By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – A Lenoir-Rhyne University official confirmed this week the seven football coaches who are listed on the school’s athletic website remain employed by the Bears. In responding to an earlier e-mail inquiry from HobbsDailyReport.com that asked if answers to a series of questions about LRU football and its open head football coaching position were available, …
LENOIR-RHYNE FOOTBALL: Fired head coach thanks school for 2 years in that position
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Mike Kellar, fired Wednesday by Lenoir-Rhyne University, posted a message on Twitter on Saturday thanking the university for his two seasons as the Bears’ head football coach. The message – at https://twitter.com/coach_kellar — said: “Can’t thank Lenoir-Rhyne enough for the opportunity they gave me and my staff. I loved every second of coaching that …
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne’s Nolan earns Super Region II academic honors
HobbsDailyReport.com AUSTIN, Tex. – A sophomore defensive lineman from Lenoir-Rhyne University has earned academic honors on a Super Region II team in NCAA Division II. Jonathan Nolan, a sophomore from Scottsdale, Ariz, has a grade point average of 3.51 while majoring in exercise science. A press release from the LRU athletic department’s sports information office said Nolan was selected to …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SUMMARY: Lenoir-Rhyne 73, Winston-Salem State 69
HobbsDailyReport.com WEDNESDAY’S SUMMARY LENOIR-RHYNE 73, WINSTON-SALEM STATE 69 LENOIR-RHYNE (2-2) Suddreth, Madi 8-13 6-8 22; Weigt, Kennedy 7-11 2-2 22; Joyner, Cassidy 3-16 0-0 8; Toineeta, Kendall 3-7 1-1 7; Nunn, Olivia 3-4 0-0 6; Bearden, Karlie 2-5 0-0 4; Swango, Justyce 0-3 4-6 4; Smith, Michaelle 0-0 0-0 0; Ritchie, Marie 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-59 13-17 73. WINSTON-SALEM …
LENOIR-RHYNE FIRES HEAD FOOTBALL COACH MIKE KELLAR (Updated)
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University fired head football coach Mike Kellar on Wednesday after two seasons. The Bears went 6-15 overall and 5-9 in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) under Kellar, who came to Hickory after four seasons as head coach at California (Pa.) University. LRU finished 3-7 overall and 2-5 in the SAC this season, giving …