NPC 3A-4A SOFTBALL: Lake Norman hands Alex Central first loss

HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE – Lake Norman High broke a tie with a run in the sixth inning on Tuesday, nipping host Alexander Central 3-2 to shake up the girls’ softball standings in the North Piedmont 3A-4A. The loss, leaving the Cougars at 19-1 overall and 9-1 in the conference, also pulled Mooresville (9-1) into a share of the league lead with …

COLLEGE WOMEN’S TENNIS: Lenoir-Rhyne 5, Catawba 4

LENOIR-RHYNE 5 CATAWBA 4 Singles Iulia Ponomareva (LRU) d. Erisa Onchi, 6-3, 6-2 Sophie Hirsch (C) d. Marta Escanero Funes, 6-3, 6-4 Olivia Wooldridge (C) d. Emily Murchland, 5-7, 7-6, 12-10 Sara Kalkenova (LRU) d. Marina Geremias, 6-0, 5-7, 6-4 Taylor Fredrickson (LRU) d. Maddy Henderson, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 Emily Corcoran (C) d. Sophia Aguilar di Camillo, 6-3, 0-6, 6-0 …

SD-7 2A GIRLS SOCCER: Maiden nips Bandys on Arrowood goal

HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – Gracie Arrowood scored the only goal of a Southern District 7 Athletic 2A girls’ soccer match on Tuesday night, leading visiting Maiden to a 1-0 road victory over Bandys. Elena Propst earned an assist on Arrowood’s goal as the Blue Devils improved to 5-4-0 in the conference. They are in fourth place, a full three games up …

COLLEGE MEN’S TENNIS: Lenoir-Rhyne 5, Catawba 4

LENOIR-RHYNE 5 CATAWBA 4 Singles Hamed Gandouz (LRU) d. Michael Patch, 6-2, 6-2 Luca Picci (C) d. Tomas Hons, 6-0, 6-2 Alex Ayguavives (LRU) d. Lucas Miller, 6-1, 6-1 Shane O’Dea (LRU) d. Ryen Reid, 6-1, 6-2 Cason Hiers (C) d. Tales Miranda, 7-3, 3-6, 10-5 Adam Rocko (C) d. Alex Crespo Sanchez, 6-4, 7-5 Doubles Tomas Hons-Shane O’Dea (LRU) …

COLLEGE GOLF: Lenoir-Rhyne women win conference tournament

HobbsDailyReport.com GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – Sophomore Abbey Hartsell finished second individually and led the Lenoir-Rhyne University women’s golf team to the 2017 South Atlantic Conference (SAC) tournament championship on Tuesday. The Bears, winning their first league title in 13 seasons, closed at 44-over par 908 at the Link Hills Country Club to edge host Tusculum by three shots on a par-72, …