WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Lenoir-Rhyne falls in conference opener, idle until Wednesday

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s women’s soccer team will be idle until Wednesday. The Bears (2-2-1, 0-1 South Atlantic Conference) were scheduled to play Sunday at Tusculum but weather associated with Hurricane Florence postponed that match. LRU will face Mars Hill on the road next Wednesday in a conference match. The Bears opened SAC play on Wednesday at home, falling …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Bears roar with 59 points, ravage Lions

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Scoring more than 50 points for the second straight game, Lenoir-Rhyne University gained its second football victory of the season Thursday afternoon, hammering visiting Mars Hill 59-27. In a game moved up to a 2 p.m. start in Moretz Stadium because of anticipated bad weather associated with Hurricane Florence hitting the North Carolina coast, the Bears jumped …

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 …