HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne assistant new head coach at Hillside (S.C.)

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Zach Corliss, an assistant coach at Lenoir-Rhyne University, is leaving the Bears to become head varsity boys’ basketball coach at Hillside High in Simpsonville. The high school’s decision was announced on Wednesday. LRU head coach Everick Sullivan was a prep basketball star at Hillside in the 1980s. LRU does not traditionally release any personnel moves, be …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: LRU president’s updated video response

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY — A YouTube video response to accusations of racial problems at Lenoir-Rhyne University by school president Dr. Fred Whitt is posted below. In it, Whitt mentions last Thursday’s protest by some students/student-athletes and the ongoing investigation prompted by allegations from Laney Fox, a sophomore who remains enrolled at the school. She played on the women’s …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne wins opening game over Newberry in 2 OTs

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com NEWBERRY, S.C. — Lenoir-Rhyne University returned to playing football on Friday night, defeating Newberry (S.C.) 27-20 in double overtime. It was the first game for the Bears (1-0) since Dec. 7, 2019 when they were beaten 43-38 by West Florida in an NCAA Regional final at Moretz Stadium. LRU finished that season at 13-1. LRU has …

LENOIR-RHYNE FOOTBALL: Bears sign 26 but none from local conferences

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY — Lenoir-Rhyne University announced its class of 2021 football recruits on Wednesday. The Bears signed 26 players but none of the players are from the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A or Northwestern 3A-4A, the three conferences in the Greater Hickory area. LRU currently has a four-game schedule for this season, starting with a March 12 afternoon game …

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne adding AstroTurf field in first phase of stadium improvements

Field will be named Durham Field with season-opener set Feb. 20-21   HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The first phase of construction on Lenoir-Rhyne University’s baseball facility began last week. In a press release, school officials said the start of a three-phase upgrade for its on-campus baseball stadium will include adding an AstroTurf field. The Bears are scheduled to open their 2020-2021 schedule …