HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – Bandys High won at home for the second time this season, pounding visiting Newton-Conover 11-1 in five innings on Friday night in Southern District 7 Athletic 2A baseball. The Trojans finished the regular season at 6-15-1 overall and ended up seventh in the conference race at 4-10, two games up on last-place Newton-Conover (4-17, 2-12). Bandys is …
SD-7 2A BASEBALL: Rebels, Bridges hand East Lincoln league loss
HobbsDailyReport.com VALE – Dallas Bridges threw a complete game, leading West Lincoln High to a 3-1 victory over visiting East Lincoln on Friday night in Southern District 7 Athletic 2A baseball. The Rebels (11-10, 7-7) ran their win streak to three by beating the Mustangs (14-8, 10-4), who still won the conference regular season title by one game over Bunker …
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Bears sign star point guard from state 2A title team
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University signed two men’s basketball players this week. The Bears announced they’ve landed point guard Mason Hawks of North Surry High and Irmo (S.C.) High start R.J. Gunn, bringing their recruit class for next season to three. Hawks is a three-time all-conference player who, as a senior, led the Greyhounds to a state 2A title. He …
COLLEGE LACROSSE: Queens women eliminate Lenoir-Rhyne
HobbsDailyReport.com CHARLOTTE – Queens’ women’s lacrosse team eliminated Lenoir-Rhyne University from the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) tournament on Friday, tripping the Bears 18-8 in a semifinal at the Royals Athletic Complex. Queens (15-3), ranked No. 8 in NCAA Division II, advances to its fourth straight conference championship match while the Bears finish 11-8. Saturday’s title match is at 2 p.m. …
NW 3A-4A GIRLS SOCCER: Freedom, Patton battle to 1-1 overtime tie
HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – Burke County rivals Freedom and Patton tied 1-1 on Friday night in Northwestern 3A-4A high school girls’ soccer. After a scoreless first half, Freedom freshman Riley Carswell – on an assist by Josie Beam – scored for a 1-0 lead. Late in the match, Patton scored on a penalty kick by Molly Messenheimer for a 1-all tie. …