WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Bears open conference schedule by beating Wolves

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Rachel Elmore and Gabby Sousa combined for eight goals – four each – to lead Lenoir-Rhyne University to a 16-6 victory over visiting Newberry, S.C., on Wednesday in women’s lacrosse. The Bears (1-2, 1-0) began South Atlantic Conference (SAC) play with the win over Newberry (2-3, 0-1) at Moretz Stadium. LRU raced to an 11-1 lead by …

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Both Lenoir-Rhyne teams ousted in first round of league tourney

HobbsDailyReport.com SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS WEDNESDAY’S FIRST ROUND SUMMARIES WOMEN No. 1 CARSON-NEWMAN 65, No. 8 LENOIR-RHYNE 63 (at Holt Field House in Jefferson City, Tenn.) LENOIR-RHYNE (15-14) Rodriguez, Ashley 4-6 2-2 14; Suddreth, Madi 4-11 5-6 13; Joyner, Cassidy 5-14 0-0 13; Toineeta, Kendall 3-7 1-1 8; Swango, Justyce 3-8 0-0 7; Bearden, Karlie 3-7 0-0 6; Denny, …

SPRING SPORTS SCHEDULE: Thursday’s events

HobbsDailyReport.com A schedule of athletic events  for schools in the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A, compiled from schedules the schools provided HobbsDailyReport.com, with starting times if they were listed on the schedules. Some schools did not respond to a request for schedules. Events added to the schedules via postponements or moved to another date for any …

SPRING SPORTS ROUNDUP: Seniors lead Bandys in season-opening baseball win

HobbsDailyReport.com Seniors Andrew Patrick and Alex Borst led Bandys High past visiting Fred T. Foard 6-3 on Wednesday as the Trojans won their baseball season-opener for the third time in four seasons. Patrick hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the second inning and was Bandys’ starting pitcher before giving way to Borst, who came in and pitched …

SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE BASKETBALL: Wednesday’s first-round tourney results

HobbsDailyReport.com SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT RESULTS MEN WEDNESDAY’S FIRST ROUND RESULTS No. 1 Lincoln Memorial 90, No. 8 Anderson, S.C. 62 No. 4 Wingate 76, No. 5 Coker 75, OT No. 1 Queens 73, No. 7 LENOIR-RHYNE 61 No. 3 Carson-Newman 102, No. 6 Newberry, S.C. 82 SATURDAY’S SEMIFINALS AT TIMMONS ARENA (Greenville, S.C.) No. 1 Lincoln Memorial vs. …