WOMEN’S COLLEGE SPORTS: Ex-St. Stephens star finalist for Panthers scholarship

HobbsDailyReport.com CHARLOTTE – Ashley Markland, a four-year volleyball player at Lenoir-Rhyne University, is a finalist for a Carolinas Panthers Graduate Scholarship to support graduate level studies. Markland — who played high school volleyball at St. Stephens — will graduate this month with a 3.90 GPA and with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science. The Carolina Panthers award two $10,000 scholarships …

HIGH SCHOOLS: Panthers will honor Hickory swimmer Durak at Dec. 10 game

HobbsDailyReport.com CHARLOTTE – The Carolina Panthers will honor a Hickory High championship swimmer at their game on Dec. 10. Anna Durak, a senior at HHS, will receive the 2017 Carolina Panthers Community Captain Award, a press release from the Hickory Public Schools (HPS) said. Durak has won a state championship in swimming in each of her previous three seasons. She …