HobbsDailyReport.com MOORESVILLE 5 ALEXANDER CENTRAL 2 Singles Alec Taylor (M) d. Carter Patterson 6-2, 6-3 Bryce Carr (M) d. Brennon McDonald 6-1, 6-2 Michael Whitfield (M) d. Chandler Davis 5-7, 6-4, 12-0 Jacob Grise (M) d. Noah Presnell 7-5, 6-1 Cameron White (AC) d. Jonathan Burris 6-0, 4-6, 10-4 Matt Graham (AC) d. Mack Slaughter 3-6, 6-4, 10-6 Doubles Bryce …
COLLEGE GOLF: Carson-Newman nips Coker in playoff for conference men’s title
HobbsDailyReport.com SALISBURY – Carson-Newman won the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) men’s golf tournament on Tuesday, edging Coker on the fourth hole of a playoff at the Salisbury Country Club. Carson-Newman and Coker tied in a rain-shortened tournament at 7-over par 431, a stroke ahead of Newberry and two strokes in front of Newberry. The individual championship was won by Wanjoo …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne closes regular season against UNC Pembroke
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s final regular season baseball game has been rescheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Bears Field. The Bears (21-26) will face UNC Pembroke (35-11), which has won 14 games in a row. Reported by LRU Sports Information
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 …