COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Bears’ Kenley named conference’s player of the year

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Sarah Kenley, a senior from Charlotte who is hitting .451 with nine home runs and 52 RBIs for Lenoir-Rhyne University, was named Tuesday as the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Softball Player of the Year. Kenley and five other LRU players were honored as All-SAC when the league announced the teams. Three LRU players are on …

BLAST FROM THE PAST: Dale Jr., my mom and Hazel’s love of Jeff Gordon

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Dale Earnhardt Jr. is leaving NASCAR racing after the 2017 season — a decision he announced today – and it’s one of a very few sports-related things my mom, now 85, is or would be interested in knowing. To my knowledge, she’s never been to a race unless it was one at Hickory Motor Speedway (bet …

POSTPONEMENTS: Tuesday events called off as of 3:30 p.m., with new dates

HobbsDailyReport.com These high school athletic events scheduled for Tuesday have been postponed as of 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday (others will be added as received): BASEBALL Southern District 7 Athletic 2A Bandys at W. Lincoln, Weds., 7 p.m. Bunker Hill at Newton-Conover, Weds., 7 p.m. Lincolnton at W. Caldwell, Weds., 7 p.m. Maiden at E. Lincoln, Weds., 7 p.m. Northwestern 3A-4A …

POSTPONEMENTS: Bandys at W. Lincoln baseball, softball, girls’ soccer off

HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – West Lincoln High athletic officials have announced Tuesday’s events at home against Bandys won’t be played because of rain. The Rebels (9-10, 5-7, sixth place) and Trojans (5-14-1, 3-9, seventh place) will meet in baseball on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at West Lincoln. In girls’ softball, the Trojans will visit the Rebels on Thursday at 5 p.m. …