WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Bears win, need 1 more to clinch share of league title

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY — Getting nine goals from a trio of players sparked Lenoir-Rhyne University to a 14-4 home women’s lacrosse victory on Saturday over Lincoln Memorial. The Bears (6-7, 6-0) remained unbeaten in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) as junior attacker Gabby Sousa scored four goals, and sophomore attacker Cathleen Gaffney, junior midfielder Rachel Elmore and sophomore midfielder Michelle Tang …

CRAWDADS: Complete series Sunday in Greensboro, then head to Delmarva (Md.)

HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – The third game of the South Atlantic League (SAL) baseball season between the Hickory Crawdads and Greensboro Grasshoppers on Saturday was rained out. The teams are scheduled to close the series on Sunday at 2 p.m. in Greensboro. The Crawdads then play three games at Delmarva (Md.) – Monday and Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. and Wednesday 10:35 …

MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Lenoir-Rhyne regular-season win streak reaches 21

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s win streak in regular-season men’s lacrosse matches reached 21 on Saturday when the Bears edged visiting Lincoln Memorial 14-11. LRU (12-1, 5-0), ranked No. 3 in NCAA Division II, got three goals each from senior midfielder Ben Corrigan and junior midfielder Quinn Kuhn at Moretz Stadium. The Bears’ ran their win streak to eight matches …

PRO SOCCER: USL Division III has Hickory on list of sites to visit for discussions about teams

HobbsDailyReport.com A professional soccer league looking for places to have teams has Hickory on a list of sites it will visit this week for discussions: https://www.usld3.com/news_article/show/904033?referrer_id=3950201

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Tusculum hammers Lenoir-Rhyne 24-4 to open weekend series

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Tusculum College hammered Lenoir-Rhyne University 24-4 on Friday to open a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) weekend baseball series at Bears Field. The Pioneers (19-19, 11-8) and Bears (23-15, 10-9) will play two games on Sunday to complete the series, starting at 2 p.m. Tusculum built a 9-0 lead on Friday through three innings. Daulton Martin hit a …