ALL-NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A BASKETBALL: Spartans’ Starnes, Patriots’ Abee named top players

HobbsDailyReport.com The co-champions in girls’ basketball and the second-place boys’ team lead selections for All-Northwestern 3A-4A, released by conference officials on Thursday. All-conference teams are picked by a vote on conference head coaches. Freedom and Watauga shared the league’s regular season girls title, and they each had three all-conference players – Blaikley Crooks, Adair Garrison and Sierra Davenport for the …

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Ex-South Caldwell star helps Bears trounce Lightning

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Brock Johnson led a 22-hit attack with three and drove in five runs on Saturday, sparking Lenoir-Rhyne University to a 23-3 home baseball victory over Goldey-Beacom. The Bears improved to 8-2 overall as sophomore shortstop Corbin Watson hit a three-run home run. Johnson, a red-shirt freshman second baseman from South Caldwell High, helped LRU take control early. …

STATE 4A WRESTLING: Spartans, Titans each advance 1 wrestler past first round

HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – Two of the five wrestlers from the Northwestern 3A-4A who qualified for the state 4A individual wrestling tournament won their openers on Thursday at the Greensboro Coliseum. Kaleb Queen of South Caldwell won at 113 pounds, downing Josh Shore of Davie County, 4-3. McDowell’s unbeaten 126-pounder, Toney McGee, opened with a 39-second pin of Elijah Phillips of …

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL BOXES: Spartans’ Starnes scores 37 in win over Alex Central

HobbsDailyReport.com TUESDAY’S SUMMARIES GIRLS SOUTH CALDWELL 58, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 30 Alex Central                15     5       6       4—30 S. Caldwell                   13   13    22     10—58 ALEXANDER CENTRAL 30—Hagy 9, Payne 2, Robles 3, Miller 6, Sharpe 7, Rhyne 2, Pennell 1, Chapman, Hammer, Black, Bradbury. SOUTH CALDWELL 58—Kale 6, Propst 2, Huggins 8, Makenzie Starnes 37, Evans 4, Austin 1, Pittman, Cotter, Heavner, …