COLLEGE BASEBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne adding AstroTurf field in first phase of stadium improvements

Field will be named Durham Field with season-opener set Feb. 20-21   HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The first phase of construction on Lenoir-Rhyne University’s baseball facility began last week. In a press release, school officials said the start of a three-phase upgrade for its on-campus baseball stadium will include adding an AstroTurf field. The Bears are scheduled to open their 2020-2021 schedule …

HIGH SCHOOLS: South Fork 2A’s Network for livestreaming is now live

Volleyball, with live crowds limited to 25, available on one device for $10 per match   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com The South Fork 2A’s website providing an opportunity to watch some varsity sports live from the eight-team high school conference went live on Friday. The schools participating in the livestreaming network (https://www.sfcnetwork.tv/) are: Bandys, East Lincoln, Lake Norman Charter, Lincolnton, …

HOBBSDAILYREPORT.COM: We welcome your thoughts, comments as we prep for another year

An open letter to the thousands of you who follow sports at HobbsDailyReport.com: Thank you for your interest in local sports coverage and specifically in HobbsDailyReport.com, our website launched in April 2017 that is still going strong (more than 1 million page views). We’ve been fortunate – no one in my small family has experienced COVID-19 – but we have …

COLLEGE FISHING: Red Hawks’ Bailey, Seagle invited to national championship tournament

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) bass anglers Lane Bailey and Adam Seagle have earned a formal invitation to compete in the 2020 Carhartt Bassmaster College National Championship. Bailey received an email on Tuesday formally inviting he and Seagle to the event. The top 50 anglers in points in the B.A.S.S. College Series standings receive an invite. Seagle …