HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University won its third straight women’s volleyball match on Friday night, opening league play with a 3-0 home win over Tusculum. The Bears (4-2, 1-0 South Atlantic Conference) won 25-20, 25-23, 25-22 behind Brooke Redmond and Maggie Bogart. Redmond, a senior outside hitter from Statesville, finished with 11 kills and Bogart, a freshman setter from Shawnee, …
HIGH SCHOOLS: Saturday’s scheduled athletic events
HobbsDailyReport.com SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE VOLLEYBALL Cox Mill, Hickory at Marvin Ridge CROSS COUNTRY Alexander Central, Bunker Hill, Draughn, Fred T. Foard, Hickory, Lincolnton, McDowell at Freedom Invitational, 9 a.m.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Mars Hill will offer Bears a test in conference opener
HobbsDailyReport.com MARS HILL — Lenoir-Rhyne University faces Mars Hill for the 44th time on Saturday at 1 p.m. in a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) football opener at Meares Stadium. Mars Hill (1-1) leads the overall series 23-19-1 and has won the last two meetings. The Lions have been an up-and-down team in their first two games with a 40-14 win …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Unbeaten West Wilkes slips by Bears, who fall to 0-5
HobbsDailyReport.com MILLERS CREEK – West Wilkes High held off visiting Bunker Hill on Friday night to earn its first 4-0 football start since 1993. The Blackhawks topped the Bears 47-43 behind quarterback Alex Ortiz, who had 133 passing yards and ran 19 times for 136 yards. West Wilkes led 27-21 at the half after each team scored three times in …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: R-S Central keeps South Caldwell winless
HobbsDailyReport.com RUTHERFORDTON – R-S Central High recovered two key fumbles in the closing three minutes on Friday night and got a long scoring run to beat visiting South Caldwell 23-14 and keep the Spartans winless. The Hilltoppers (2-3) won via an 80-yard TD run by quarterback Jayden Waddell in the school’s first football battle since 2012. Waddell, a junior, came …