COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Sixth-place Bears face Mars Hill next in conference race

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University goes into next week — when it has three South Atlantic Conference (SAC) matches – in sixth place in volleyball. Unbeaten Wingate downed the host Bears 3-1 on Friday night and LRU defeated Coker earlier in the week, snapping a three-game losing streak. LRU’s next action is Tuesday at 7 p.m. at home against Mars …

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Red Hawks stay hot, collect 20-win season

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) reached 20 wins over the weekend in women’s volleyball and heads into a week in which it has four matches on the road. The Red Hawks, playing in the Wallace State Fall Bash in Hanceville, Ala., won matches over Coastal Alabama-South and Spartanburg Methodist on Saturday to improve 21-8. CVCC went 1-1 …

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Newberry extends Lenoir-Rhyne’s losing streak to 3

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWBERRY, S.C. – Newberry extended a losing streak by the visiting Lenoir-Rhyne University women in volleyball to three matches on Tuesday, beating the Bears 3-0 in a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) match. The Bears dropped to 12-6 overall and 6-5 in the league after falling on the road. Newberry improved to 8-11 overall and 3-9 in the SAC. LRU …

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: After winning 13 of last 14 matches, Red Hawks ranked No. 16 in country

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – After winning 13 of their last 14 volleyball matches, the Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) women are ranked in the top 20 teams in the country In the latest National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II Tachikra rankings released on Tuesday, the Red Hawks (17-7) are No. 16. “It’s great to be back in the polls,” …

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Red Hawks go 4-1 at Invitational, have won 13 of last 14 matches

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College’s women are hearing their head coach loud and clear as they head into the new week. “They definitely lived up to the expectations,” Red Hawks head coach Shannon Hudson said in a CVCC press release after her team went 4-1 over the weekend in the fourth annual Valley Invitational. “We’ve been telling them …