HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lacrosse star Mike Hanlon and softball star Sarah Kenley have won the first Wayne B. Powell Student-Athlete Award of Excellence honors at Lenoir-Rhyne University. The school announced the winners of the new award on Tuesday, honoring the school’s former president who retired on Jan. 1. Powell was LRU’s 11th president and served 14 years in that role. …
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Morgan clears 1K career kills in Maiden victory
HobbsDailyReport.com Kylie Morgan had 19 kills, clearing 1,000 for her career, as Maiden High beat visiting North Lincoln 3-1 on Tuesday night to take over second place in South Fork 2A volleyball. Morgan added 11 digs, Abbey Smith had 11 kills and Faith Herman posted 48 assists and eight aces as Maiden won 25-20, 28-26, 22-25, 28-26. The Blue Devils, …
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS GOLF: McDonald repeats as medalist as Hickory wins league title
HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – Anna McDonald capped the Northwestern 3A-4A girls’ golf season on Tuesday by completing a sweep of medalist honors and by winning the individual title and giving Hickory High a conference title. McDonald shot a nine-hole score of 34 at Silver Creek Plantation to end up as the medalist for all six league matches this season. Her 211 …
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS: Maiden 9, North Lincoln 0
HobbsDailyReport.com TUESDAY’S SUMMARIES MAIDEN 9, NORTH LINCOLN 0 Singles: Zoe Huffman (M) d. McKenzie Jones 6-0, 6-0; Gracie Arrowood (M) d. Addie McGinnis 7-5, 6-4; Easton Finger (M) d. Avery Sigmon 6-0, 6-1; Madi Shull (M) d. Rachel Palmer 6-2, 6-2; Ally Donovan (M) d. Sheridan Farris 6-3, 7-6 (7-5); Hannah Sherrill (M) d. Allison File 6-3, 6-1. Doubles: Arrowood-Finger …
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Mars Hill extends Lenoir-Rhyne’s losing streak to 3
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Mars Hill tripped Lenoir-Rhyne 3-1 in women’s volleyball on Tuesday night, extending the Bears’ losing streak to three matches. The Lions won 26-24, 21-25, 25-17, 25-11 at Shuford Memorial Gymnasium to improve to 4-8 overall and 3-6 in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC). The Bears are 7-5, 4-3. Lauren Hochstetler led Mars Hill with a match-high 16 …