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 …

MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Lenoir-Rhyne hands defending national champ Wingate first league loss

HobbsDailyReport.com WINGATE – With a goal by Ignacio de Goya coming at the 15:37 mark, Lenoir-Rhyne University’s men edged Wingate 1-0 on Saturday to hand the Bulldogs their first conference loss. de Goya collected his 11th goal of the year on an assist by Ruben Morillas as the Bears (9-2-3, 5-2-2) won a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) match. The pass …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Bears open by stunning No. 21 Limestone in OT

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Taylor Rios scored the only goal for Lenoir-Rhyne University in the final 13 seconds of overtime on Thursday, lifting the Bears to a season-opening 1-0 victory over nationally ranked Limestone in women’s soccer. Rios, from Vale, perfectly headed in a corner kick from junior midfielder Abbie Brown with 12.5 seconds as the Bears knocked off the Saints, …