WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Red Hawks’ Lester signs with UNC Pembroke

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY — While it’s early in her sophomore basketball season at Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC), Shaniya Lester has already cemented her future. Lester, a 5-foot-6 guard from North Mecklenburg High, signed Wednesday to play basketball next season at UNC Pembroke, CVCC athletic officials said in a Thursday press release. “I feel like I made a great decision to …

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SUMMARY: UNC Pembroke 62, Lenoir-Rhyne 57

HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY’S SUMMARY MEN UNC PEMBROKE 62, LENOIR-RHYNE 57 LENOIR-RHYNE (0-1) Thomas, Cory 7-17 2-4 17; Diallo, Djibril 7-12 1-2 16; Simmons, Darius 2-7 0-0 4; Awana, Bertrand 2-5 0-0 4; Gunn, R.J. 1-3 0-1 3; Calhoun, Jarvis 1-2 0-0 3; Hawks, Mason 1-1 1-2 3; Rogers, Branford 1-3 0-0 3; Lucas, Reed 1-7 0-1 2; Wembi, Emmanuel 1-2 0-0 …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: UNC Pembroke wins, drops Lenoir-Rhyne’s record to 3-5

HobbsDailyReport.com PEMBROKE – Sophomore Miles Grant had one touchdown and 100 yards on 18 carries on Saturday, leading UNC Pembroke to a 14-10 win over Lenoir-Rhyne University in a non-conference football game at Grace P. Johnson Stadium. Grant, who was listed on the pre-game depth chart as a backup, scored the decisive points when he capped a five-play, 68-yard drive …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL SUMMARY: UNC Pembroke 14, Lenoir-Rhyne 10

HobbsDailyReport.com SATURDAY’S SUMMARY UNC PEMBROKE 14, LENOIR-RHYNE 10 LRU                         3     0      7     0—10 UNC Pembroke    7    0    0      7—14 Scoring Summary First quarter LRU—FG Chase Allbaugh 54, 10:00 UNCP—JoJo Spann 35 pass from E.J. Williams (Alex Alvarado kick), 0:21 Third quarter LRU—Nelson Brown 2 run (Allbaugh kick, 6:48 Fourth quarter UNCP—Miles Grant 40 run (Alvarado kick), 11:00                                                           …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: UNC Pembroke snaps Lenoir-Rhyne’s win streak

HobbsDailyReport.com PEMBROKE – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s three-match win streak was snapped on Saturday when UNC Pembroke nipped the visiting Bears 2-0. The non-conference loss dropped LRU to 8-4-1 while UNC Pembroke improved to 8-3-1. The Braves scored both goals in the first half, at the 10:11 mark by Alexis Pittman and at the 20:32 mark by Stacey Scott. LRU had a …