MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Red Hawks feature 16 freshmen on men’s roster

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Sixteen of the 20 players Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) will have on its men’s basketball roster this season are freshmen. The challenge is one seventh-year Red Hawks head men’s basketball coach Bryan Garmroth is familiar with. “I don’t know the exact numbers, but I’ve had plenty of years with a lot of freshmen,” Garmroth said in …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Red Hawks expect to contend for conference crown

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Coming off a 20-win season, Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) women’s head basketball coach Tisha England is aiming for even more success this season. England, a former high school star at Newton-Conover, starts her fifth season as the Red Hawks’ head coach. Her team last season went 21-8 and 14-6 in the conference. The Red Hawks kick …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: CVCC wins 6th straight Region X tournament

HobbsDailyReport.com BOLIVIA – Catawba Valley Community College added its sixth straight Region X championship in women’s volleyball on Saturday to its run of six consecutive conference titles. The Red Hawks (25-8, 15-0) downed Cape Fear 3-1 at Brunswick Community College. Freshman Karsyn Mundy paced CVCC with 11 kills in the match, while sophomore Leslie Leonard added 10 kills and 3 …

GOLF: Catawba Valley Community College tournament a success

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College’s athletic department held it third annual golf tournament on Friday at Rock Barn Country Club & Spa in Conover. The fundraiser event was a success with eight teams participating. Golfers enjoyed a 1:30 p.m. shotgun start in a captain’s choice, 18-hole format. Carding a round of 53, the team of Brent Johnson, David …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Red Hawks move up 5 spots in national rankings

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Coming on the heels of a successful Valley Invitational, the Catawba Valley Community College volleyball team moved up in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II rankings on Tuesday. The Red Hawks, ranked 17th in last week’s Division II poll, moved up five spots to No. 12 in this week’s rankings. That’s the second-highest ranking …