HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: St. Stephens nips Spartans, improves to 7-2 in JV football

HobbsDailyReport.com Linebacker Mason Buff had 10 tackles and Sullivan Johnson ran for 78 yards and one touchdown as St. Stephens High nipped visiting South Caldwell 26-20 on Monday night in junior varsity football. The Indians (7-2, 3-2) are alone in third place in the Northwestern 3A-4A after winning, behind second-place South Caldwell (5-4, 4-1) and Alexander Central (7-0, 4-0). St. …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Red Hawks start season ranked No. 16

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) was ranked No. 16 in the first National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II women’s basketball poll released on Monday. The Red Hawks are ranked in the preseason for the first time since that sat No. 4 on Oct. 28, 2013. CVCC opens the season Nov. 8, playing the Montreat College …

MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Top-seeded Lenoir-Rhyne faces Coker on Tuesday night at LRU

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY — Lenoir-Rhyne University is the top seed for the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) men’s soccer tournament after tying Queens for the regular season championship. The tournament begins on Tuesday at the higher seeds and with No. 8 Coker playing at LRU at 7:30 p.m. The Bears and Royals share the league title with LRU grabbing the No. 1 …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Third-seeded Bears face Tusculum on Tuesday to open league tournament

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s women open the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) soccer tournament on Tuesday night with a home match. The Bears are the No. 3 seed and battle No. 6 Tusculum in Hickory on Tuesday at 5 p.m. in the first round. The semifinals and finals of the tournament shift to Manchaster Meadows on Friday and Sunday. Carson-Newman …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Junior varsity standings through Monday, this week’s games

HobbsDailyReport.com JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL STANDINGS (through games of Monday, Oct. 29) SOUTH FORK 2A                                                                       Conf.                  All Bandys                                                     6-0                        9-0 Maiden                                                   4-1                        6-2 N. Lincoln                                              4-1                        6-2 W. Lincoln                                              3-3                      6-3 Lincolnton                                               2-4 …