COLLEGE SOCCER: Bears’ Cascon, Enriquez on All-Southeast Region first-team

HobbsDailyReport.com GAFFNEY, S.C. – A trio of men’s soccer stars at Lenoir-Rhyne University have been named to the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association Southeast All-Region team. Sophomore Victor Cascon and senior Marcos Enriquez are first-team selections, and senior forward Ignacio de Goya was a second-team pick. Cascon, the Bears’ leading scorer this season, had 10 goals to go with …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: USC Aiken sends Lenoir-Rhyne to an 0-2 start

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s women will try to gain their first basketball win of the season on Thursday night after starting 0-2 in the Peach Belt/South Atlantic Conference Challenge in Jefferson, City, Tenn. USC Aiken beat the Bears 86-69 on Saturday in the Challenge. LRU (0-2) faces UNC Pembroke on the road on Thursday at 7 p.m. Against USC …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne faces Florida Tech in playoff opener

Bears’ win streak at 10 heading into Saturday’s home game HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University is the No. 3 seed in Super Regional Two and has a home game on tap Saturday in the NCAA Division II football playoffs. The NCAA released pairings on Sunday — pitting the Bears (10-1) against No. 6 seed Florida Tech (8-3) in the opening …

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Bears cruise, score 101 points to start 1-0

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Jumping to a 30-point lead, the Lenoir-Rhyne University men cruised in their season-opening game on Friday night. The Bears rolled 101-72 over visiting Young Harris after leading 41-11 at one point. They scored more than 100 points for the first time since mid-November of 2016. LRU (1-0) plays Emmanuel on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. The Bears shot …