Bears tied for seventh; Wingate visits on Wednesday night HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – League-leading Anderson (S.C.) held off Lenoir-Rhyne University on Saturday in women’s basketball, nipping the host Bears 69-63 in a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) game. Anderson (21-2, 15-0 SAC) won despite LRU (11-11, 6-8) having three players score in double figures. Madline Hardy, Karlie Bearden and Kendall Toineeta …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Winless Bears (0-4) at home Sunday against Mount Olive
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University chases its first victory of the season on Sunday with a home game at 1 p.m. against Mount Olive. Mount Olive swept a doubleheader at Bears Field on Saturday – winning 16-2 and 7-3 to spoil LRU’s home debut – and drop the Bears to 0-4. Mount Olive touched LRU’s five pitchers for 11 hits …
SOUTH FORK 2A BASKETBALL: Maiden boys down E. Lincoln, grab share of league lead
Editor’s note: For game boxscore, see earlier post FRIDAY’S HS BOYS BASKETBALL SUMMARIES HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN – Maiden High’s boys assured the chase for a South Fork 2A basketball championship will go virtually to the wire by knocking off East Lincoln 62-53 on Friday night at Maiden. Avenging their last loss, the Blue Devils (20-2, 11-1) pulled even with the Mustangs …
COLLEGE TENNIS: Lenoir-Rhyne sweeps Southern Wesleyan
HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY’S TENNIS RESULTS (at YMCA of Catawba Valley) WOMEN LENOIR-RHYNE 6, SOUTHERN WESLEYAN 1 Singles: Diana Babinets (LRU) d. Jennifer Ball 6-4, 4-6 (10-5); Iva Jaknkovic (SW) d. Iulia Ponomareva 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6); Gemma Southwick (LRU) d. Chyna Jones 6-3, 6-2; Ally Garfoli (LRU) d. Alex Golliher 6-0, 6-0; Lucy Whelan (LRU) d. Caitlynn Nixon 6-0, 6-1; Sanne …
FRIDAY’S HS BOYS BASKETBALL SUMMARIES: Draughn wins, stays in contention for league title
HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL SUMMARIES NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A DRAUGHN 64, EAST BURKE 60 Draughn 12 19 18 15—64 E. Burke 12 18 12 18—60 DRAUGHN 64—Jeremiah Daye 27, Eli Poteet 14, Pritchard 9, Treadway 6, Robinson 4, Gray 2, Abee 2. EAST BURKE 60—Cam Propst 17, Aaron Morrison 16, Brittain 8, Shuford 6, Lor 5, Coble …