HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – It won’t be a part of this week’s South Fork 2A high school baseball tournament, but there’s one more game on tap for Maiden and Newton-Conover. The teams will play on Tuesday at 5 p.m. at Newton-Conover with free admission (donations will be accepted at the gate to go to charity). “Myself and Coach (Corey) Nunley felt …
COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Bears’ Salamon discus champ at Tri-City Classic
HobbsDailyReport.com JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Senior Haylea Salamon won the discus on Saturday for Lenoir-Rhyne University at East Tennessee State’s Tri-Star Classic. Salamon’s discus throw was 148 feet, 9 inches and was one of several NCAA Division II provisional-qualifying events for the Bears. She advanced to the NCAA Division II championships in 2015. LRU next competes at the University of …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: No. 2 Queens downs top-seeded Bears, wins league tourney
HobbsDailyReport.com WINGATE – Katie Wardle’s six goals on Sunday sparked second-seeded Queens as it beat top-seeded Lenoir-Rhyne University 13-9 to capture the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) tournament title in women’s lacrosse. Junior Gabby Sousa had four goals for the Bears (9-9) but it wasn’t enough to hold off Queens (11-8) as the Royals won the tournament for the fifth straight …
MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: No. 2 Wingate topples Bears for league tourney title
HobbsDailyReport.com WINGATE – Beating Lenoir-Rhyne University for the first time in seven matches on Sunday, the Wingate men won the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) championship in lacrosse. The Bulldogs (11-5), seeded No. 2, snapped a 12-match win streak by the top-seeded Bears (16-2), winning 12-9 to earn a bid into the NCAA Division II playoffs. LRU — ranked third in …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Red Hawks take weekend series over Patrick Henry
HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Patrick Henry Community College (PHCC) spoiled the final home game of 17 departing Catawba Valley Community (CVCC) players on Sunday, dropping the Red Hawks 6-2 at Legion Fairgrounds on Sophomore Day. CVCC won the series, though, after sweeping a doubleheader on Saturday with wins of 5-1 and 16-6 in six innings at Henkel-Alley Field. After Sunday’s game, …