WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Bears nip St. Leo to gain third straight victory

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Two first-half goals were enough on Tuesday for Lenoir-Rhyne University’s women’s soccer team to beat visiting St. Leo 2-1 and win for the third straight match. Madi Kyle and Claire Neibergall each scored for the Bears (8-3-1), who got two saves from goalkeeper Alayna Morris. Kyle’s goal was her second of the season. Megan Charlton had six …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE GOLF: Lenoir-Rhyne wins Rendleman Invitational in Salisbury

HobbsDailyReport.com SALISBURY – Abbey Hartsell finished second and teammate Chelsea Mansel tied for third as the Lenoir-Rhyne University women’s golf team won the Patsy Rendleman Invitational on  Tuesday. Hartsell, a junior from Taylorsville, finished at 2-under par 142 and Mansel, from Greer, S.C., shot a 143 as the Bears closed at 14-over par 590 to edge Limestone by 11 strokes …

HIGH SCHOOLS: Watauga, East Burke name new head coaches

HobbsDailyReport.com BOONE – Jerry Moretz will coach the Watauga High softball team for a second time. The school announced Tuesday it has asked Moretz to replace Shelby Drummonds, who resigned last summer to accept a job in Alaska after one season with the Pioneers. Moretz coached Watauga’s varsity softball team from 1996-2000 and has spent time with the team as …

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS: Hickory, Watauga have 2 left in tourney singles

HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE – Hickory and Watauga each have two players left and Watauga has two doubles teams left after two rounds of the Northwestern 3A-4A’s high school girls’ tennis tournament for the league’s 3A teams. In singles, Destyne Wimbush and Dawson Clifford of Hickory advanced by winning twice on Tuesday and Lucy Gray and Magali Turner of Watauga also won …

HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE: Tuesday’s athletic events

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULE (compiled by HobbsDailyReport.com) A list of high school events scheduled by schools in the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A that responded to a schedule request from HobbsDailyReport.com. Game times are listed, if available, and events rescheduled or moved to another date may not be included. For more information about a particular event, …