HobbsDailyReport.com MARS HILL – Shooting 64 percent in the second half, the Lenoir-Rhyne University men rolled past Mars Hill 96-79 on Saturday in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) basketball. Djibril Diallo scored 23 points and Jon Jean had a season-high 10 assists as the Bears improved to 18-8 overall and 11-7 in the conference. Mars Hill dropped to 9-16, 3-14. LRU …
MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Tampa wins, keeps Lenoir-Rhyne winless (0-3)
HobbsDailyReport.com MARIETTA, Ga. – Tampa kept the Lenoir-Rhyne University men winless this season on Saturday with a 16-11 lacrosse victory in a match played at Pope High in Georgia. Three Tampa players – Colin White, Jake Mosher and Matt Vetter – had hat tricks as the Bears fell to 0-3. LRU plays on Sunday against Florida Tech in Savannah (Ga.) …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Newberry completes sweep of Lenoir-Rhyne
HobbsDailyReport.com NEWBERRY, S.C. – Newberry College completed a three-game sweep of Lenoir-Rhyne University on Saturday in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) baseball, dowing the Bears 14-2 and 6-5 in an extra-inning game. The visiting Bears fell to 5-9 overall and 0-3 in the league heading into their next game on Tuesday at Belmont Abbey College (5 p.m.). Newberry improved to 11-4 …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Cape Fear snaps Red Hawks’ 15-game win streak
HobbsDailyReport.com WILMINGTON – Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) fell behind by as many as 16 points in the opening quarter Saturday and never recovered as host Cape Fear Community College won 83-61 to snap the Red Hawks’ 15-game win streak. Cape Fear, ranked No. 20 in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), withstood a 20-point game by Sherry Johnson …
GIRLS HOOP PLAYOFFS TIDBITS: Red Tornadoes’ 28th straight bid starts with Ashbrook
Can Freedom join Bandys by winning sixth state title? By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Tidbits about the high school girls’ basketball teams from the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A that are in the state playoffs, which begin Tuesday night at the higher seed(s): 2A No. 18 Madison (16-10) at No. 15 Bandys (16-8), 6 p.m.: Trojans …