AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL: Union County joins Cherryville, Gaston Braves in state tourney

HobbsDailyReport.com AREA IV AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS CHAMPIONSHIP WEST NO. 1 CHERRYVILLE (26-10) vs. EAST NO. 3 GASTON BRAVES (20-8) Friday at Cherryville: Cherryville 12, Gaston Braves 8; Cherryville (27-10) wins Area IV title Note: State tournament is Friday through Tuesday at Cherryville High with Cherryville of Area IV earning a bid as the host team of the tournament… Gaston …

LEGION BASEBALL: Maiden nips Union County, still unbeaten as it heads to Shelby

HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN – Maiden Post 240 jumped to a four-run lead by the fourth inning on Friday night and held off visiting Union County 5-4 to remain unbeaten in American Legion baseball. Reliever Josh Frye pitched the seventh inning at Maiden High, relieving Ryan Lyda, and Post 240 survived making three errors and giving up two seventh-inning runs to improve …

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: East Lincoln Winter Jam girls’ bracket revised

HobbsDailyReport.com DENVER, N.C. –The East Lincoln Winter Jam girls’ basketball tournament bracket was revised on Thursday after an eight-team field dropped to seven. Lincoln Charter, originally a No. 5 seed, will not participate in the Dec. 28-30 tournament at East Lincoln High. The change resulted in Hickory Ridge, the top seed, receiving a first-round bye. The other changes altered the …