COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Bears’ Kenley on list of those considered for national award

HobbsDailyReport.com LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Lenoir-Rhyne University pitcher Emily Kenley, a junior with 21 wins this season, has been named to a national watch list for NCAA Division II Player of the Year. A junior from Charlotte, she is on a 25 player list generated by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA), a press release by LRU on Monday said. Kenley …

MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Bears’ Crompton wins defensive award for fifth time this season

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Ryan Crompton of Lenoir-Rhyne University has won a league defensive award for the fifth time this season in men’s lacrosse. A senior goalkeeper from Fredrick, Md., Crompton was again named the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. He stopped nine shots last Saturday in a 15-7 win over Coker that …

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Bears at home on Tuesday night against Lander

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University plays its 49th game of the season on Tuesday at home, facing Lander (S.C.) at 6 p.m. at Bears Field. The Bears are 27-21 overall after splitting a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) home doubleheader on Saturday with Coker (18-25, 7-20). Coker won the opening game 10-3, and LRU won the nightcap 17-3 behind a grand …

MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Top-seeded Lenoir-Rhyne idle until Friday’s tourney semifinal

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University is the top seed and idle until the semifinals on Friday in the South Atlantic Conference men’s lacrosse tournament. The Bears (15-1, 8-0) completed the league schedule unbeaten on Saturday by beating Coker 15-7 in Hickory. It’s the third straight regular-season crown for the Bears. LRU takes an 11-match win streak into a tournament semifinal …

SAC TRACK AND FIELD: Bears’ Lotharp Track Athlete of Year after they finish third

HobbsDailyReport.com CHARLOTTE – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s P.J. Lotharp was named the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Track Athlete of the Year after leading the Bears to a third place finish on Friday at the league championships. Lotharp, a sophomore from Indian Trail, won the 200-meter dash in 21.18 seconds and ran a leg on the Bears’ 400-meter relay team that won in …