MEN’S COLLEGE GOLF: Ace by Vogler leads Bears to seventh-place finish in Tennessee

HobbsDailyReport.com LOUDON, Tenn. – A hole-in-one by senior Jordan Vogler highlighted a seventh-place finish by the Lenoir-Rhyne University men on Wednesday as they closed play in the Tennessee River Rumble Intercollegiate. The Bears moved up four spots, finishing at 37-over par 613, at the Tennessee National Golf Club. Carson-Newman won the tournament, moving from a ninth-place tie after Tuesday’s opening …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Sousa scores 6 times as Lenoir-Rhyne rolls past Mars Hill

HobbsDailyReport.com MARS HILL – Gabby Sousa had six goals on Wednesday afternoon, leading Lenoir-Rhyne University to a 16-4 women’s lacrosse victory at Mars Hill that keeps the Bears undefeated in conference play. The Bears (5-7, 5-0) share first place in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) with Catawba as they head into their next match on Saturday at home against league …

LENOIR-RHYNE FOOTBALL: Cronic’s first game on Aug. 30 at West Alabama

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The first game with Drew Cronic as head football coach at Lenoir-Rhyne University will be on a Thursday night. The Bears announced their 2108 schedule on Wednesday, and the season starts on Aug. 30 with a battle with West Alabama in Livingston, Ala. West Alabama beat the Bears 46-7 to start last season, in Hickory, and finished …

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Bears have 23 wins as they prep to play Lincoln Memorial next

HobbsDailyReport.com GREENWOOD, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University has surpassed its win total of last season and has its eyes on next reaching 25 wins. The Bears nipped Lander, S.C., on the road 9-8 on Tuesday — with sophomore Corbin Watson driving in four runs — to improve to 23-14. LRU won 22 games a year ago. Next up for the Bears …

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne win streak at 8 after sweep of Wingate

HobbsDailyReport.com WINGATE – The wins keep piling up for the Lenoir-Rhyne University’s softball team, two more coming on Wednesday in a doubleheader sweep on the road over Wingate, 4-0 and 4-3. The Bears (34-5, 11-1) ran their win streak to eight games and left the Bulldogs at 13-23 overall and 3-7 in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC). LRU is ranked …