COLLEGE BASEBALL: Bears prep for home opener on Wednesday against Barton

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY –Lenoir-Rhyne University’s first home baseball game of the season is Wednesday, with a first pitch against Barton College at 5 p.m. The Bears (1-2) started their season with a three0-game series against Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla. Rollins won the third and final game of the series 3-2 on Sunday, winning on a ninth-inning walk-off suicide squeeze …

HIGH SCHOOL WINTER SPORTS: This week’s schedule

HobbsDailyReport.com THIS WEEK’S HIGH SCHOOL WINTER SPORTS SCHEDULE   Varsity basketball, wrestling and swimming events scheduled this week by South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A teams, as compiled by HobbsDailyReport.com from schedules provided by the schools that responded to a request. Game times are listed, if available, and varsity girls’ games generally start in the 6:15 p.m. …

STATE DUAL-TEAM WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS: Unbeaten St. Stephens wins 3A championship

HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – St. Stephens High’s wrestlers reached their goal on Saturday, beating Cape Fear 41-25 to capture the state 3A dual-team championship. The unbeaten Indians (43-0) — in the most dominant season in school history — collected their school’s first dual-team title in their fourth trip to the state finals. Coach Billy Baker’s team celebrated in the Greensboro Coliseum …

STATE DUAL-TEAM WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS: West Lincoln repeats as state’s best in 2A

HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – West Lincoln High has repeated as the state’s 2A dual-team wrestling champion, winning handily over Croatan at the Greensboro Coliseum on Saturday. See the press release from the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) for more details: 2A: West Lincoln runs away with back-to-back titles with 60-14 victory over Croatan GREENSBORO – West Lincoln got seven …