HobbsDailyReport.com MONROE – With two golfers tied for fourth in the individual standings, Lenoir-Rhyne University’s men grabbed the lead Sunday after two rounds of the J. Ralph Hargett Memorial Intercollegiate. The Bears shot 4-under par 572 at the Monroe Country Club, sparked by 2-under par 142s by junior Brad Robinson and Carlos Lasso de la Vega Jessen. Wingate’s Jarett Stowe …
HUNTER HARVEY: Could he break camp as fifth starter in Baltimore’s rotation?
HobbsDailyReport.com FORT MYERS, Fla. – Updates on former Bandys High right-hander Hunter Harvey, who pitched Sunday against the Boston Red Sox. The Orioles said Harvey will be with the big-league club at least 10 more days and will have another spring training start against the New York Yankees. After that, the team will have four more spring training games before …
COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Bears’ Lotharp earns All-American in 60-meters race
HobbsDailyReport.com PITTSBURG, Kan. – A seventh-place finish on Saturday in the NCAA Division II indoor track and field championships netted P.J. Lotharp of Lenoir-Rhyne University honors as an All-American in the 60-meter dash. Lotharp, a sophomore from Indian Trail, finished in 6.80 seconds. Academy of Art’s Mobolade Ajomale won the individual championship in 6.60 seconds. Lotharp set a new LRU …
COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Cates-led Bears overwhelm Converse, go to 12-0 at home
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University moved a win away from 20 this season in women’s softball on Saturday by sweeping visiting Converse 12-1 and 11-0. The Bears, ranked No. 12 in NCAA Division II, improved to 19-4 overall as they head into their next games, a 2 p.m. home doubleheader Wednesday against Augusta (Ga.). LRU has won nine straight games …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Bears come from behind in each game, sweep doubleheader
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Coming from behind in both games, Lenoir-Rhyne University swept a home doubleheader on Saturday over Newberry at Bears Field. The Bears, beaten on Friday night by Newberry, won 7-4 and 6-4 to win their third straight weekend series. They are 17-8 overall and 6-3 in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC). Newberry (11-11, 4-5) had leads of 4-2 …