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 …
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 …
COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Bears’ Salamon discus champ at Tri-City Classic
HobbsDailyReport.com JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Senior Haylea Salamon won the discus on Saturday for Lenoir-Rhyne University at East Tennessee State’s Tri-Star Classic. Salamon’s discus throw was 148 feet, 9 inches and was one of several NCAA Division II provisional-qualifying events for the Bears. She advanced to the NCAA Division II championships in 2015. LRU next competes at the University of …
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Hickory’s Bell signs to play for Lee University
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Hickory High senior Jackson Bell has signed to play basketball for Lee University in Tennessee. Bell averaged 15 points and eight rebounds last season, when the Red Tornadoes went 27-3 under head coach Andy Poplin. “Jackson Bell is easily one of the finest young men I have had the privilege of coaching,” Poplin said in a Hickory …
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 …