HobbsDailyReport.com HARROGATE, Tenn. – Lenoir-Rhyne University won for the 11th straight time in men’s lacrosse on Saturday, grabbing at least a share of a league title with a 12-7 victory over Lincoln Memorial on the road. The Bears (11-1, 7-0) ranked No. 5 in NCAA Division II, remained in contention to repeat as South Atlantic Conference (SAC) regular-season champions by …
COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Lenoir-Rhyne has 4 South Atlantic Conference champs
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Wingate University’s women and the Queens men won South Atlantic Conference (SAC) track and field championships on Saturday at Lenoir-Rhyne. The Bulldogs scored 237.5 points in the women’s meet, finishing ahead of Queens (162), Coker (12.5) and Lenoir-Rhyne (127.5). In the men’s meet, Queens scored 215 points with Wingate next at 156, Lenoir-Rhyne taking third (107) and …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Lions’ sweep drops Bears below .500
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Mars Hill swept Lenoir-Rhyne University on Saturday in baseball at Bears Field, winning 10-4 and 4-3 to drop the Bears below .500 at 21-22. Mars Hill (26-19, 12-9 South Atlantic Conference) got a 3-for-5, five-RBIs game from Gray McCurry in the opening game, with Matt Honeycutt going 2-for-3 and driving in four runs. The Lions led 4-3 …
SAL BASEBALL: More on the Crawdads from the man who knows
More insight on the Hickory Crawdads from Mark Parker, who is as close to an expert on them as there is. Please visit Mark’s Crawdadsbeat.com and you’ll become a better informed — and a more astute fan — of baseball in general. He knows his stuff. #RakersWhoPitch: Bolin’s night on the Mound
EASTER HOLIDAY BASEBALL TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS
CATAWBA VALLEY EASTER CLASSIC (all games at Henkel-Alley Field) MONDAY Game 1: No. 6 St. Stephens (6-11) vs. No. 3 Alexander Central (12-7), 11 a.m. Game 2: No. 7 W. Lincoln (8-9) vs. No. 2 Bunker Hill (12-6), 1:30 p.m. Game 3: No. 8 Newton-Conover (3-13) vs. No. 1 Fred T. Foard (12-3-1), 4 p.m. Game 4: No. 5 Hickory …