LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Cherryville nips Queen City for Area IV title, both advance to state tourney

Published Saturday, July 16th, 2022

HobbsDailyReport.com AREA IV PLAYOFFS CHAMPIONSHIP Friday, July 22 at Cherryville High: West No. 1 5, East No. 1 Queen City; Cherryville (25-11) wins Area IV title…  also advances to state tournament SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7, July 14-20) (all games at 7 p.m.) East No. 2 GASTON BRAVES (18-4) vs. West No. 1 CHERRYVILLE (20-9) Game 1, Thursday, July 14 at Cherryville High: …

LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Cherryville up 2-0 in battle with Matthews

Published Monday, July 11th, 2022

HobbsDailyReport.com AREA IV PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND (Best-of-5, July 8-12) (All games 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted) West No. 1 CHERRYVILLE (17-9) vs. East No. 4 MATTHEWS (10-12) Game 1: Friday, at Cherryville: Cherryville 7, Matthews 0 Game 2, Saturday at Matthews:Postponed Game 2, Sunday at Cherryville: Cherryville 3, Matthews 1 Game 3: Monday at Matthews Game 4, if needed: Tuesday …

LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Queen City has Caldwell County down by 2 games

Published Sunday, July 10th, 2022

HobbsDailyReport.com AREA IV PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND (Best-of-5, July 8-12) (All games 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted) West No. 1 CHERRYVILLE (17-9) vs. East No. 4 MATTHEWS (10-12) Game 1: Friday, at Cherryville: Cherryville 7, Matthews 0 Game 2: Saturday at Matthews:Postponed Game 2: Sunday at Cherryville Game 3: Sunday at Matthews Game 4, if needed: Monday at Matthews Game 5, …

LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Gaston scores in final at-bat, nips Hickory (updated)

Published Wednesday, July 6th, 2022

Caldwell County rolls at home, ousting Mint Hill in 3 games   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – The Gaston Braves scored in their final at-bat on Monday night to nip host Hickory 8-7 and gain a two games-to-none lead in an Area IV American Legion baseball first round series. The Braves (14-3), the No. 2 East seed, wiped out …

LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Hickory’s Game 2 rained out, reset for Monday night

Published Monday, July 4th, 2022

Caldwell County takes 2-0 lead in series against Mint Hill   HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Game 2 of Hickory Post 48’s first-round American Legion baseball playoff series was rained out on Sunday. The Gaston Braves (13-3, East No. 2 seed) will be back at Henkel-Alley Field at the Legion Fairgrounds on Monday at 7 p.m., with the third game in the …