HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – St. Stephens High has scheduled a barbecue chicken dinner at the school as a fundraiser toward the purchase of state championship rings for its dual-team wrestlers. The event is set for March 15, a Friday, with pick up available from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., plus orders of 10 or more meals can be delivered. The menu …
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Hot-shooting Bears top Mars Hill, sit fifth in league standings
HobbsDailyReport.com MARS HILL – Shooting 64 percent in the second half, the Lenoir-Rhyne University men rolled past Mars Hill 96-79 on Saturday in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) basketball. Djibril Diallo scored 23 points and Jon Jean had a season-high 10 assists as the Bears improved to 18-8 overall and 11-7 in the conference. Mars Hill dropped to 9-16, 3-14. LRU …
MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Tampa wins, keeps Lenoir-Rhyne winless (0-3)
HobbsDailyReport.com MARIETTA, Ga. – Tampa kept the Lenoir-Rhyne University men winless this season on Saturday with a 16-11 lacrosse victory in a match played at Pope High in Georgia. Three Tampa players – Colin White, Jake Mosher and Matt Vetter – had hat tricks as the Bears fell to 0-3. LRU plays on Sunday against Florida Tech in Savannah (Ga.) …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Newberry completes sweep of Lenoir-Rhyne
HobbsDailyReport.com NEWBERRY, S.C. – Newberry College completed a three-game sweep of Lenoir-Rhyne University on Saturday in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) baseball, dowing the Bears 14-2 and 6-5 in an extra-inning game. The visiting Bears fell to 5-9 overall and 0-3 in the league heading into their next game on Tuesday at Belmont Abbey College (5 p.m.). Newberry improved to 11-4 …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Cape Fear snaps Red Hawks’ 15-game win streak
HobbsDailyReport.com WILMINGTON – Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) fell behind by as many as 16 points in the opening quarter Saturday and never recovered as host Cape Fear Community College won 83-61 to snap the Red Hawks’ 15-game win streak. Cape Fear, ranked No. 20 in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), withstood a 20-point game by Sherry Johnson …