HobbsDailyReport.com Ayden Gates scored five goals and Kasey Hahn had three on Thursday, sparking Lake Norman Charter to a 9-0 home girls’ soccer victory over Lincolnton to assure winning at least a share of the South Fork 2A title. The victory improved the Knights to 14-0-1 overall and 11-0-0 in the league and opened their lead over second-place Lincolnton (8-3-0) …
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS: Maiden wins South Fork 2A tournament title
HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN – Maiden High’s boys won the South Fork 2A tennis tournament championship on Thursday on their own courts. The Blue Devils finished with 9 ½ points to edge second-place East Lincoln. Brann Reid of Newton-Conover won the singles title, beating Maiden’s Luke Laney 6-1, 6-1. In doubles, Joel Reiter and Nick Colannino of East Lincoln edged Maiden’s Jake …
SAC BASEBALL: No. 8 Anderson wins 16-2, eliminates No. 5 Lenoir-Rhyne
HobbsDailyReport.com KODAK, Tenn. – Lenoir-Rhyne University lasted one day in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) tournament. Eighth-seeded Anderson (S.C.) jumped on the fifth-seeded Bears for five first-inning runs and rolled to a 16-2 victory to advance to the double-elimination portion of the tournament at Smokies Stadium. Anderson (23-27) faces top-seeded Catawba (27-21) on Friday at 1:30 p.m. LRU ends its …
SAC BASEBALL: Tourney results through Thursday’s games
HobbsDailyReport.com SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (Thursday-Monday at Smokies Stadium in Kodak, Tenn.) Thursday’s results Game 1: No. 8 Anderson 16, No. 5 LENOIR-RHYNE 2 Friday’s games Game 2: No. 6 Newberry vs. No. 7 Tusculum, 10 a.m. Game 3: No. 1 Catawba vs. No. 8 Anderson, 1:30 p.m. Game 4: No. 2 Wingate vs. lowest seed from Game 1 …
COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Top-seeded Lenoir-Rhyne opens SAC tourney against Eagles
HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University, fresh off its 12th South Atlantic Conference (SAC) regular season softball title, opens the league tournament on Friday as the top seed. The Bears (42-7, 19-1) — ranked No. 9 in NCAA Division II and second in the latest Southeast Region poll – face No. 8 seed Carson-Newman (29-19, 8-12) in a quarterfinal …