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 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. These teams will be added once their schedules are received – wrestling: Hibriten, West Lincoln and West Iredell. Game …

LOCAL ROUNDUP: Lenoir-Rhyne leads Echols Cup standings through fall sports

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Through fall sports, Lenoir-Rhyne University is leading the chase for the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Echols Athletic Excellence Award. The Bears have 487.5 points after winning league titles in football and sharing the title in men’s soccer, tying for second in women’s soccer and taking third place in women’s cross country. LRU was third in …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Valdosta State hammers Lenoir-Rhyne in NCAA Division II battle

HobbsDailyReport.com VALDOSTA, Ga. – The Bears are done. Valdosta (Ga.) State hammered Lenoir-Rhyne University 61-21 on Saturday in a Super Two Regional football playoff game, leaving LRU 12-2 in its first season under head coach Drew Cronic. The Bears had won 12 straight since falling to West Alabama in Cronic’s debut game. Valdosta State (12-0) scored the game’s first 27 …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Weddington ends Watauga’s pursuit of state 3AA title

Pioneers finish 13-1 after winning Northwestern 3A-4A championship HobbsDailyReport.com BOONE – One of the best football seasons in Watauga High history ended Friday night at home. The top-seeded Pioneers were eliminated by fifth-seeded Weddington 41-14, ending the season at 13-1 under head coach Ryan Habich after winning a Northwestern 3A-4A championship. Weddington (13-1) faces third-seeded Mount Tabor (10-4) at Mount …