HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS: Concord hands Maiden first loss of season

HobbsDailyReport.com THURSDAY’S SUMMARIES NORTH LINCOLN 5, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 4 Singles: Mckenzie Jones (NL) d. Darby Sherrill 6-2, 6-7 (7-9) 10-8; Allie Meadows (AC) d. Addie Mckinnis 6-2, 6-4; Kristin Ratliff (AC) d. Avery Sigmon 4-6, 6-3, 10-8; Meredith Rogers (AC) d. Rachel Palmer 6-0, 6-2; Sheridan Farris (NL) d. Emma Maltba 6-4, 6-4; Allison File (NL) d. Hannah Maltba 6-3, …

HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Hickory trips Statesville in volleyball, evens record

HobbsDailyReport.com Allison Gambill had 11 kills and eight digs on Wednesday night as Hickory High evened its girls’ volleyball record by beating visiting Statesville. The Red Tornadoes won 25-20, 25-14, 25-16, and they are 3-3 overall heading into a Northwestern 3A-4A home match on Thursday night at 6 p.m. against West Caldwell. Morgan Anderson had three aces and 18 assists …

HIGH SCHOOLS: Thursday’s athletic schedule

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULE (compiled by HobbsDailyReport.com) A list of high school events scheduled by schools in the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A that responded to a schedule request from HobbsDailyReport.com. Game times are listed, if available, and events rescheduled or moved to another date may not be included. For more information about a particular event, …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Unbeaten Lenoir-Rhyne shuts out Mount Olive

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Abigael McGarel scored twice on Wednesday night, leading Lenoir-Rhyne University’s women past visiting Mount Olive 3-0 in soccer. McGarel, a sophomore from Morristown, Tenn., scored the only goal the Bears (3-0, ranked No. 21 in NCAA Division II) would need just 15 minutes, 24 seconds in. The match was played in wet field conditions. McGarel, a midfielder, …

COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY: Bears’ Yarber wins weekly conference award

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – After posting the top NCAA Division II time last Friday at the Covered Bridge Open in Boone, the first South Atlantic Conference (SAC) women’s cross country weekly award of the season went to Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Audra Yarber. Yarber, a junior from Abingdon, Va., finished 14th in a 123-runner field on a 5K course. Her time …