COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Half of all-state first-team picks from Greater Hickory area

HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – Three Lenoir-Rhyne University softball players have been named all-state by the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA). Selected for the group’s All-State College Division are first-teamers Emily Kenley (pitcher) and Erin Boone (outfielder) and second-team pick Talon LaClair (third base), the Bears announced via a press release. Boone is a repeat pick from 2017. Nominees were …

COLLEGE GOLF: Bears sign 4 new players, 3 from foreign countries

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University has signed four new players for its golf program, three men and one female. In a press release, the Bears reported they’re adding George Hartmann of Berlin, Germany, Cole Southerland of Charlotte and Elliott Wayne of Toronto, Canada to next season’s men’s team. Bears head golf coach Elliot Gealy has also signed Patricia Asensio of …

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne No. 21 in final NCAA Division II rankings

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University, after winning at least 45 games in three straight seasons, ended up as a Top 25 team in the final NCAA Division II rankings. The Bears (45-10) ranked No. 21 in the last National Fast-pitch Coaches Association (NFCA) poll. LRU, coached by Shena Hollar, had a run during the season in which it went 40-2, …

MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Charlotte, Atlanta sign stars from Lenoir-Rhyne University

HobbsDailyReport.com BOSTON – Two Lenoir-Rhyne University stars signed on Wednesday to play pro men’s lacrosse after having been selected for a pool of players by Major League Lacrosse (MLL). Collin Lett of Greensboro signed with the Charlotte Hounds while Ben Corrigan of Alpharetta (Ga.) signed with the Atlanta Blaze. Both have graduated from LRU. “I am extremely proud of both …