HobbsDailyReport.com The West 2A best-of-3 championship baseball series – West Lincoln versus North Lincoln – will begin on Tuesday night at North Lincoln. West Lincoln, seeded No. 13, is 21-7 and has won four games in a row while North Lincoln (22-5) is the No. 2 seed and has won eight games in a row. Game time on Tuesday at …
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Can all 4 area teams win, reach West best-of-3 title series?
HobbsDailyReport.com Alex Central, S. Caldwell, N. Lincoln, W. Lincoln all at home for Friday’s games HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL STATE PLAYOFFS Friday’s fourth round pairings and results from the first three rounds of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state baseball playoffs for teams from the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A: COMPLETE STATEWIDE BRACKETS: www.nchsaa.org …
COLLEGE SOFTBALL: West Lincoln’s Gilmore will play on first team at CVCC
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Kinsley Gilmore, a .328 hitter for West Lincoln High this season, is headed to Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) to play softball. The Red Hawks announced this week they’ll have Gilmore for the inaugural season of softball at CVCC. “We are thrilled to be signing a player like Kinsley,” said CVCC head softball coach Josh Bumgarner. “The …
SOUTH FORK 2A ROUNDUP: West Lincoln (baseball), North Lincoln (softball) top seeds for conference tourneys
HobbsDailyReport.com The South Fork 2A baseball tournament opens April 30 with West Lincoln High as the top seed. In a tight conference race, West Lincoln (15-5, 11-3) and North Lincoln (14-4, 11-3) shared the league title. The Rebels gained the top seed by comparative record against Bandys, which tied Maiden for third place – West Lincoln swept Bandys and North …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Ponder ponders future, accepts job as West Lincoln head coach
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – It’s hard to beat good timing, and new West Lincoln High head football coach Darren Ponder is excited about where things are for him. Ponder — defensive coordinator for the Rebels last season — was named head coach on Wednesday after that was approved by the Lincoln County Board of Education. He’ll now prepare …