STATE SPRING SPORTS PLAYOFFS: Foard, Hickory, S. Caldwell open dual-team tennis at home

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE SPRING SPORTS PLAYOFF PAIRINGS State playoff pairings for teams from the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A: BOYS DUAL TEAM TENNIS 2A Tuesday’s first round NEWTON-CONOVER (9-2) at Mount Pleasant (12-1) Canton Pisgah (8-2) at FRED T. FOARD (7-5) EAST LINCOLN (10-3) at Shelby (6-0) WEST IREDELL (9-6) at Black Mountain Owen (7-6-1) LAKE NORMAN …

HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Freedom win away from best baseball record in more than 2 decades

Bandys finishes second at Causby Classic; E. Lincoln picks up third beach victory   HobbsDailyReport.com Freedom High is one win away from its best baseball season in nearly 2 ½ decades after winning its final game in the Tony Causby Classic on Wednesday at Patton. The Patriots grabbed a 12-2 victory over Draughn in five innings, improving to 14-9 to …

HIGH SCHOOL SPRINGS SPORTS: Wednesday’s Easter results, Thursday’s schedule

HobbsDailyReport.com EASTER HOLIDAY BASEBALL TOURNAMENTS CATAWBA VALLEY EASTER BASEBALL CLASSIC (at Henkel-Alley Field, Legion Fairgrounds in Newton) Monday’s results No. 7 St. Stephens 3, No. 2 W. Lincoln 2 No. 6 Hickory 11, No. 3 Hibriten 7 No. 1 Fred T. Foard 9, No. 8 Newton-Conover 3 No. 4 Alexander Central 8, No. 5 Bunker Hill 0 Tuesday’s results Loser’s …

HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: St. Stephens, Bandys reach baseball tourney title games

  Speaks’ pitching leads Indians past Hickory; Trojans score 8 in one inning, beat West Caldwell HobbsDailyReport.com Jake Speaks’ complete game shutout sparked St. Stephens High on Tuesday as it beat archrival Hickory 5-0 in a semifinal game of the Catawba Valley Easter Classic, as the Indians won back-to-back baseball games for the first time since opening the season 2-0. …

HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS: Monday’s Easter Holiday baseball tournaments schedule

  HobbsDailyReport.com MONDAY’S EASTER HOLIDAY BASEBALL TOURNAMENT GAMES   CATAWBA VALLEY EASTER BASEBALL CLASSIC (at Henkel-Alley Field, Legion Fairgrounds in Newton) No. 7 St. Stephens vs. No. 2 W. Lincoln, 11 a.m. No. 6 Hickory vs. No. 3 Hibriten, 1:30 p.m. No. 8 Newton-Conover vs. No. 1 Fred T. Foard, 4 p.m. No. 5 Bunker Hill vs. No. 4 Alexander …