HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Knights nip Bandys; N-C shuts out Maiden in soccer

HobbsDailyReport.com Lake Norman Charter High is in third place in South Fork 2A boys’ soccer after edging Bandys 3-1 at home on Wednesday night. Riley Benz, Elijah Corbin and Connor Hahn each scored a goal for the Knights, who are 5-2-0 in the league and trailing Newton-Conover and East Lincoln in the conference race. Garrett Rhodes scored on an assist …

HIGH SCHOOL X-C: Alex Central boys, Hickory girls win league meets

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Alexander Central High’s boys and Hickory’s girls won a three-team Northwestern 3A-4A cross country match on Wednesday at Southside Park in Newton. The Cougars’ boys had 26 points to finish in front of Hickory and St. Stephens, while the Red Tornadoes’ girls had 33 points to finish ahead of Alexander Central and St. Stephens. Cooper Castellaw of …

MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Bears, Bobcats battle to 1-all overtime tie

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s men scored their only goal less than three minutes in on Wednesday night, but ended up tying visiting Lees-McRae 1-1 after two overtimes. Junior Ignacio de Goya scored his team-leading fourth goal of the season for the Bears just two minutes, 26 seconds in but the Bears (4-2-1) didn’t score again. Mark Fernandez has an …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Lenoir-Rhyne topples visiting Lees-McRae

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Two first-half goals got Lenoir-Rhyne University’s women past visiting Lees-McRae 2-1 in soccer on Wednesday night. Hannah Van Eerden scored her second goal of the season (unassisted) for a 1-0 lead at the 13:59 mark, and Abbie Brown scored her third of the year at the 34:33 mark on an assist by Christina Shimshock to put the …

WNNC OLDIES 101.3 FM GOLDEN HELMET WINNER: Tylor Stinson, Newton-Conover

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Newton-Conover High’s Tylor Stinson is this week’s WNNC Oldies 101.3 FM Coca-Cola Golden Helmet Award winner. Stinson, a 6-foot, 225-pound senior running back, won the Week 6 award after gaining 138 yards on 17 carries and scoring four touchdowns – three in the second half – of the Red Devils’ 35-14 home victory over Lincolnton. He scored …