SPRING SPORTS ROUNDUP: Bandys wins baseball opener, grabs career win No. 100 for head coach

McDowell scores 26 runs in first baseball game of season HobbsDailyReport.com Bandys High had an eight-run fifth inning on Wednesday en route to a 12-0 victory over visiting West Iredell that gave Trojans head coach Frank Porter his 100th career baseball win. Bandys had 11 hits and winning pitcher Alex Reavis checked the Warriors on one hit. Colin Hammonds took …

SPRING SPORTS: W. Lincoln picks up baseball win; Hickory starts girls’ soccer at 1-0

HobbsDailyReport.com West Lincoln High opened the baseball season on Tuesday with a 5-4 victory over visiting Fred T. Foar, winning on a walk-off, two-run double by Chris Moxley. Samuel Duncan went 3-for-4 and drove in a run, Moxley had a hit and drove in two runs and Brandon Lail had an RBI as the Rebels won an endowment game. Moxley …

SPRING SPORTS ROUNDUP: Smith, McPherson combine for 1-hitter as Hickory wins baseball opener

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Zach Smith and Zane McPherson combined on a 1-hitter on Monday, leading Hickory High to a 14-1 home endowment baseball game victory over Statesville to open the season. Bryce Stober, William Stewart, Brody Scarborough, Grayson Lineberger and Blake Kiser each had two hits for the Red Tornadoes. The victory opened the 29th season as head coach at …

HS STATE PLAYOFFS: Second round game details (as of midnight Thursday)

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE PLAYOFF DATES, GAME TIMES (for South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A, Northwestern 3A-4A schools) Second round game times, if determined, for area schools. All second round games must be played by Saturday. For additional information, contact the participating school from the area: BASEBALL WEST 2A Fred T. Foard at N. Lincoln, Friday, 7 p.m. Hibriten at Salisbury, Friday, …