HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Carson-Newman doubled Lenoir-Rhyne University in scoring in overtime on Saturday to beat the Bears 89-79 in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) men’s basketball. Click the link for a complete box at Carson-Newman’s athletic page, plus complete play-by-play: http://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-baskbl/2017-18/files/0203CNMB-Lenoir-Rhyne.pdf LRU fell to 9-12 overall and 7-8 in the SAC and next plays on Wednesday at 8 p.m., facing Catawba …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Brown-led Red Hawks roll past Clinton JC, 100-56
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Freshman Zharia Brown set a new career-high in scoring and Shaniya Lester had another 20-point game as Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) picked up a 100-56 women’s basketball victory Saturday over Clinton Junior College. Brown scored 19 points and Lester had 21 — her fourth straight game with 20 or more – as the 18th-ranked Red Hawks …
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Bryant & Stratton scores 100, beats Red Hawks
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Paced by three players with 19 points each, visiting Bryant & Stratton rolled past Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) 100-78 in men’s basketball on Saturday. Gerald Simpkins, Daryus Evans and Caleb Miles each approached 20 points in a win by the Bobcats (15-6, 11-3 Region X) at the Tarlton Complex. Sophomore Myles Williams paced the Red Hawks …
MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Buduo scores 4 goals as Bears roll in season-opener
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY –Joe Buduo scored four goals on Saturday, sparking seventh-ranked Lenoir-Rhyne University’s 18-7 victory over Young Harris that opened the Bears’ men’s lacrosse season. Buduo, a junior attacker, led all scorers. LRU also got two goals and two assists each from freshman attacker Myles Moffat and senior midfielder Ben Corrigan. LRU went up 7-1 by the eight-minute, 37 seconds …
STATE 2A DUAL-TEAM WRESTLING: West Lincoln cruises to another championship
HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – With eight victories by pin – including four in the first four matches – West Lincoln High rolled to a state 2A dual-team wrestling championship on Saturday at the Greensboro Coliseum Fieldhouse. In the first neutral site championship in the dual-team format’s 29-year history, the Rebels outpointed Croatan 54-16 to win their third state 2A dual-team title. …