MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Oglesby scores 27 as Red Hawks win in tournament
HobbsDailyReport.com HUDSON – Guard Tyrell Oglesby scored a career-high 27 points on Saturday as Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) defeated Combine Academy 98-93 in the Chick-Fil-A Classic men’s basketball tournament. CVCC (3-3) rebounded from a Friday loss in the tournament, played at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (CCC&TI). The Red Hawks trailed 54-45 at halftime, but Oglesby scored 21 …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Red Hawks win confererence opener over Brunswick
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Nikkyana McCaskill and Shaniya Lester combined for 37 points on Friday, sparking a 69-50 victory by the Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) women in basketball. McCaskill scored 19 points and Lester added 18 as the Red Hawks, playing at home, improved to 2-1 overall by beating Brunswick Community College in the first conference game of the season …
LENOIR-RHYNE FOOTBALL: Fired head coach thanks school for 2 years in that position
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Mike Kellar, fired Wednesday by Lenoir-Rhyne University, posted a message on Twitter on Saturday thanking the university for his two seasons as the Bears’ head football coach. The message – at https://twitter.com/coach_kellar — said: “Can’t thank Lenoir-Rhyne enough for the opportunity they gave me and my staff. I loved every second of coaching that …
STATE 2A BOYS SOCCER: Red Devils grab third state title in school history
HobbsDailyReport.com RALEIGH – Sophomore Jon Joplin registered 11 saves and senior Francisco Tapia delivered the goal Newton-Conover High needed on Saturday to win another state boys’ soccer championship. Joplin withstood 15 shots by First Flight as head coach Angelo Palozzi’s Red Devils won 1-0 to finish undefeated (27-0-2) and capture their third state soccer title. Tapia, a freshman who was …