HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Shaniya Lester scored 23 points on Saturday, leading Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) past Wake Tech 92-74 to become the top scorer in Red Hawks women’s basketball history. Lester was one of six CVCC players to score in double figures in a victory at the Tarlton Complex that left the Red Hawks 13-4 overall and 8-1 in …
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Louisburg rolls, extends CVCC’s losing streak to 3
HobbsDailyReport.com LOUISBURG – Louisburg College extended Catawba Valley Community College’s losing streak in men’s basketball to three games on Saturday, beating the visiting Red Hawks 103-65. Seth McCoy paced the Hurricanes (15-4, 9-n Region X) with 24 points, including 16 in the first half. Lewis Freeman (16 points), Jalen Gaddy (15 points) and Jordan Oakley (12 points) also reached double …
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: South Fork 2A regular-season champ W. Lincoln adds tourney title
HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN – The same 1-2 battle that defined the South Fork 2A’s first regular season in wrestling repeated itself on Saturday in the conference tournament at Maiden. Regular-season champion West Lincoln won the tournament, scoring 234 ½ points, in a virtual head-to-head battle with Newton-Conover. The Red Devils, who has 197 ½ points on Saturday, finished second in the …
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: Tigers grab 5th straight league tourney title; next up is N-C
HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Wrestling in their own gym, Fred T. Foard High’s Tigers kept on cruising Saturday by winning the Northwestern Foothills 2A tournament title, their fifth consecutive conference tournament victory. After winning four straight league tournaments in 3A, Foard won another in its first season in its new 2A conference by scoring 275.5 points to easily outdistance second-place Bunker …
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: St. Stephens wins Northwestern 3A-4A tournament
HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE – St. Stephens High added the Northwestern 3A-4A wrestling tournament title to its regular-season conference championship on Saturday at Alexander Central. The Indians outpointed second-place Alexander Central by 20 after winning individual titles in the 120, 132, 138, 182 and 195 weight classes. Alexander Central had weight class champions at 106, 160 and 220 pounds. St. Stephens’ Graham …