HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – After winning their two games of the second half of the South Atlantic League (SAL) baseball schedule, the Hickory Crawdads continue a homestand against Augusta (Ga.) on Saturday night. The Crawdads (29-43 overall) play at 7 p.m. at L.P. Frans Stadium on Texas Rangers Night with anyone wearing Texas Rangers gear getting free admission, and the first …
ARCA RACING: Local racer Lee finishes fourth in Wisconsin race
HobbsDailyReport.com MADISON, Wisc. – After starting ninth on Friday night in the ARCA Racing Series’ race at Madison International Speedway, Shane Lee of Newton finished fourth. Racing the No. 22 car for Big Tine Ford, Lee finished behind Austin Theriault, Zane Smith and Riley Herbst in the 200-lap Montgomery Ward 200. Lee gained the No. 9 start position with a …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Bears’ Salamon honored for GPA
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Haylea Salamon, a junior from Canada who runs track and field and cross country for the Lenoir-Rhyne University women, has earned academic honors for the second consecutive season. Salamon, who is from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, has been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America NCAA Division II second-team for women’s track and field and cross country, an LRU press …
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Draughn’s Treadway among 6 signed by Bears
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Megan Treadway, a team MVP and all-conference volleyball player last season at Draughn High, is among six players signed by Lenoir-Rhyne University. Bears head coach Dave Markland has announced a recruiting class that includes Treadway, Madison Asher, Maggie Bogart, Angelica Hernandez, Taylor Prall and Taylor Walton. Treadway led Draughn (18-4) to the state 2A playoffs last season …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Bears open season on Aug. 31 against Limestone
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University, an NCAA Division II tournament qualifier a year ago, has released its 2017 schedule for women’s soccer. Bears head coach Gary Higgins’ team — 13-5-2 overall and tri-champs in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) regular-season with Tusculum and Carson-Newman last season — has nine home matches. “We are very excited for the upcoming season,” Higgins …