MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne opens season on Friday

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY — Lenoir-Rhyne University opens its men’s basketball season on Friday, facing Emmanuel (Ga.) in Charlotte with a 7:30 p.m. tipoff. The Bears will also play in Charlotte on Saturday at 7:30 p.m., facing Young Harris. LRU’s first South Atlantic Conference (SAC) game is Nov. 17 at home against Wingate (7:30 p.m.). Everick Sullivan begins his sixth season as …

ALL-WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A: Foard leads selections in girls’ tennis, volleyball

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Fred T. Foard gained four top awards in the Western Foothills 3A, including league players of the year in girls’ tennis and volleyball. After voting by conference head coaches by sport, the All-Western Foothills 3A teams were announced over the weekend, highlighted by state 3A singles champion Alexis Woglemuth of Foard being named tennis player of …

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS: N. Iredell falls in state 3A championship match

HobbsDailyReport.com COMPLETE STATE PAIRINGS: https://www.highschoolot.com/here-are-the-start-times-for-the-fourth-round-of-the-volleyball-playoffs/19950064/ MORE DETAILS ON STATE TITLE MATCHES: www.nchsaa.org STATE VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS Results from the state volleyball playoffs involving teams from the Catawba Valley Athletic 2A, Western Foothills 3A and Northwestern 3A-4A: SATURDAY’S STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS (at N.C. State) 1A No 1. Union Academy 3, No. 2 Neuse Charter 1 (20-25, 25-17, 25-11, 25-18)… Union finishes 29-2; …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: First round scores, second round pairings for area schools

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STATE PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (Friday’s first round results) 1A WEST No. 16 DRAUGHN 56, No. 17 Elkin 9 Next Friday’s second round (7:30 p.m.) No. 16 DRAUGHN (6-5) at No. 1 Eastern Randolph (9-1 2A WEST No. 3 MAIDEN 37, No. 30 Mount Pleasant 7 No. 14 W. LINCOLN 41, No. 19 Surry Central 7 No. 21 BUNKER …