Archive - 2013 - Sports Article
May 6th
Below is a look at Tuesday and Wednesday's prep sports playoff game (weather permitting):
Prep baseball
CVAC championship (at Hickory American Legion Fairgrounds)
Bandys (17-7) vs. Draughn (14-9), 7 p.m.
Prep softball
CVAC championship (at Maiden High School)
Maiden (19-3) vs. Draughn (15-9), 6 p.m.
Prep soccer
A number of different prep sports events from Monday were postponed due to rain in the area.
Baseball and softball tournaments in the Catawba Valley 2A were moved to Tuesday.
May 3rd
Sophomore Ricki Kuhn’s two-run homer in the bottom of the fifth inning lifted Maiden to a 3-2 victory against Bunker Hill in the semifinals of the CVAC softball tournament on Friday at MHS.
The Lady Blue Devils (19-3) face Draughn in the tournament final on Monday in a rematch of last week’s 8-1 loss by Maiden in its season finale in Valdese.
Here is an updated look at the baseball and softball tournament brackets for the Catawba Valley 2A and Northwestern 3A/4A:
CVAC baseball
First round
No. 1 Bandys 10, No. 8 Newton-Conover 0 (five innings)
No. 4 West Caldwell 7, No. 5 Maiden 1
No. 2 Draughn 5, No. 7 South Iredell 4
No. 6 East Burke 13, No. 3 Bunker Hill 8
May 2nd
The Fred T. Foard softball team advanced to the Northwestern 3A/4A tournament final with a 3-1 victory against Watauga on Thursday.
The Lady Tigers (20-3) meet Alexander Central (24-1) today at 6 p.m. in the Northwestern 3A/4A championship game at ACHS.
With a 3-0 victory against West Caldwell on Thursday, the Newton-Conover girls soccer team made history.
The Lady Red Devils, who improved to 18-1-1 overall and 13-1 in CVAC play, claimed their first-ever conference title.
To read more of this story, pick up the Friday edition of Catawba County's community newspaper, The Observer News Enterprise, at newsstands throughout the county.
Here is an updated look at the baseball and softball tournament brackets for the Catawba Valley 2A and Northwestern 3A/4A:
CVAC baseball
First round (on Thursday)
No. 1 Bandys 10, No. 8 Newton-Conover 0 (five innings)
No. 4 West Caldwell 7, No. 5 Maiden 1
No. 2 Draughn 5, No. 7 South Iredell 4
No. 6 East Burke 13, No. 3 Bunker Hill 8
May 1st
Newton-Conover's Brenda Gutierrez picked the perfect time to break through on the soccer field.
The sophomore, who entered Wednesday night's game against Maiden with one goal this season, scored the lone netter in the 69th minute in a 1-0 win for the Lady Red Devils.
Below is a look at Wednesday's sports action from across Catawba County:
Prep soccer
Bandys 4, Draughn 2
East Burke 2, Bunker Hill 0
Newton-Conover 1, Maiden 0
St. Stephens 6, Alexander Central 0
Minor league baseball
Asheville 10, Hickory 2
A look at the baseball and softball tournament brackets for the Catawba Valley 2A and Northwestern 3A/4A:
CVAC baseball
First round (on Thursday)
No. 8 Newton-Conover at No. 1 Bandys, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Maiden at No. 4 West Caldwell, 7 p.m.
No. 7 South Iredell at No. 2 Draughn, 7 p.m.
No. 6 East Burke at No. 3 Bunker Hill, 7 p.m.
