WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: South Caldwell’s Kale signs with Catawba Valley

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) announced on Wednesday it has signed two women’s basketball players, including a three-year varsity player from nearby South Caldwell High. In a press release, CVCC head coach Tisha England announced her program will add Payton Kale of South Caldwell and Shamicah Sturdivant, who played at Sugar Creek Charter in Charlotte. Kale averaged …

HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS: South Caldwell grabs 20th victory, another baseball title

HobbsDailyReport.com With Jackson Brown going 4-for-5 with two RBIs to lead a 14-hit attack, South Caldwell High reached 20 wins again with an 8-2 baseball victory over host Hickory on Saturday afternoon. The Spartans (20-2, 13-1) won another conference title, taking this year’s Northwestern 3A-4A crown, and they are the top seed for the league tournament that begins on Tuesday. …

HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS: South Caldwell takes over first place in softball, baseball

HobbsDailyReport.com South Caldwell High took a big step toward potentially winning a Northwestern 3A-4A softball title on Tuesday, edging visiting Alexander Central 11-9 to take over first place. The Spartans are 8-1 in the conference — which plays a 14-game league schedule – and the Cougars are in second place at 7-2. South Caldwell won by answering a three-run top …

HIGH SCHOOL EASTER TOURNAMENTS: Spartans take Shelby tournament behind Dye’s no-hitter

HobbsDailyReport.com South Caldwell High left-hander Daniel Dye pitched a game that left its mark on the Shelby Easter Tournament on Thursday night –a no-hitter – as the Spartans nipped Burns 1-0 to win a title at Shelby High. Dye, a senior, struck out 13 and walked one, with that runner then erased on a double play in the fifth inning, …

HIGH SCHOOL EASTER TOURNAMENTS: Spartans shut out Shelby, will meet Burns for tourney title

HobbsDailyReport.com South Caldwell High posted its sixth shutout win of the season on Wednesday, blanking Shelby 4-0 in a semifinal of the Shelby Easter Tournament behind one-hit pitching by Trenton Black. The Spartans (13-2) scored a run in the first inning and three in the fourth inning en route to a victory. South Caldwell meets Burns (10-5) for the tournament …