WOMEN’S COLLEGE GOLF: O’Connor wins in playoff, leads Bears to tourney title

HobbsDailyReport.com MONROE – Ainee O’Connor rallied to win an individual title on the first playoff hole, and Lenoir-Rhyne University’s women won the Wingate Intercollegiate Challenge on Tuesday at the Rolling Hills Country Club. The Bears finished at 39-over par 615 to edge Wingate by 10 strokes in the team standings on a par-72, 5,968-yard course, wrapping up a second team …

MEN’S COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Bears’ Lotharp wins conference weekly award

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. –A third-place finish by Lenoir-Rhyne University’s P.J. Lotharp in the 100-meter dash over the weekend at the 49er Classic netted him conference honors on Tuesday. Lotharp, a sophomore from Indian Trail, was selected as the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week for men. He finished third in Charlotte with a school-record time …

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Bears’ Kenley, Boone given conference’s weekly awards

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – After winning all six of their games last week and stretching a win streak to 15 games, Lenoir-Rhyne University swept the women’s weekly softball honors for the South Atlantic Conference (SAC). Bears pitcher Emily Kenley won the league’s Pitcher of The Week award and catcher Erin Boone won Player of The Week, conference officials announced …

CATAWBA COUNTY SPORTS HALL OF FAME: 3 from Class of 2018 were stars at Bandys

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Three of the six newest picks to enter the Catawba County Sports Hall of Fame (CCSHOF) – Vernon Odom, Chris Douglas and the late Bob J. Lutz – came from the athletic programs at Bandys High. Selections for the Class of 2018 were released on Tuesday afternoon by the Hickory Metro Sports Commission and they also include …

HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS: Tuesday’s results, postponements (as of 11:55 p.m.)

HobbsDailyReport.com A schedule of athletic events on Tuesday for schools in the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A, compiled from schedules the schools provided HobbsDailyReport.com, with starting times if they were listed on the schedules. Some schools did not respond to a request for schedules. Events added to the schedules via postponements or moved to another date …