STATE VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS: E. Lincoln, W. Iredell home for third-round matches

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS Result from matches involving teams from the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A: WEST 2A Thursday’s third round No. 6 R-S Central (27-1) at No. 3 E. LINCOLN (23-3), 6 p.m. No. 13 FRED T. FOARD (19-8) at No. 5 Hendersonville (19-5), 6 p.m. No. 24 Canton Pisgah (12-11) at No. 1 W. …

HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: No. 13 Foard trips No. 4 Ledford, advances in volleyball

HobbsDailyReport.com Fred T. Foard High’s volleyball team is paying little attention to its seed – West No. 13 – and has advanced to the third round in the 2A playoffs by knocking off higher-seeded Ledford. The Tigers, playing on the road, knocked the fourth-seeded Panthers out of the playoffs on Tuesday, winning 25-17, 21-25, 25-22, 27-25. Foard (19-8) advances to …

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER STANDINGS: Through Tuesday’s matches

HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER STANDINGS (Conference matches only) SOUTH FORK 2A (through Oct. 24) x-Newton-Conover 13-0-0 Lake Norman Charter 8-3-1 E. Lincoln 9-4-0 Maiden 6-7-0 Lincolnton 5-6-1 Bandys 5-7-0 W. Lincoln 2-11-0 N. Lincoln 1-11-0 x—clinched conference championship NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A (through Oct. 24) x-Patton 11-0-0 Hibriten 7-3-1 W. Iredell 7-4-0 Fred T. Foard 7-4-1 Draughn 4-7-0 E. Burke …

STATE GIRLS DUAL-TEAM TENNIS PLAYOFFS: Maiden 5, Hendersonville 2

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE DUAL-TEAM GIRLS TENNIS (Tuesday’s second round) MAIDEN 5, HENDERSONVILLE 2 Singles: Zoe Huffman (M) d. McCollough Perry 6-2, 6-2; Hamrick Perry(H) d. Gracie Arrowood 6-3, 6-2; Easton Finger (M) d. Celia Donaldson 6-2, 6-0; Madi Shull (M) d. Ellie Jull 6-0, 6-3; Maggie Tinsley (H) d. Ally Donovan 7-5, 6-1; Hannah Sherrill (M) d. Georgia Long 6-3, 6-0. …

STATE GIRLS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS: Cardinal Gibbons wins state 4A championship

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE GIRLS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS (Final) 4A (at Pinehurst Country Club) Team scores 1 Cardinal Gibbons 228-226–454 (+22) 2 Pinecrest 233-228–461 (+29) 3 Raleigh Athens Drive 246-242–488 (+56) 4 Winston-Salem Reagan 252-242–494 (+62) 5 New Bern 255-243–498 (+66) 6 Wilmington Laney 258-247–505 (+73) 7 Ardrey Kell 254-254–508 (+76) 8 Providence 252-260–512 (+80) 9 Green Hope 263-253–516 (+84) 10 Jamestown Ragsdale …