HIGH SCHOOLS: This week’s scheduled athletic events

HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL WINTER SPORTS SCHEDULE A schedule of winter sports events for varsity sports teams in the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A, compiled from schedules of schools that responded to a request from HobbsDailyReport.com. The schedule includes all varsity basketball teams and all varsity wrestling teams, at this point, other than North Lincoln from the …

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Bears fall, go 2-3 in tournament in Alabama

HobbsDailyReport.com GULF SHORES, Ala. – A five-run sixth inning wiped out Lenoir-Rhyne University’s lead on Sunday as Alabama-Huntsville nipped the Bears 6-4 in women’s softball. The Chargers improved to 5-1 with a victory on the final day of the Gulf Coast Invitational while the Bears headed home at 2-3. Senior Mackenzie Cates had the only RBI for LRU in an …

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne wins twice, off to 3-0 start to season

HobbsDailyReport.com FLORENCE, S.C. – The Bears are already hot. Lenoir-Rhyne University remained unbeaten in baseball on Saturday by beating Southern Wesleyan 4-0 and Francis Marion 7-5 in the Carolinas Hospital System Classic. The Bears don’t play again until Wednesday when they face Barton in a doubleheader at McCrary Park in Asheboro with a 1 p.m. start. LRU 4, Southern Wesleyan …

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne splits, sits 2-2 headed into Sunday’s game

HobbsDailyReport.com GULF SHORES, Ala. – Lenoir-Rhyne University again went 1-1 at the Gulf Coast Invitational on Saturday, beating Shorter 7-2 and falling 5-2 to seventh-ranked North Georgia. The Bears (2-2) close the tournament on Sunday with a 12:15 p.m. game against Alabama-Huntsville. LRU 7, Shorter 2 LRU junior outfielder Erin Boone hit a two-run home run while junior Emily Kenley …