MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Bears open SAC tourney at Tusculum, go for 20th win

HobbsDailyReport.com HARROGATE, Tenn. – Fresh off a big home win, the Lenoir-Rhyne University men head into the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) basketball tournament chasing their 20th win of the season. LRU closed the regular season at home on Saturday, nipping Lincoln Memorial 85-83 on Senior Night to snap a 17-game losing streak in that series. The Bears (19-9, 12-8) are …

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Catawba Valley men prepare for play-in tourney game

Red Hawks (21-8) at home Monday night to face Vance Granville HobbsDailyReport.com By CODY DALTON Special To HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – After one of its most successful seasons in program history, the Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) men’s basketball team on Monday starts what it hopes will be a run to its first national tournament. The fifth-seeded Red Hawks (21-8, 13-7 …

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: CVCC rolls on Sophomore Day, picks up 21st win

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) cruised on Sophomore Day in the Tarlton Complex on Saturday, downing Fayetteville Tech 93-66 in men’s basketball. The Red Hawks (21-8, 13-7 Region X) have tied for the second-most wins in a season in school history and next play in the Region X/District O tournament. Pairings for the tournament have not been …

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Hot-shooting Bears top Mars Hill, sit fifth in league standings

HobbsDailyReport.com MARS HILL – Shooting 64 percent in the second half, the Lenoir-Rhyne University men rolled past  Mars Hill 96-79 on Saturday in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) basketball. Djibril Diallo scored 23 points and Jon Jean had a season-high 10 assists as the Bears improved to 18-8 overall and 11-7 in the conference. Mars Hill dropped to 9-16, 3-14. LRU …