HS BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: N. Lincoln plays Saturday at 3 p.m.; other pairings

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/ Fourth round pairings (must be played by Friday) WEST 2A Friday No. 4 Smoky Mountain (18-11) at No. 1 N. LINCOLN (24-2), ppd., Saturday, 3 p.m. No. 10 Ledford (25-3) at No. 3 N. Davidson …

STATE BOYS DUAL-TEAM TENNIS: Championships moved to Greensboro, indoors

HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL – With rainy weather expected on Saturday, the state boys’ dual-team tennis championships are moving from Burlington to the Piedmont Indoor Tennis Center in Greensboro, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) announced Friday. There are only eight courts available at the new site, and the NCHSAA revised Saturday’s schedule. CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE 1A No. 1 Raleigh Charter (16-1) …

HS PLAYOFFS: Alex Central softball start time moved up; S. Caldwell postponed

HobbsDailyReport.com FOURTH-ROUND STATE PLAYOFF GAME STATUS BASEBALL WEST 2A No. 4 Smoky Mountain (21-3) at No. 1 N. LINCOLN (24-2), ppd., Saturday, 3 p.m. WEST 3A No. 10 Asheville Roberson (17-10) at No. 3 A.C. Reynolds (21-3), ppd., Saturday, 7 p.m. SOFTBALL WEST 3A No. 10 Cox Mill (17-8) at No. 3 ALEXANDER CENTRAL (23-5), Friday, start time moved up …

HS SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: Bunker Hill advances; Alex Central, Foard, S. Caldwell games on Friday

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, starts by Tuesday) WEST 2A No. 13 BUNKER HILL (16-6) vs. No. 3 FRED T. FOARD (20-3)-No. 2 Franklin (21-0) winner, schedule TBD WEST 3A No. 10 Cox Mill (17-8)-No. 3 ALEXANDER …

BREAKING NEWS: Bunker Hill nips top seed on road, reaches West 2A softball title series

HobbsDailyReport.com OAKBORO – Bunker Hill High is headed to a West 2A best-of-3 championship softball series next week, earned by a 2-1 fourth-round victory on Thursday night on the road over West Stanly. The 13th-seeded Bears (16-6) became the first team to score on the top-seeded Colts (25-2) in more than 33 innings in the fourth inning and added the …