HobbsDailyReport.com TUESDAY’S SUMMARIES GIRLS TENNIS BANDYS 5, NORTH LINCOLN 4 Singles: Toni Laney (B) d. Sheridan Farris 6-1, 6-1; Lilly Underwood (B) d. Rachel Palmer 7-5, 6-3; Allison File (NL) d. Ashley Wagner 3-6, 6-4 (12-10); Meghan Restino (NL) d. Madaline Finger 6-3, 7-5; Anna Gore (NL) d. Laci Paul 6-3, 6-1; Makayla Finger (B) d. Libby Huss 6-1,6-0. Doubles: …
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Ex-Bunker Hill star leads Bears past Mars Hill
HobbsDailyReport.com MARS HILL – A career night by junior Hannah Houston sparked Lenoir-Rhyne University’s 3-2 women’s volleyball road victory on Tuesday night over Mars Hill. Houston, a junior who played high school volleyball at Bunker Hill, had 17 kills as LRU won a South Atlantic Conference match, improving to 8-3 overall and 2-2 in the league. Senior Jessica Funk led …
COLLEGE: Lenoir-Rhyne will add 5 to Hall of Fame next month
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s newest Sports Hall of Fame Class will include five inductees. The Bears announced the new class — which will be induced on Oct. 13 on Homecoming Weekend before a football game against Limestone — via a press release. Meredith O’Connor, Scott Walker, Taylor Pugh, Benny Moose and Ben Sheffield will be inducted in a ceremony …
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Clifton wins Lott award from Bears’ win over Mars Hill
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Left tackle Ronnie Clifton won the weekly Ronnie Lott Heavy Hitter Award for Lenoir-Rhyne University football from the Bears’ victory over Mars Hill. Clifton, a junior from Front Royal, Va., opened huge holes in the run game in 59-27 home victory over the Lions last Saturday. LRU rushed for 305 yards, averaging 5.9 per run. Clifton’s work …
MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Bears’ Langer wins league defensive award
HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Alexander Langer of Lenoir-Rhyne University was named Tuesday as the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Defensive Player of the Week in men’s soccer. Langer, from Stuggart, Germany, had two saves – both on diving stops — as the Bears edged conference foe Carson-Newman 1-0 and this is her first conference award. LRU (2-1, 1-0) plays a …