HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Fred T. Foard High star Abby Settlemyre has signed to play college softball at North Carolina. Settlemyre hit. 714 last season with three home runs, seven doubles and two triples and stole 26 bases for the Tigers as a junior. She also drove in 18 runs, walked 15 times, had 45 hits and scored 44 runs. The …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne collects Sealey’s first win as head coach
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s women won their first game of the season — handing new head coach Cameron Sealey her first career win – with a 90-79 home basketball victory on Saturday over Mount Olive. The Bears (1-1) had five players in double figures at Shuford Gym, led by senior guard Justyce Swango’s 24 points. She also had nine …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Red Hawks sign 3 more recruits for 2018
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) has signed its fifth recruit for next year’s class in women’s volleyball. The Red Hawks announced they’ve landed Emma Clarke, a middle and right-side hitter from First Assembly Christian (14-5, 8-0 last season). “Anna brings tremendous size and reach to our Red Hawks blocking game,” CVCC head coach Shannon Hudson said in …
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SUMMARY: Francis Marion 78, Lenoir-Rhyne 70
HobbsDailyReport.com SATURDAY’S SUMMARY FRANCIS MARION 78, LENOIR-RHYNE 70 FRANCIS MARION (2-0) Detrek Browning 10-17 3-4 29; Warren Specht 4-6 3-3 13; Judah Alexander 5-8 0-0 10; Brandon Parker 2-4 5-7 9; Ryan Davis 3-10 2-2 8; Jaquez Smith 2-8 0-0 5; Victor Hunt 1-5 0-0 2; Kingsley Nwagboso 1-1 0-0 2; Kendall Wall 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-59 13-16 78. …
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Catawba nips LRU, sends Bears to second straight losing season
HobbsDailyReport.com SALISBURY – Kenyatta Greene finished with a game-high 142 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries, leading Catawba to a 24-20 win over Lenoir-Rhyne University in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) football on Saturday. Greene broke a 17-all tie with a 5-yard run that capped an eight-play, 75-yard drive with five minutes, nine seconds left in the third quarter as …