Local Sports

Lady Red Devils roll past Madison into round two

May 9, 2013

Behind two goals each from Chaniece Moss and Kara Schell, the Newton-Conover girls soccer team earned a 6-0 victory against Madison on Thursday.

The win by the Lady Red Devil is their 11th in a row.

Newton-Conover (19-1-1) advances to Saturday’s 2A second round, where they will travel to East Lincoln (12-9-2) for a 7 p.m. game.

Crawdads pitcher Edwards wins honor from Rangers

May 9, 2013

Hickory Crawdads pitcher C.J. Edwards was named the Texas Rangers minor league pitcher of the month on Thursday.

The 21-year-old Edwards is 1-1 on the mound this month with a 1.93 ERA (five earned runs in 23.1 innings).

He has struck out 29 batters and allowed just seven walks, holding opposing batters to a .176 average.

PREP SOCCER: Wednesday's 2A, 3A playoff scores

May 8, 2013

Below is a look at Wednesday's prep soccer scores from across Catawba County:

Prep soccer

2A playoffs
Owen 4, Bandys 0
Shelby 4, Maiden 1 (final/Tuesday)
Pisgah (3-13-1) at Newton-Conover (18-1-1), 6 p.m. Thursday

3A playoffs (today at 7 p.m., unless noted)
Fred T. Foard 3, Franklin 0
St.Stephens 7, Forestview 0
Tuscola 2, Hickory 1

Hunter Harvey’s 7 RBIs lifts Bandys to CVAC title

May 7, 2013

Hunter Harvey’s biggest contribution to the Bandys baseball team typically comes when he is pitching on the mound.

Tuesday night, it was Harvey’s presence at the plate that made all the difference.

The senior second baseman drove in seven runs, helping the Trojans defeat Draughn 15-5 in five innings to claim the CVAC tournament title.