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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 …
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Alexander Central’s Adkins retires from coaching
HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE – Darrell Adkins, who guided Alexander Central High to its 10th girls’ softball state championship last season, is retiring from coaching. School officials announced Adkins’ decision on Friday in a press release. Adkins took over as Cougars head coach in the summer of 2015 after Monte Sherrill — now head women’s softball coach at Pfeiffer University — retired …
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Foard’s Settlemyre leads selections for All-District
HobbsDailyReport.com Fred T. Foard High shortstop Abby Settlemyre, who will play softball next season at North Carolina, leads a long list of area players selected All-District in 2018 by the North Carolina Softball Coaches Association (NCSCA). Settlemyre is one of five Foard players selected for an All-District team in District 7 (counties of Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Catawba, Davie, …
LEGION JUNIOR SOFTBALL: Hickory sweeps North Iredell, winning 12-0 and 10-0
HobbsDailyReport.com Hickory Post 48’s Junior American Legion softball team swept North Iredell in a doubleheader on Wednesday night, winning 12-0 and 10-0. Post 48 had eight hits, led by two each by Riley Fox and Torrie Venters, to win the first game. Fox and Owen Lyall combined for a shutout, allowing two hits, and Riley had five strikeouts in three …