HobbsDailyReport.com Seven boys’ high school soccer teams — five of them in 2A and among those unbeaten Newton-Conover – got out of the first round of the state playoffs by winning opening matches on Wednesday night. Newton-Conover, the top West 2A seed, advanced as well as No. 2 Patton, No. 10 Lake Norman Charter, No. 15 Hibriten and No. 26 …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Trio of Lenoir-Rhyne players selected first-team All-SAC
HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Four Lenoir-Rhyne University women’s soccer players have earned All-South Atlantic Conference honors with three of them selected first-team by the league coaches. The conference announced the honors on Wednesday and they included junior midfielder Abbie Brown of Leeds, England plus sophomore midfielder Abigael McGarel of Morristown, Tenn., and sophomore defenders Christina Simshock of Asheville from …
MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Lenoir-Rhyne’s de Goya named conference player of year
HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Ignacio de Goya was named the 2017 South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year in men’s soccer on Wednesday, giving Lenoir-Rhyne University back-to-back winners of the award. In a vote of league coaches, de Goya followed Ismael Noumansana of the Bears as the league’s top player. A junior midfielder from Madrid, Spain, de Goya leads …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne meets Wingate on the road on Thursday
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University will try to rebound from a loss when it plays at Wingate on Thursday night in South Atlantic Conference women’s volleyball. The Bears (10-11, 6-9) play the Bulldogs at 7 p.m. on the road. Anderson, S.C. downed LRU 3-1 on Tuesday night in a SAC match in Hickory, beating the Bears 25-22, 25-18, 20-25, 26-24 …
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Red Hawks honor coach then win first game of new season
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College opened its men’s basketball season Wednesday night by beating the Brevard College junior varsity 70-59. Prior to the tipoff, the Red Hawks honored head coach Bryan Garmroth for having reached milestone coaching wins. CVCC athletic director Nicholas Schroder presented Garmroth with a special plaque that recognized the coach’s 100th CVCC victory – last …