Hickory Crawdads split six-game away series BASEBALL MARK PARKER Record sports correspondent Apr 30, 2026 Apr 30, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Hickory Crawdads baseball team split an away series against the Hill City Howlers.kAm%96 rC2H525D 92G6 |@?52J @77[ E96? EC2G6= E@ uC656C:4<D3FC8[ ':C8:?:2[ E@ E2<6 @? E96 }2E:@?2=D DE2CE:?8 %F6D52J]k^AmkAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei3@=5Qm$F?52J 82>6k^DA2?mk^AmkAm%96 w:4<@CJ rC2H525D 925 4@?EC@= @7 $F?52J 27E6C?@@?VD 82>6 282:?DE E96 w:== r:EJ w@H=6CD F?E:= E96J 5:5?VE] p =@DD @7 4@>>2?5 3J rC2H525D A:E49:?8 6?23=65 E96 w@H=6CD E@ 4@>6 324< 7C@> D6G6? CF?D 5@H? 2?5 D64FC6 2 h\g H:? :? `` :??:?8D 2E r:EJ $E25:F>] w:== r:EJ W`a\hX 925 ;FDE 7@FC 9:ED 5FC:?8 E96 7:?2=6 @7 E96 D:I\82>6 D6C:6D[ 3FE E96 =:?6FA H2:E65 @FE `b H2=<D 2?5 925 2?@E96C 9:E 3J 2 A:E49] ~?=J @?6 @7 E96 CF?D D4@C65 3J E96 w@H=6CD 42>6 7C@> 2 9:E[ 2? #qx D:?8=6 3J yF?<6C r246C6D :? 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Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Update: Old Fort man killed in motorcycle crash on I-40 identified Highway patrol said the motorcylist was was speeding and passing vehicles recklessly. 1 person killed in motorcycle crash on I-40 eastbound near Old Fort Monday evening, emergency personnel responded to two motor vehicle crashes, including one that resulted in a fatality. McDowell County Sheriff’s Office searching for missing classic car It was last seen parked in the owner’s garage off Bethel Church Road on Thursday, April 16. Marion man charged with burglary and kidnapping after woman held against her will in home He is charged with felony first-degree burglary and felony second-degree kidnapping. This WNC family lost their home in Hurricane Helene. 19 months later, they're getting a new one. “It’s about restoring hope to a family who has walked through incredible loss and reminding them that God has not forgotten them."
Update: Old Fort man killed in motorcycle crash on I-40 identified Highway patrol said the motorcylist was was speeding and passing vehicles recklessly.
1 person killed in motorcycle crash on I-40 eastbound near Old Fort Monday evening, emergency personnel responded to two motor vehicle crashes, including one that resulted in a fatality.
McDowell County Sheriff’s Office searching for missing classic car It was last seen parked in the owner’s garage off Bethel Church Road on Thursday, April 16.
Marion man charged with burglary and kidnapping after woman held against her will in home He is charged with felony first-degree burglary and felony second-degree kidnapping.
This WNC family lost their home in Hurricane Helene. 19 months later, they're getting a new one. “It’s about restoring hope to a family who has walked through incredible loss and reminding them that God has not forgotten them."
