HobbsDailyReport.com Fred T. Foard High is the top seed for the Northwestern Foothills 2A volleyball tournament that begins on Monday with three matches. The Tigers earned a first-round bye via winning the league regular season race, going 12-0 to finish two games up on second-place West Iredell. Monday’s opening matches are at 6 p.m. The semifinals will be at Foard …
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS: Indians’ Cuervo wins 3A singles title in Northwestern 3A-4A
HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT RESULTS NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A (3A tournament at Hickory High) FRIDAY’S RESULTS SINGLES First round Lee Katia (Freedom) d. Caeley Arne (Alexander Central) 6-1, 6-2 Lauren Templeton (Watauga) d. Alyssa Hefner (W. Caldwell) by default Kristin Ratliff (Alexander Central) d. Sarah Atwood (St. Stephens) 6-1, 6-0 Quarterfinals Dawson Clifford (Hickory) d. Lee Katia (Freedom) …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Bears in third place, have key home match Wednesday against Catawba
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – A key conference home match is next for the Lenoir-Rhyne University women in soccer as they try to snap a three-match losing streak. The Bears (7-5-1, 5-3-0) are in third place behind Carson-Newman (6-1) and Anderson, S.C. (5-1-1) in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) and just ahead of Catawba (4-2) and Lincoln Memorial (4-2). Catawba visits LRU …
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Sixth-place Bears face Mars Hill next in conference race
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University goes into next week — when it has three South Atlantic Conference (SAC) matches – in sixth place in volleyball. Unbeaten Wingate downed the host Bears 3-1 on Friday night and LRU defeated Coker earlier in the week, snapping a three-game losing streak. LRU’s next action is Tuesday at 7 p.m. at home against Mars …
MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Lenoir-Rhyne nips Lincoln Memorial, goes into week in first place
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s men head into next week atop the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) soccer standings after winning on Saturday. The Bears used two penalty kicks and a long-range shot to nip visiting Lincoln Memorial 3-2 on Saturday at LRU, improved to 7-4 overall and 6-2 in the SAC. Tusculum defeated LRU 2-1 in overtime on Thursday at …