COLLEGE BASEBALL: Smith third-team All-American; CVCC’s had one in 7 straight seasons

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – For the seventh year in a row, a Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) baseball player has earned All-American status. Sophomore pitcher Julian Smith, from Concord, has been named a third-team All-American by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). He’s the first pitcher in CVCC baseball history to be chosen as an All-American. “It’s a great feeling …

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Red Hawks take field Wednesday at No. 11 in country

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) takes the field on Wednesday up six spots – to No. 11 – in the latest National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II rankings in baseball. The Red Hawks (11-6), who were 17th in the previous rankings released on Jan. 25, play a doubleheader on Wednesday at USC Lancaster with the …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Red Hawks add Carver to coaching staff

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College’s newest women’s basketball assistant coached last season at rival Louisburg College. Red Hawks head coach Tisha England announced Monday she’s adding Tara Carver to her coaching staff. Carver was named an assistant coach for Louisburg’s varsity women last winter and was head coach of the women’s junior varsity team. The varsity went 26-6 …