COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: CVCC sweeps on Sophomore Night, runs win streak to 8

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – After honoring their four sophomores on ‘Sophomore Night’ the Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) women won in straight sets over visiting Richard Bland on Tuesday night in volleyball. The Red Hawks — ranked No. 14 in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II poll — won 25-23, 25-21, 25-20. CVCC’s sophomores honored were Na-Diea Atkins …

HIGH SCHOOLS: Wednesday’s schedule

HobbsDailyReport.com WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE A schedule of varsity athletic events on Wednesday for schools in the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A as compiled by HobbsDailyReport.com from schedules received. Schools that did not respond to a request for schedules or haven’t listed them on their websites are not included. Events postponed after the release of schedules that have …

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS: Tuesday’s first round results, second round pairings

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS TUESDAY’S FIRST ROUND RESULTS West 1A No. 3 LINCOLN CHARTER 3, No. 30 E. Wilkes 0 West 2A No. 1 FRED T. FOARD 3, No. 32 DRAUGHN 0 (25-8, 25-13, 25-16) No. 17 Ledford 3, No. 16 E. Gaston 0 No. 8 W. Wilkes 3, No. 25 South Point 0 No. 24 N. LINCOLN 3, …

MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Lenoir-Rhyne faces visiting Shaw on Wednesday night

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The final regular-season home match of the season comes Wednesday night for Lenoir-Rhyne University in men’s soccer with the Bears chasing their 10th victory of the season. Shaw University visits LRU for an 8:30 p.m. start at Moretz Stadium. The Bears won their most recent match on Saturday at Belmont Abbey, 3-0, after outshooting the Crusaders 33-1. …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Bears go for 10th win of the season on Saturday

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University goes for its 10th women’s soccer victory of the season on Saturday, playing a 1 p.m. conference match on the road against Anderson, S.C. The Bears improved to 9-5-1 overall in their most recent match – an 8-0 home victory over Shaw University – with their highest-scoring match since a nine-goal match in Oct. 2015 …