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. …
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: West Lincoln wins South Fork 2A tourney with 14 finishing in top 3
HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – West Lincoln High had a wrestler finish in the top three – including five as individual weight class champions – en route to winning the South Fork 2A tournament on Saturday at Lincolnton. The Rebels scored 239 points, finishing ahead of Newton-Conover (219.5) with five weight champions, five runners-up and four wrestlers in third place. West Lincoln’s …
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: St. Stephens dominates Northwestern 3A-4A tourney with 7 champs
HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – St. Stephens High continued to dominate Northwestern 3A-4A wrestling on Saturday, rolling to the league’s tournament title with seven weight class champions at Freedom High. The Indians — 38-0 in dual-team matches and Northwestern 3A-4A regular-season champions — got eight wrestlers to title matches and won seven. They also added four wrestlers with third-place finishes. St. Stephens …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: CVCC overcomes 27 turnovers, extends win streak to 6
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Overcoming 27 turnovers, the Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) women ran their basketball win streak to six games on Friday, beating visiting Brunswick Community College 55-41. Milequa Eason and Sherry Johnson paced the Red Hawks (14-3, 9-1 in Region X) with 12 points each, while Aniya Taylor added 11 points. Eason added seven rebounds and seven steals, …
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: CVCC nips Louisburg, picks up 16th victory of season
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Balanced scoring led the Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) men past visiting Louisburg College 94-86 on Saturday afternoon in a Region X basketball game at the Tarlton Complex. Zach De La Cruz paced the Red Hawks (16-5, 8-4) with 13 points while Everett Palmer, Brandon Reeves and Sal-Bey Young added 11 points each. Young also recorded eight …