COLLEGE BASEBALL: Russ’ grand slam leads Red Hawks to 33rd victory

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Kyran Russ’ grand slam was a highlight Thursday as Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) grabbed its 33rd victory of the baseball season, downing visiting Rockingham Coummity College 14-8. Russ hit his 10th home run of the season in the second inning at the Legion Fairgrounds, and the Red Hawks (33-11) had 13 hits in the victory. CVCC …

SAC TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Both LRU teams in top 4 after first day

HobbsDailyReport.com CHARLOTTE – Both Lenoir-Rhyne University outdoor track and field teams headed into Friday’s second day of the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Championships in fourth place. In competition at Johnson C. Smith’s Irwin Belk Track, the Bears’ women had 26 ½ points and the LRU men had 20 points. The men share fourth place with Anderson, S.C. Queens led the …

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS: E. Lincoln beats Maiden, wins South Fork 2A title

HobbsDailyReport.com THURDAY’S SUMMARIES EAST LINCOLN 5, MAIDEN 4 Singles: Luke Laney (M) d. Joel Reiter 6-1, 6-0; Pat Lichtenwalner (M) d. Nick Colannino 6-4, 6-6 (4-7), 10-6; Chase Hines (EL) d. Jake Dalton 6-3, 6-2; Afton McRee (M) d. Abhi Mehta 6-3, 6-0; Will Owens (EL) d. Travis Berry 6-2, 2-6, 10-8; Cole Wharton (EL) d. Warner Laxton 3-6, 6-2, …

MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Lenoir-Rhyne has first-team All-SAC doubles team

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University has an All-South Atlantic Conference first-team doubles team in men’s tennis. In selections released on Wednesday, conference coaches voted the Bears’ Shane O’Dea and Hamed Gandouz to the first team. They went 7-2 overall and 5-1 in the conference. O’Dea is a junior from Dublin, Ireland and Gandouz is a junior from Hammam …

HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS: Friday’s schedule

HobbsDailyReport.com A schedule of athletic events on Friday for schools in the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A, compiled from schedules the schools provided HobbsDailyReport.com, with starting times if they were listed on the schedules. Some schools did not respond to a request for schedules. Events added to the schedules via postponements or moved to another date …