Archive - Aug 2012 - Sports Article
August 30th
The Hickory Crawdads kept their playoff hopes alive, treating fans to a win in the team’s regular season home finale Thursday.
Hickory’s Zach Cone and Drew Robinson both homered, while starting pitcher Will Lamb allowed no runs in five innings, helping lift the Crawdads to the 3-1 victory against the Lexington Legends at L.P. Frans Stadium.
St. Stephens lost its opener in the Northwestern 3A/4A conference in four sets to Watauga on Thursday 25-17, 25-19, 21-25 and 25-20.
Breanna Hall and Jenna Boliek led Saint (6-1, 0-1) with seven kills each. Baily Cloninger tallied 13 assists, while Katelyn Houser added 11 assists and eight digs.
Defensively, Ashley Markland recorded 15 digs.
Maiden 3, Bunker Hill 0
Jayvee football season continued on Thursday with four match-ups featuring Catawba County football squads.
Five Catawba County football squads were all in action Thursday night.
Below are scores from the county, as well as ones in the surrounding areas.
Local scores
East Lincoln 19, Bandys 0
Fred T. Foard 19, West Lincoln 6
North Lincoln 40, Bunker Hill 14
A 50-yard field goal attempt by Justin Medlock with 32 seconds left sailed wide left, enabling the Pittsburgh Steelers to hold on for the 17-16 victory over the Carolina Panthers in both team's preseason finales on Thursday.
Quarterback Charlie Batch led Pittsburgh (3-1), throwing for 102 yards, including a 37-yard first-quarter touchdown to Emmanuel Sanders.
August 29th
After beating Cherryville 4-1 earlier this season, the Bunker Hill soccer team was even more impressive in its second outing against the Ironmen.
Paced by a three-goal performance from freshman Richard Xiong, the Bears blanked Cherryville 7-0 in Claremont on Wednesday.
The Newton-Conover girls tennis team picked up its first win of the season on Wednesday, shutting out Alexander Central 9-0 at home.
Newton-Conover 9, Alexander Central 0
Singles
The Hickory Crawdads announced on Wednesday that their partnership with the Texas Rangers has been extended.
The 'Dads and Rangers came to an agreement that will extend their Player Development Contract through the end of the 2014 season.
The Crawdads have been affiliated with the Texas Rangers since the 2009 campaign.
August 28th
Down 2-0 in its volleyball match against Newton-Conover on Tuesday, it looked as if Bandys would start its conference season with a loss.
However, a thunderous rally late in the match helped propel the Lady Trojans to the 3-2 victory over the Lady Red Devils 20-25, 17-25, 25-20, 27-25 and 15-11.
The Bunker Hill tennis team improved to 2-1 in the Catawba Valley 2A with a 7-2 victory over South Iredell on Tuesday.
The Bears (2-6, 2-1) won four singles matches, but swept all of their doubles competition to pick up the conference win.
Bunker Hill 7, South Iredell 2
Singles
By
JENNA FRYER,AP Auto Racing Writer
CONCORD — Tony Stewart joked Tuesday that his two-handed toss of his helmet at Matt Kenseth was "not bad for a 41-year-old who doesn't work out."
Aside from that, Stewart said he's not expecting any drama between the two drivers despite promising to run over Kenseth every chance he gets this season.
