HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – The men’s basketball coaches in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) have predicted Lenoir-Rhyne University will finish eighth in an 11-team race for a league title this season. In a vote on preseason team finishes and preseason all-star teams, coaches favored Queens – last year’s regular season co-champion and tournament champion – to repeat as an …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Mars Hill extends Lenoir-Rhyne’s losing streak to 4
HobbsDailyReport.com MARS HILL – Mars Hill University extended visiting Lenoir-Rhyne’s volleyball losing streak to four matches with a 3-1 conference win on Tuesday night. The Lions (11-15, 9-10) won 20-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-16 in a South Atlantic Conference match that left the Bears at 10-14 overall and 6-12 in the SAC. Rebecca Butler had 13 kills and 26 digs, and …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Red Hawks sign 2 stars from Alex Central
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College announced the signing Tuesday of two volleyball players from Alexander Central High. The Red Hawks’ first two signees for their 2018 signing class are Chesney Millsaps and Kelsea DeJarnette of the Cougars. Both signed on Monday, a CVCC press release said. “We are so excited to add Chesney and Kelsea to our fall …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Crawdads announce home game times for 2018 season
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The Hickory Crawdads will have early starts to their spring games for the sixth consecutive season, the club announced on Tuesday. Games scheduled to be played on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday on the 2018 schedule will again have 6 p.m. first pitches, while Sunday games during the first half of the South Atlantic League (SAL) schedule …
WORTH READING: A veteran sports guy’s insight on the value of team
HobbsDaily Report.com A good read that should make parents and others think hard(er) about the decision(s) not to play an entire career at one high school, from a North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) Hall of Famer who has spent most of his adult life covering high school athletes. Earl Vaughn Jr. of Fayetteville — still contributing to student-athletes’ …