COLLEGE BASEBALL: Bears have 23 wins as they prep to play Lincoln Memorial next

HobbsDailyReport.com GREENWOOD, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University has surpassed its win total of last season and has its eyes on next reaching 25 wins. The Bears nipped Lander, S.C., on the road 9-8 on Tuesday — with sophomore Corbin Watson driving in four runs — to improve to 23-14. LRU won 22 games a year ago. Next up for the Bears …

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne win streak at 8 after sweep of Wingate

HobbsDailyReport.com WINGATE – The wins keep piling up for the Lenoir-Rhyne University’s softball team, two more coming on Wednesday in a doubleheader sweep on the road over Wingate, 4-0 and 4-3. The Bears (34-5, 11-1) ran their win streak to eight games and left the Bulldogs at 13-23 overall and 3-7 in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC). LRU is ranked …

MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Bears’ Crompton earns league award for fourth time this season

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – A 12-save match against Tampa gained Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Ryan Compton the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Defensive Player of The Week in men’s lacrosse for the fourth time this season. Crompton, a senior goalkeeper from Fredrick, Md., had those dozen saves in a 12-9 victory over Tampa last weekend. He has won the SAC’s top defensive …

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Standings through Wednesday’s games

HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL STANDINGS (through Wednesday’s games) SOUTH FORK 2A                                                              Conf.                       All                    Streak Bandys                                                  7-1                        13-1                      Won 5 N. Lincoln                                             7-1                         10-2                      Won 3 Lincolnton                                          5-3                        7-3                      Won 2 LN Charter                                        5-3                         8-6                      Lost 1 W. Lincoln                                          4-4                         7-8                      Lost 2 E. Lincoln                                            3-5                        …

HIGH SCHOOL EASTER TOURNAMENTS: Wednesday’s results, Thursday’s games (as of 11:40 p.m.)

HobbsDailyReport.com EASTER HOLIDAY TOURNAMENTS CATAWBA COUNTY EASTER BASEBALL CLASSIC PAIRINGS (All games at Legion Fairgrounds, Newton) MONDAY Game 1: No. 2 Bunker Hill 4, No. 7 St. Stephens 2 Game 2: No. 6 Hickory 6, No. 3 Fred T. Foard 1 Game 3: No. 1 Alexander Central 11, No. 8 Newton-Conover 1, 5 inn. Game 4: No. 4 W.  Lincoln …