HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: East Lincoln clinches at least share of South Fork 2A volleyball title

LN Charter girls win South Fork 2A title by 1 stroke over Maiden HobbsDailyReport.com The South Fork 2A high school volleyball championship race will go down to the final conference playing date after East Lincoln and Maiden each won league matches on Tuesday night. Defending conference champion East Lincoln beat West Lincoln 3-0 at East Lincoln to go 12-1 in …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE GOLF: Bears’ Hartsell birdies at 18, wins Rendleman Invitational

HobbsDailyReport.com SALISBURY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Abbey Hartsell birdied No. 18 on Tuesday, closing the Patsy Rendleman Invitational as the individual champion as the Bears finished second as a team. LRU finished at 292-293—585, four strokes back of Limestone. Hartsell, a senior who was a prep golf star at Alexander Central, closed at 69-71—140 while Bears sophomore Morgan Robb tied for …

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Newberry extends Lenoir-Rhyne’s losing streak to 3

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWBERRY, S.C. – Newberry extended a losing streak by the visiting Lenoir-Rhyne University women in volleyball to three matches on Tuesday, beating the Bears 3-0 in a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) match. The Bears dropped to 12-6 overall and 6-5 in the league after falling on the road. Newberry improved to 8-11 overall and 3-9 in the SAC. LRU …

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: After winning 13 of last 14 matches, Red Hawks ranked No. 16 in country

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – After winning 13 of their last 14 volleyball matches, the Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) women are ranked in the top 20 teams in the country In the latest National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II Tachikra rankings released on Tuesday, the Red Hawks (17-7) are No. 16. “It’s great to be back in the polls,” …

HIGH SCHOOL X-C: 26th annual United Way Invitational runs Wednesday afternoon

Five-race schedule begins at 2:40 p.m. at Newton’s Southside Park HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – One of the nation’s top high school cross country events, now in its 26th year, will be run on Wednesday afternoon at Southside Park in Newton. The Catawba County United Way Cross Country Invitational, which traditionally draws, thousands or participants gets under way at 2:40 p.m. with …