HobbsDailyReport.com GREENWOOD, S.C. – Carson Jones drove in four runs and Mason Dodd added three RBIs to lead Lander University past visiting Lenoir-Rhyne 7-1 in college baseball on Wednesday. The win improved Lander to 19-25 and left LRU at 21-23. The Bears return to South Atlantic Conference (SAC) play on Friday at 6 p.m., playing at Newberry, S.C. LANDER 7 …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne sweeps Queens, stays in first-place tie
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – That’s 13 wins in a row for Lenoir-Rhyne University’s sizzling women’s softball team. The Bears beat visiting Queens 6-1 and 4-2 on Wednesday at Bears Field to remain tied with Carson-Newman for first place in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC). The league regular-season championship will be decided on the field on Saturday – the Bears’ Senior Day …
COLLEGE MEN’S TENNIS: Lenoir-Rhyne’s No. 1 singles player make second-team
HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s top singles player, Hamed Gandouz, was selected second-team All-South Atlantic Conference in men’s tennis on Wednesday. Gandouz, a sophomore from Hammam Sousse (Tunisia), went 11-4 this season for the Bears and 6-3 in the SAC, all at No. 1 singles. LRU junior Tomas Hons, from Valaske Mezirici (Czech Republic), earned honorable mention after …
EASTER CLASSIC: Cougars crush Red Devils 10-0 in third-place game
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – The things that have put a 15 on the right-hand side of Newton-Conover High’s record in baseball this season reared their ugly heads again on Wednesday. The eighth-seeded Red Devils — who surprised top-seeded Fred T. Foard by winning 5-4 and fell 4-2 to Hickory in a semifinal in the Catawba Valley Easter Baseball …
EASTER CLASSIC: Hickory, Hanvey nip St. Stephens to win championship
By CHRIS HOBBS Hobbs Daily Report.com NEWTON – Déjà vu didn’t interest Hickory High’s baseball team one bit on Wednesday night. Playing archrival St. Stephens for the Catawba Valley Easter Baseball Classic title, the Red Tornadoes made the sixth inning their decisive one in a 2-1 victory over the Indians. A year before, in the same matchup, Hickory got is …