EASTER CLASSIC: Hickory repeats as champ as Hanvey again wins tournament MVP

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – If it’s a Catawba County Easter Baseball Classic title game and the ball is in the hands of Hickory High’s Pierson Hanvey, polish up the trophy for the Red Tornadoes. Hanvey — whose pitching sparked Hickory when he won tournament MVP in 2017 — repeated that on Wednesday night in a 9-3 victory over top-seeded Alexander Central …

COLLEGE TENNIS: Lenoir-Rhyne men, Catawba women grab conference victories

HobbsDailyReport.com WEDNESDAY’S SUMMARIES MEN LENOIR-RHYNE 5, CATAWBA 4 (at Johnson Tennis Center, Salisbury) Singles: Luca Picci (C) d. Hamed Gandouz, 6-4, 7-6; Tales Miranda (LRU) d. Lucas Miller, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6; Ryan Reid (C) d. Shane O’Dea, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3; Cason Hiers (C) d. Tomas Hons, 7-6, 6-1; Samuel Schwarz (C) d. Alex Ayguavives, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3; Paul Lenz (LRU) …

MEN’S COLLEGE GOLF: Ace by Vogler leads Bears to seventh-place finish in Tennessee

HobbsDailyReport.com LOUDON, Tenn. – A hole-in-one by senior Jordan Vogler highlighted a seventh-place finish by the Lenoir-Rhyne University men on Wednesday as they closed play in the Tennessee River Rumble Intercollegiate. The Bears moved up four spots, finishing at 37-over par 613, at the Tennessee National Golf Club. Carson-Newman won the tournament, moving from a ninth-place tie after Tuesday’s opening …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Sousa scores 6 times as Lenoir-Rhyne rolls past Mars Hill

HobbsDailyReport.com MARS HILL – Gabby Sousa had six goals on Wednesday afternoon, leading Lenoir-Rhyne University to a 16-4 women’s lacrosse victory at Mars Hill that keeps the Bears undefeated in conference play. The Bears (5-7, 5-0) share first place in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) with Catawba as they head into their next match on Saturday at home against league …