HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Hickory at Alex Central game moved up to Thursday

HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE – The threat of rainy weather on Friday night has moved the Hickory at Alexander Central high school football game up by one night. On Tuesday, Alexander Central officials announced the Northwestern 3A-4A game — which closes the regular season for all of the conference’s teams — will now be played Thursday night at 7 p.m. at Alexander …

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: CVCC, off to 3-0 start, plays CCC&TI on Wednesday night

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) continued undefeated on Monday night in men’s basketball, erasing a halftime deficit to beat visiting Southern Wesleyan 88-64 and improve to 3-0. The Red Hawks haven’t been 3-0 since the 2015-16, and they go for a 4-0 start on Wednesday at 7 p.m., facing traditional rival Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Young Red Hawks start with road game on Thursday night

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Tisha England’s sixth season as head women’s basketball coach at Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) kicks off on Thursday night with seven freshmen on the roster. The Red Hawks were a record-setting 26-6 last season, playing primarily sophomores, and they open the new season on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. on the road against Montreat College’s junior varsity. …

COLLEGE SOCCER: Both Lenoir-Rhyne teams miss NCAA Division regional playoffs

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Both Lenoir-Rhyne University soccer teams missed the postseason when pairings for the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional were announced on Monday. The LRU men, who shared the regular season title with Queens and were the top seed for the conference tournament, finished 11-6. They fell to Anderson, S.C., in the SAC tournament semifinals. The LRU …