MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Lenoir-Rhyne nips Newberry, ties for second in league

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s men nipped visiting Newberry (S.C.) 4-3 on Saturday to tie Carson-Newman for second in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) soccer regular season. The Bears (10-2-3, 6-2-2) earned a home quarterfinal match in the conference tournament when it begins on Tuesday. That match will be at 7 p.m. against a team to be announced when the …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Newberry spoils Lenoir-Rhyne’s Senior Day

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Newberry (S.C.) spoiled Senior Day for the Lenoir-Rhyne University women’s soccer team on Saturday, beating the Bears 2-0. The visiting Wolves (7-10, 3-7 South Atlantic Conference) beat LRU for the first time since 2009, dropping the Bears to 11-5-1 overall and 6-3-1 in the conference. LRU had a 24-7 edge in shots taken but the only goals …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Newberry’s passing game too much for LRU

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY — Quarterback Greg Ruff and receiver Markell Castle connected for three touchdowns, leading visiting Newberry (S.C.) to a 34-7 win over Lenoir-Rhyne University on Saturday in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) football. Newberry (4-2, 2-0) extended its win streak over LRU (2-4, 1-3) to three games, posted its 12th straight SAC win and retained the Bishops’ Trophy that marks …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL SUMMARY: Newberry 34, Lenoir-Rhyne 7

HobbsDailyReport.com SATURDAY’S SUMMARY NEWBERRY 34, LENOIR-RHYNE 7 Newberry                0     21      7      6—34 LRU                            0      0      7      0—7 Scoring Summary Second quarter N—Markell Castle 12 pass from Greg Ruff (Shea Rodgers kick), 14:51 N—Castle 26 pass from Ruff (Rodgers kick), 10:47 N—Ruff 10 run (Rodgers kick), 1:43 Third quarter N–A. Moffett 45 interception return (Rodgers kick), 14:03 LRU–T.J. Smith 6 pass …