HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s spring football game is scheduled March 9 at 5 p.m. and will follow a groundbreaking ceremony an hour earlier for the Neill McGeachy Sports Performance Center. The game at Moretz Stadium is free admission. LRU, which returns 20 starters from a 12-2 team that finished at No. 8 in the NCAA Division II rankings, will …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Sousa, Elmore combine for 9 goals as Bears win at home
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Gabby Sousa scored five goals and Rachel Elmore added four on Monday as Lenoir-Rhyne University edged visiting North Greenville (S.C.) 16-12 in women’s lacrosse. The victory evened the Bears’ record at 2-2 and left the Crusaders at 2-4. LRU’s next match is at home Saturday at 3 p.m. against Virginia Wise. The Bears withstood a late surge …
COLLEGE GOLF: Lenoir-Rhyne women in fifth, men in seventh at Battle of Hilton Head
HobbsDailyReport.com HILTON HEAD, S.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne University women are fifth and the men are seventh after Monday’s opening round of the Battle of Hilton Head. LRU’s women shot a 27-over par 315 while the Bears shot a 4-over 302. The final rounds of the tournament are Tuesday starting at 9 a.m. LRU junior Ainee O’Connor and senior Chelsea Mansel …
SPRING SPORTS ROUNDUP: Smith, McPherson combine for 1-hitter as Hickory wins baseball opener
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Zach Smith and Zane McPherson combined on a 1-hitter on Monday, leading Hickory High to a 14-1 home endowment baseball game victory over Statesville to open the season. Bryce Stober, William Stewart, Brody Scarborough, Grayson Lineberger and Blake Kiser each had two hits for the Red Tornadoes. The victory opened the 29th season as head coach at …
BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Gabriels ready to chase another state 1A title
HobbsDailyReport.com Nice story from The Gaston Gazette on former Bandys High guard Brad Gabriel and coaching his son, Jackson, at Lincoln Charter. Jackson Gabriel has set the record for most 3-pointers in a career in N.C. basketball history. The Eagles are 21-6 as they start the state 1A playoffs at home on Tuesday night against Cherokee, and they are 104-19 …