COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne on top in conference after sweep of Anderson

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University heads into April atop the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) softball standings after sweeping Anderson (S.C.) in a doubleheader. The Bears (30-5, 7-1) — whose next games are Monday at home (3 p.m.) against Lincoln Memorial in a conference doubleheader – improved to 16-0 in home games by beating Anderson 10-4 and 6-3 on Friday at …

HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS: Bandys continues to share South Fork 2A baseball lead

HobbsDailyReport.com Mac Beam’s hitting helped Bandys High collect a 9-2 home baseball victory over Maiden on Thursday night and go into the Easter break sharing the South Fork 2A lead. Beam had run-scoring hits in the third, fifth and sixth innings as the host Trojans (11-1, 7-1) broke a 2-all tie by scoring four runs in the fifth inning and …

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Standings through Thursday’s games

HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL STANDINGS (through Thursday’s games) SOUTH FORK 2A                                                 Conf.                       All                    Streak Bandys                                                  7-1                        11-1                      Won 3 N. Lincoln                                             7-1                         8-2                      Won 1 Lincolnton                                          5-3                        7-3                      Won 2 LN Charter                                        5-3                         7-4                      Lost 2 W. Lincoln                                          4-4                         6-6                      Lost 1 E. Lincoln                                            3-5                        4- 8                      Won 2 Maiden                                                 1-7                        …

HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS: Thursday’s results (as of 1 a.m.)

HobbsDailyReport.com Thursday’s results for schools in the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A, compiled from schedules the schools provided HobbsDailyReport.com, with starting times if they were listed on the schedules. Some schools did not respond to a request for schedules. Events added to the schedules via postponements or moved to another date for any reason may not …

CATAWBA VALLEY EASTER CLASSIC PAIRINGS: Alexander Central gains top seed

HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA VALLEY EASTER CLASSIC PAIRINGS (Monday through Wednesday at Legion Fairgrounds, Newton) MONDAY 11 a.m. – No. 2 Bunker Hill vs. No. 7 St. Stephens 1:30 p.m. – No. 3 Fred T. Foard vs. No. 6 Hickory 4 p.m. – No. 1 Alexander Central vs. No. 8 Newton-Conover 6:30 p.m. – No. 4 Hibriten vs. No. 5 West Lincoln …