HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS: Hickory’s Hanvey sparkles; Bandys remains unbeaten

HobbsDailyReport.com Pierson Hanvey’s complete game that included holding visiting Watauga to five hits and striking out nine carried Hickory to a 7-0 high school baseball victory on Thursday night. The Red Tornadoes (5-4, 2-3) picked up their second shutout win of the season (the other was 25-0 over Statesville) and gained head coach David Craft his 455th career win. He …

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Bears’ win streak reaches 16 before Catawba wins handily

HobbsDailyReport.com SALISBURY – Lenoir-Rhyne University got its softball win streak to 16 in a row on Thursday before Catawba snapped the streak by winning the second game of a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) doubleheader. The Bears, ranked No. 11 in NCAA Division II, won the first game 2-1 and Catawba prevailed 8-1 in the nightcap. LRU is 26-5 overall and …

COLLEGE TENNIS: Wingate sweeps Lenoir-Rhyne in conference matches

HobbsDailyReport.com THURSDAY’S SUMMARIES MEN WINGATE 6, LENOIR-RHYNE 3 (at Wingate Tennis Complex) Singles: Daniel Belsito (W) d. Hamed Gandouz, 6-0, 6-4; Josep Canyadell (W) d. Tales Miranda, 6-1, 6-3; Matthew Jones (W) d. Tomas Hons, 7-6, 6-2; Enrico Giacomini (W) d. Shane O’Dea, 6-2, 6-2; Alex Ayguavives (LRUU) d. Tamir Geva, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5; Paul Lenz (LRUU) d. Duncan Addison, …

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER: Standings through Thursday (conference matches only)

HIGH SCHOOL STANDINGS GIRLS SOCCER (conference matches only through Thursday) SOUTH FORK 2A Lake Norman Charter                   3-0-0 Maiden                                                  2-0-0 Lincolnton                                            2-1-0 E. Lincoln                                             1-1-0 Newton-Conover                              2-2-0 N. Lincoln                                             1-1-0 Bandys                                                   0-3-0 W. Lincoln                                            0-4-0 NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A …

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Standings through Thursday (conference games only)

HIGH SCHOOL STANDINGS SOFTBALL (conference games only through Thursday) SOUTH FORK 2A Maiden                                         4-1 W. Lincoln                                  4-1 Newton-Conover                    3-1 N. Lincoln                                   3-1 E. Lincoln                                    3-2 Bandys                     …