HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Unbeaten Hibriten seeded No. 1 in West 2A playoffs

E. Lincoln, Alex Central, S. Caldwell also earn first-round home games   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Six teams from the Greater Hickory area’s three conferences begin pursuit of a state softball championship on Monday. There are five rounds in the postseason with three playing dates this week – Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Four of the area teams are in the …

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER: Hibriten earns top West 2A seed for playoffs

E. Lincoln, S. Caldwell, Watauga also have home matches in first round   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL – The state boys’ high school soccer championship tournaments begin on Tuesday with seven teams from Greater Hickory area conferences in the mix. The pairings were posted to the website of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSA) after they …

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Thursday’s second round results, Saturday’s pairings

North Lincoln only team for area league still alive   SATURDAY’S THIRD ROUND PAIRINGS WEST 2A Area No. 10 Shelby (15-1) at No. 3 N. Lincoln (14-2) Others No. 5 Mountain Heritage (13-0) at No. 1 Hendersonville (15-0) WEST 3A No. 4 Crest (15-1) at No. 1 W. Rowan (15-1) No. 6 Mount Tabor (13-2) at No. 2 Weddington (15-0) …

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL STATE PLAYOFFS: Bandys, Hibriten meet in 2A first round; Foard gets home game versus Lake Norman Charter

  South Caldwell seeded No. 4 in West 4A, gets first-round bye   HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL STATE PLAYOFFS (Finalized brackets) Final seeds and first round games on Tuesday in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state baseball playoffs for teams from the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A. Game times will be added as they …