WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Red Hawks sign star players from Foard, St. Stephens

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Two area high school players are headed to women’s volleyball careers at Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC). Jayln Rice of Fred T. Foard and Madison Bolch of St. Stephens have signed to play for the Red Hawks next season, CVCC’s athletic department announced in a press release. Each student-athlete signed this week at their high school. CVCC …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Lenoir-Rhyne signees include Mallard Creek star

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University has signed two women’s tennis players, one from Ohio and one from North Carolina. On Thursday in a press release from the LRU sports information office, the school announced women’s tennis head coach Tom Rees landed Alexander Garofoli of Springboro, Ohio and Spencer Cochran of Charlotte for 2018-19. Garofoli is ranked No. 12 in the …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Red Hawks’ Lester signs with UNC Pembroke

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY — While it’s early in her sophomore basketball season at Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC), Shaniya Lester has already cemented her future. Lester, a 5-foot-6 guard from North Mecklenburg High, signed Wednesday to play basketball next season at UNC Pembroke, CVCC athletic officials said in a Thursday press release. “I feel like I made a great decision to …

HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE: Thursday’s athletic events

HIGH SCHOOL WINTER SPORTS SCHEDULE A schedule of winter sports events for varsity sports teams in the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A, compiled from schedules of schools that responded to a request from HobbsDailyReport.com. The schedule includes all varsity basketball teams and all varsity wrestling teams, at this point, other than Lake Norman Charter and Lincolnton …