HS SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: Cougars (3A), Spartans (4A) advance to state title series

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE SOFTBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A, Northwestern 3A-4A teams in all caps) Note: To view complete state pairings, visit https://www.nchsaa.org/ State championships (best-of-3, June 1-2) 1A No. 3 Alleghany (20-4)-No. 4 S. Stanly (23-6) winner vs. No. 2 Louisburg (21-4), details TBA 2A No. 1 S. Granville (23-0)-No. 2 N. Johnston(27-1) winner vs. No. 13 …

HS GIRLS SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS: LN Charter goes for 2A title Saturday at 2 p.m. in Raleigh

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A, Northwestern 3A-4A teams in all bold) Note: To view complete state pairings, visit https://www.nchsaa.org/ Saturday’s state championship pairings (all matches at N.C. State) 1A No. 1 Union Academy (24-1-0) vs. No. 1 Franklin Academy (22-1-1), 5 p.m. 2A No. 2 First Flight (24-2-1) vs. No. 2 LAKE NORMAN …

HS BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: N. Lincoln, Lincoln Charter face must-win games Thursday

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE BASEBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A, Northwestern 3A-4A teams in all caps) Note: To view complete state pairings, visit https://www.nchsaa.org/ State semifinals (best-of-3 must begin by Tuesday) 1A WEST No. 4 LINCOLN CHARTER (21-5) vs. No. 2 Murphy (25-0) Game 1, Tuesday at Murphy: Murphy 4, LINCOLN CHARTER 1 Game 2, Thursday at Lincolnton Charter …

HS SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: Spartans go up 1-0; Bunker Hill home against Franklin on Thursday

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE SOFTBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A, Northwestern 3A-4A teams in all caps) Note: To view complete state pairings, visit https://www.nchsaa.org/ State semifinals (best-of-3 must begin by Tuesday) 1A WEST No. 4 S. Stanly (23-5) vs. No. 3 Alleghany (19-4) Game 1 at Alleghany: Alleghany 7, S. Stanly 5 Game 2, Friday at S. Stanly, 6 …

HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFFS: Bunker Hill, Alex Central win opening games of West softball series

HobbsDailyReport.com Resilient Bunker Hill High moved a win away from reaching the state 2A softball championship series on Tuesday, downing top-seeded and previously unbeaten Franklin 2-0 on the road to open a best-of-3 series for a West title. The Bears (17-6), a No. 13 seed, need one more win to wrap up their first chance at a state softball title …