COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Mars Hill at Lenoir-Rhyne game moved to Thursday afternoon

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s first home game of the season has been moved from Saturday to Thursday at 2 p.m. in Moretz Stadium. In a press release on Wednesday, LRU athletic officials said the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) game against Mars Hill will move up from its original 6 p.m. kickoff scheduled on Saturday. The change is due to …

COLLEGE: Lenoir-Rhyne Invitational moved up; volleyball on Saturday won’t be played

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The Lenoir-Rhyne Invitational in cross country, originally scheduled for Friday in Newton, has been moved up by one day because of weather concerns. The meet will begin at 6 p.m. on Thursday. LRU athletic officials also announced a volleyball match scheduled Saturday against Coker will not be played. The Bears will face Coker in Hickory on Oct. …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Williams wins LRU’s Lott Award; Maiden’s Huff tops offense

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Sherrod Williams has won the Ronnie Lott Heavy Hitter of the Week award for Lenoir-Rhyne University football after leading the Bears past North Greenville, S.C. Williams, a junior linebacker from Edison, Ga., had six tackles – four solo and two assists – last Saturday when LRU won 51-24 on the road to land head coach Drew Cronic …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Cronic gains first Lenoir-Rhyne win as Huff shines

HobbsDailyReport.com TIGERVILLE, S.C. – Former Maiden High star Xzavion Huff ran for 85 yards and two scores on Saturday night, sparking the first victory for Drew Cronic as head football coach at Lenoir-Rhyne University. Huff, a sophomore running back, led a 279-yard rushing attack as the visiting Bears shelled North Greenville (S.C.) 51-24 to even their record at 1-1. A …