COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne sweeps, runs home mark this season to 20-0

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The Bears are still unbeaten in women’s softball games at home this season. Lenoir-Rhyne University swept visiting Mars Hill 6-5 and 10-1 on Sunday – on Senior Day at Bears Field — to run its win streak to 10 games and improve to 20-0 at home this season. The Bears (36-5, 13-1), ranked No. 12 in NCAA …

CRAWDADS: Off to 0-3 start after falling to Greensboro again on Sunday

HobbsDailyReport.com SUNDAY’S RESULT FROM GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS 4, CRAWDADS 3 Crawdads’ current record: 0-3. Boxscore http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2018_04_08_hicafx_gboafx_1&t=g_box&sid=milb Scoring http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2018_04_08_hicafx_gboafx_1&t=g_log&sid=milb Next Monday: at Delmarva (Md.), 7 p.m. Tuesday: at Delmarva (Md.), 7 p.m. Wednesday: at Delmarva (Md.), 10:35 a.m.

HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS: This week’s schedule

HobbsDailyReport.com A schedule of athletic events this week for schools in the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A, compiled from schedules the schools provided HobbsDailyReport.com, with starting times if they were listed on the schedules. Some schools did not respond to a request for schedules. Events added to the schedules via postponements or moved to another date …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Bears win, need 1 more to clinch share of league title

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY — Getting nine goals from a trio of players sparked Lenoir-Rhyne University to a 14-4 home women’s lacrosse victory on Saturday over Lincoln Memorial. The Bears (6-7, 6-0) remained unbeaten in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) as junior attacker Gabby Sousa scored four goals, and sophomore attacker Cathleen Gaffney, junior midfielder Rachel Elmore and sophomore midfielder Michelle Tang …

CRAWDADS: Complete series Sunday in Greensboro, then head to Delmarva (Md.)

HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – The third game of the South Atlantic League (SAL) baseball season between the Hickory Crawdads and Greensboro Grasshoppers on Saturday was rained out. The teams are scheduled to close the series on Sunday at 2 p.m. in Greensboro. The Crawdads then play three games at Delmarva (Md.) – Monday and Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. and Wednesday 10:35 …