By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – David Elder still remembers a conversation from more than 20 years ago that predicted one of the magic seasons he was to coach in, but there was really no way to be fully prepared for it. He was talking to veteran Shelby head football coach Jim Taylor after the Golden Lions had beaten Hickory …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Bears open by stunning No. 21 Limestone in OT
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Taylor Rios scored the only goal for Lenoir-Rhyne University in the final 13 seconds of overtime on Thursday, lifting the Bears to a season-opening 1-0 victory over nationally ranked Limestone in women’s soccer. Rios, from Vale, perfectly headed in a corner kick from junior midfielder Abbie Brown with 12.5 seconds as the Bears knocked off the Saints, …
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Bears open on Thursday night against West Alabama
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The expectations placed on Lenoir-Rhyne University’s football team from the outside aren’t a lot, but head coach Mike Kellar isn’t focused on anything but what the Bears need to do as the season kicks off on Thursday night. Kellar’s second season at LRU starts with a 7 p.m. kickoff against West Alabama at Moretz Stadium. It’s the …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Lenoir-Rhyne picked to finish second in conference
HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Two Lenoir-Rhyne University players were tabbed first-team preseason all-conference on Monday, when the Bears were predicted to finish second in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) women’s soccer this season. Conference coaches picked Carson-Newman, which shared last season’s regular-season title with LRU, to finish first. The Eagles got eight first-place votes and 103 points, and the Bears …
MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Coaches pick Bears to finish third in conference
HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C – Led by three preseason first-team all-conference picks, the Lenoir-Rhyne University men were predicted Monday to finish third this season in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) men’s soccer. In a vote of league coaches, the Bears were picked to finish behind defending league champion Wingate – last year’s NCAA Division II national champion – and Tusculum. Wingate …