WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Lenoir-Rhyne signees include Mallard Creek star

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University has signed two women’s tennis players, one from Ohio and one from North Carolina. On Thursday in a press release from the LRU sports information office, the school announced women’s tennis head coach Tom Rees landed Alexander Garofoli of Springboro, Ohio and Spencer Cochran of Charlotte for 2018-19. Garofoli is ranked No. 12 in the …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Red Hawks’ Lester signs with UNC Pembroke

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY — While it’s early in her sophomore basketball season at Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC), Shaniya Lester has already cemented her future. Lester, a 5-foot-6 guard from North Mecklenburg High, signed Wednesday to play basketball next season at UNC Pembroke, CVCC athletic officials said in a Thursday press release. “I feel like I made a great decision to …

HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE: Thursday’s athletic events

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 Lake Norman Charter and Lincolnton …