HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The Lenoir-Rhyne University women return to action on Saturday with a home conference basketball game against Tusculum. The Bears (7-5) face the Pioneers at 2 p.m. at Shuford Gym in a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) game. LRU fell 77-73 in its most recent game, falling to Limestone in Hickory last Saturday. The Bears had four double-figure scorers …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Local NASCAR driver will be honored Saturday at CVCC game
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Matt DiBenedetto, a Fred T. Foard High graduate and NASCAR driver, will sign autographs and be honored in a halftime ceremony Saturday at a Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) women’s basketball game. CVCC plays Cape Fear Community College in the Tarlton Complex at 1 p.m. on Saturday and admission is free. DiBenedetto, 27, is entering his fifth …
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne signs 6, including former Newton-Conover player
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University has six mid-year signees for its 2019 football recruiting class, which includes tight end Josh Ramseur of Newton-Conover High transferring in from Elon University. Bears head coach Drew Cronic announced four new players from Georgia and another from Florida. The class includes two defensive backs, a true freshman, two red-shirt freshmen, two juniors and Ramseur. …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Walters State deals CVCC third loss of season
HobbsDailyReport.com MORRISTOWN, Tenn. – Walters State defeated visiting Catawba Valley Community College 65-40 on Wednesday night in women’s basketball, handing the Red Hawks their third loss of the season. Sherry Johnson and Zharia Brown each scored 10 points for CVCC, which dropped to 6-3. The game was originally scheduled on Dec. 10 but postponed by bad weather. The Senators (11-2) …
HIGH SCHOOL WINTER SPORTS: Schedule for Thursday, Friday, Saturday
HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL WINTER SPORTS SCHEDULE Varsity basketball, wrestling and swimming events scheduled Thursday through Saturday 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. to 6:30 …