COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Red Hawks add star player from North Surry to 2018’s recruiting class

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) has added another star volleyball player to its recruiting class for 2018. The Red Hawks announced this week they’ll have Paige Sizemore from North Surry High join their roster. Red Hawks volleyball coach Shannon Hudson is excited to add Sizemore to her team. “Paige is a smart, athletic player with great high …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: After big Sophomore Night win, Red Hawks close with weekend road games

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – After winning big to honor its sophomores on Sophomore Night this week, the Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) women will close their regular season with two games this weekend. On Saturday, the Red Hawks (23-5, 18-2 Region X) face Brunswick Community College at 4 p.m. in Leland. The regular-season finale is Sunday, a 2 p.m. game at …

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Jeffries’ ninth-inning homer lifts Bears past Catawba

HobbsDailyReport.com SALISBURY – A ninth-inning solo home run allowed Lenoir-Rhyne University to win a conference baseball game on Friday night in which it pulled a triple play. Clayton Jeffries homered in the ninth inning to lift the visiting Bears past Catawba 3-2, leaving LRU at 14-6 overall and 3-1 in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) heading into a doubleheader against …

MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Bears wipe out 3-goal deficit to defeat Florida Tech

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Joe Buduo and Ben Corrigan each scored four times Friday, sparking Lenoir-Rhyne University’s men in a 14-12 home lacrosse victory over Florida Tech. The Bears, ranked No. 6 in NCAA Division II, improved to 5-1 with a win at Moretz Stadium and dropped Florida Tech to 1-3. LRU had to rally from a 3-0 deficit to win. …

HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS ROUNDUP: Black fans 12 as Spartans blank Panthers

HobbsDailyReport.com Trent Black and a reliever combined on a a one-hitter — with Black striking out 12 — to lead South Caldwell High past visiting Hibriten 4-0 on Friday night in baseball in Hudson. Jack Stevens had the only hit for the Panthers, and the Spartans made their five hits enough in support of Black and reliever Daniel Dye to …