Charter reaches state title match

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A, Northwestern 3A-4A teams in all bold) Note: To view complete state pairings, visit https://www.nchsaa.org/ State championship pairings (Saturday matches) 1A No. 1 Union Academy (24-1-0) vs. No. 1 Franklin Academy (22-1-1), time TBA 2A No. 2 First Flight (24-2-1) vs. No. 2 LAKE NORMAN CHARTER (22-0-1), time TBA …

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 …

HS GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFFS: LN Charter, Lincoln Charter in semis; other pairings

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A, Northwestern 3A-4A teams in all bold) Note: To view complete state pairings, visit https://www.nchsaa.org/ State semifinals (must be played by Tuesday) 1A WEST No. 3 LINCOLN CHARTER (19-1-1)-No. 2 S. Stokes (14-5-0) winner vs. No. 1 Union Academy (23-1-0), date/time TBD EAST No. 2 Raleigh Charter (14-6-1) at …

STATE TRACK AND FIELD: Howlett-led Lake Norman Charter girls win 2A championship

HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – Led by first-place finishes in the 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter by Mariah Howlett on Saturday, Lake Norman Charter High’s girls won a state 2A track and field championship at North Carolina A&T. Howlett won the 1,600 in just a bit more than five minutes (5:00.67) and won the 3,200 in 10:57.13 to lead the Knights to 69 points, …