HobbsDailyReport.com Conference co-champions Watauga and Hickory had the top player and coach, respectively, in boys’ high school soccer this year in the Northwestern 3A-4A. The All-Northwestern 3A-4A team — selected in voting by the league’s head coaches — is led by Watauga’s Jair Alvarez as Player of the Year and Hickory’s Brian Jillings as Coach of the Year. The league’s …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: USC Aiken sends Lenoir-Rhyne to an 0-2 start
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s women will try to gain their first basketball win of the season on Thursday night after starting 0-2 in the Peach Belt/South Atlantic Conference Challenge in Jefferson, City, Tenn. USC Aiken beat the Bears 86-69 on Saturday in the Challenge. LRU (0-2) faces UNC Pembroke on the road on Thursday at 7 p.m. Against USC …
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne faces Florida Tech in playoff opener
Bears’ win streak at 10 heading into Saturday’s home game HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University is the No. 3 seed in Super Regional Two and has a home game on tap Saturday in the NCAA Division II football playoffs. The NCAA released pairings on Sunday — pitting the Bears (10-1) against No. 6 seed Florida Tech (8-3) in the opening …
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS: Saturday’s fourth round results, pairings for Tuesday’s semifinals
STATE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER TOURNAMENT Tuesday’s state semifinals 1A East: No. 4 Camp Lejeune (12-5-0) at No. 2 Voyager Academy (20-3-2) West: No. 7 Polk County (15-10-1) at No. 1 Community School of Davidson (21-1-2) 2A East: No. 2 Clinton (24-1) at No. 1 First Flight (19-1-1) West: No. 4 NEWTON-CONOVER (22-3-1) at No. 3 Salisbury (24-2-1) 3A East: …
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS: N-C nips Hibriten, returns to West 2A title match
HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – Noel Fong scored both goals on Saturday night as fourth-seeded Newton-Conover High kept alive its hope of repeating as state 2A boys’ soccer champion with a 2-1 win over top-seeded Hibriten. The visiting Red Devils (22-3-1) handed the Panthers (24-1-2) their first loss the season to advance to Tuesday’s West 2A title match. Newton-Conover will play at …