SAC MEN’S BASKETBALL: Catawba nips LRU for title; both get into NCAA Division II bracket

Big semifinal win over Queens helps Bears earn at-large bid   HobbsDailyReport.com GREENVILLE, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s first appearance in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) basketball tournament final since 2005 fell short of a title. Second-seeded Catawba edged the fifth-seeded Bears 71-67 at Furman’s Timmons Arena on Sunday afternoon, earning the SAC’s automatic bid into the NCAA Division II tournament. …

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Saturday’s regional results; pairings for state championships

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS (Next Saturday at UNC, N.C. State) BOYS 1A No. 2 Henderson Collegiate (31-2) vs. No. 3 Bishop McGuinness (23-8), 2:30 p.m., UNC 2A No. 1 Farmville Central (31-0) vs. No. 2 Forest Hills (29-2), 7:30 p.m., N.C. State 3A No. 4 Burlington Williams (27-3) vs. No. 1 SW Guilford (31-0), 7:30 p.m., UNC 4A No. 3 …

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: In last 10 seasons, S. Caldwell, Bunker Hill rank 1-2 in winning percentage

HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL RECORDS, LAST 10 SEASONS   Unofficial records of area high school baseball teams over the last 10 seasons (2008-2018), listed in order of winning percentage: SCHOOL                                                  RECORD                WINNING PERCENTAGE South Caldwell                                         233-43                         .844 Bunker Hill                                                192-82                           .700 Hickory                                                      148-107         …