HobbsDailyReport.com Alexander Central High wiped out a one-run deficit by scoring three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning Saturday to down visiting Davie County 4-2 in Taylorsville in baseball. The Cougars (2-0) won a game that had only nine hits – five by Alexander Central – and got two from Josh Lafone, who was hitting sixth in the …
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Guilford Tech’s 23 unanswered points help sink Red Hawks
HobbsDailyReport.com PETERSBURG, Va. – Scoring 23 unanswered points in a first-half surge, Guilford Tech eliminated Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) from the Region X men’s basketball tournament on Saturday, winning 103-79. The eighth-seeded Titans (13-15) got a season-high 35 points from Eric Peaks to advance to a Sunday quarterfinal, also at Richard Bland College, against top-seeded Louisburg College (25-4). CVCC …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: CVCC wins again, goes for 25th victory on Sunday
HobbsDailyReport.com LELAND – Catawba Valley Community College’s 24th women’s basketball victory of the season came Saturday, a 81-71 road victory over Brunswick Community College that featured Shaniya Lester scoring more than 20 points again. Lester, a sophomore, had 22 points – her 16th game of the season with 20 or more – as the Red Hawks ran their win streak …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: After split of games, Red Hawks to face Louisburg again on Sunday
HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Louisburg College and Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) will complete a three-game series Sunday after having split a baseball doubleheader on Saturday at the Legion Fairgrounds. The Hurricanes (11-4) and Red Hawks (11-5), ranked No. 17 in the latest National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) poll, will play a nine-inning game Sunday with a first pitch at …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Grigg’s pitching gives Bears first series edge over Catawba since 2002
HobbsDailyReport.com SALISBURY – Sophomore John Grigg threw a complete game shutout and juniors Justin Dean and Aaron Stamper each homered on Saturday, leading Lenoir-Rhyne University to a split with host Catawba in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) baseball. The Bears won that second game 5-0 after the Indians won the opening game 6-5, and that nightcap victory gave LRU its first …