WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Red Hawks sign 3 more recruits for 2018

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) has signed its fifth recruit for next year’s class in women’s volleyball. The Red Hawks announced they’ve landed Emma Clarke, a middle and right-side hitter from First Assembly Christian (14-5, 8-0 last season). “Anna brings tremendous size and reach to our Red Hawks blocking game,” CVCC head coach Shannon Hudson said in …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne falls, won’t make conference tournament field

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Coker had five players with eight or more kills Saturday as it handed Lenoir-Rhyne University a 3-1 loss in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) women’s volleyball. Taylor du Bray’s 15 kills led visiting Coker as it won 28-26, 20-25, 25-21, 25-20 at Shuford Gym, leaving the Bears at 10-16 overall and 6-14 in the conference. Coker (14-16, 7-13) …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Newberry trips Lenoir-Rhyne 3-2 at LRU

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Toni-Anne Whitlow, Vanessa Blas and Alexis Bryant combined for 34 kills to lead visiting Newberry, S.C., past Lenoir-Rhyne 3-2 on Friday night in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) women’s volleytball. Whitlow had a match-high 13 kills, Blas provided 11 and Bryant had 10 as Newberry won 13-25, 25-20, 18-25, 25-2, 16-14. Taylor Prall and Brooke Redmond each had …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Mars Hill extends Lenoir-Rhyne’s losing streak to 4

HobbsDailyReport.com MARS HILL – Mars Hill University extended visiting Lenoir-Rhyne’s volleyball losing streak to four matches with a 3-1 conference win on Tuesday night. The Lions (11-15, 9-10) won 20-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-16 in a South Atlantic Conference match that left the Bears at 10-14 overall and 6-12 in the SAC. Rebecca Butler had 13 kills and 26 digs, and …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Red Hawks sign 2 stars from Alex Central

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College announced the signing Tuesday of two volleyball players from Alexander Central High. The Red Hawks’ first two signees for their 2018 signing class are Chesney Millsaps and Kelsea DeJarnette of the Cougars. Both signed on Monday, a CVCC press release said. “We are so excited to add Chesney and Kelsea to our fall …