WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Young Red Hawks start with road game on Thursday night

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Tisha England’s sixth season as head women’s basketball coach at Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) kicks off on Thursday night with seven freshmen on the roster. The Red Hawks were a record-setting 26-6 last season, playing primarily sophomores, and they open the new season on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. on the road against Montreat College’s junior varsity. …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Conference coaches tab Lenoir-Rhyne to finish seventh

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – The South Atlantic Conference (SAC) women’s basketball head coaches expect Lenoir-Rhyne University to finish ahead of only four other teams this season. In voting released by SAC officials on Wednesday, the Bears were predicted to finish in seventh place, ahead of Catawba, Coker, Queens and Mars Hill. Carson-Newman is the league favorite, gaining 10 first-place …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Red Hawks start season ranked No. 16

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) was ranked No. 16 in the first National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II women’s basketball poll released on Monday. The Red Hawks are ranked in the preseason for the first time since that sat No. 4 on Oct. 28, 2013. CVCC opens the season Nov. 8, playing the Montreat College …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne’s first 4 games on the road

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The Lenoir-Rhyne University women will play their first four games this season on the road, opening against two challenging non-conference foes in Jefferson City, Tenn. The Bears announced their 2018-19 scheduled by press release for a season that begins on Nov. 9. The opening game is at 5 p.m. against Lander at Carson-Newman, and the second game …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Morton resigns as head coach at Catawba

HobbsDailyReport.com SALISBURY – Catawba College will have a new head coach in women’s basketball next season. The school announced Tuesday the resignation of Angie Morton, who has guided the Indians since 2003. Catawba went 14-14 overall last season in the South Atlantic Conference, including 12-8 in the SAC to tie Lincoln Memorial for fourth place. The Indians won 76-70 last …