HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lacrosse star Mike Hanlon and softball star Sarah Kenley have won the first Wayne B. Powell Student-Athlete Award of Excellence honors at Lenoir-Rhyne University. The school announced the winners of the new award on Tuesday, honoring the school’s former president who retired on Jan. 1. Powell was LRU’s 11th president and served 14 years in that role. …
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Mars Hill extends Lenoir-Rhyne’s losing streak to 3
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Mars Hill tripped Lenoir-Rhyne 3-1 in women’s volleyball on Tuesday night, extending the Bears’ losing streak to three matches. The Lions won 26-24, 21-25, 25-17, 25-11 at Shuford Memorial Gymnasium to improve to 4-8 overall and 3-6 in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC). The Bears are 7-5, 4-3. Lauren Hochstetler led Mars Hill with a match-high 16 …
COLLEGE GOLF: Lenoir-Rhyne women tie for second in Myrtle Beach tournament
HobbsDailyReport.com SUNSET BEACH – The Lenoir-Rhyne University women tied for second, and the Bears tied for eighth at the Myrtle Beach (S.C.) golf tournaments that concluded on Tuesday at the Ocean Ridge Plantation. LRU’s women finished at 36-over par 612 to share second place with Tusculum, one stroke back of tournament winner Wingate. In individual competition, Wingate’s Diana McDonald won …
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Brown runs for 256 yards as Bears topple Tusculum
HobbsDailyReport.com GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – There’s something about Tusculum that brings out the best in Lenoir-Rhyne University football teams and running back Nelson Brown. Led by Brown, a sophomore from Salisbury, Md., the Bears snapped a two-game losing streak on Saturday night with a 23-7 win in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) football at Pioneer Field. LRU (2-3, 1-2) extended its win …
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SUMMARY: Lenoir-Rhyne 23, Tusculum 7
HobbsDailyReport.com SATURDAY’S SUMMARY LENOIR-RHYNE 23, TUSCULUM 7 LRU 3 13 0 7—23 Tusculum 0 7 0 0—7 Scoring Summary First quarter LRU—FG Chase Allbaugh 37, 12:46 Second quarter LRU—Sam Camargo 15 pass from Jarrod Keller (Allbaugh kick), 6:58 LRU—Nelson Brown 3 run (kick failed), 2:38 T—Evan Gates 17 pass from Alex Ogle (Jose Esparza kick), 0:12 Fourth quarter LRU—Brown 19 run …