COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Young Harris upsets No. 2 Lenoir-Rhyne in Regional opener

HobbsDailyReport.com NCAA DIVISION II SOFTBALL SOUTHEAST REGIONALS  At LRU Thursday’s results Game 1: No. 6 Carson-Newman 2, No. 3 Georgia College 1 Game 2: No. 7 Young Harris 9, No. 2 LENOIR-RHYNE  4 Friday’s games (revised schedule) Game 3: No. 6 Carson-Newman (33-19) vs. No. 7 Young Harris (33-18), 1 p.m. Game 4: No. 3 Georgia College (36-15) vs. No. …

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Bears’ Whitson on first-team All-District for academics

HobbsDailyReport.com AUSTIN, Tex. – Landon Whitson, a senior reliever who set a single-season record for saves for Lenoir-Rhyne University this baseball season, has earned Academic All-District honors. Whitson’s selection to the NCAA Division II first team — as picked by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) — was announced on Thursday via an LRU press release. He has …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE GOLF: Lenoir-Rhyne finishes 9th in Super South Regional

HobbsDailyReport.com GERMANTOWN, Tenn. – Led by a 15th place finish by junior Abbey Hartsell, the Lenoir-Rhyne University women finished ninth as the NCAA Division II South Super Regional golf tournament closed on Wednesday as the Germantown Country Club. Hartsell, a golfing star at Alexander Central High, finished with a 12-over par 228 over 54 holes. The Bears closed at 74-over …

MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Top-seeded Bears open NCAAs against Colorado Mesa in Hickory

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s men — ranked No. 5 in NCAA Division II — open the NCAA Division II South Regional as its top seed and will play fourth-seeded Colorado Mesa in Hickory on Saturday at 2 p.m. The Bears (16-2) and Mavericks (17-2) played on Feb. 24 in Hickory with Colorado Mesa winning 13-12. Colorado Mesa is on …

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne home in Southeast Regional, plays on Thursday

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University opens the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional in women’s softball with a home game Thursday at 4:30 p.m. against Young Harris. The Bears (42-8), ranked No. 11 in the country, gained the No. 2 regional seed when the pairings were announced by the NCAA on Monday. Young Harris is seeded seventh (32-18). The other game …