WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Newberry downs Bears in conference opener

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWBERRY, S.C. – Shelby Britten scored 25 points and Newberry (S.C.) limited Lenoir-Rhyne University to 32 percent shooting on Tuesday night in a 61-54 conference victory in women’s basketball. Britten had four 3-pointers and Meg Essex added 14 points as Newberry (4-2, 1-0) won a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) game at home. Newberry shot 50 percent and overcame seven …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETALL SUMMARY: Newberry 61, Lenoir-Rhyne 54

TUESDAY’S SUMMARY NEWBERRY 61, LENOIR-RHYNE 54 LENOIR-RHYNE (2-3, 0-1 SAC) Toineeta, Kendall 7-14 4-4 20; Suddreth, Madi 5-11 0-0 12; Weigt, Kennedy 3-10 1-2 10; Swango, Justyce 3-11 0-0 6; Joyner, Cassidy 1-8 2-2 4; Ritchie, Marie 1-4 0-0 2; Nunn, Olivia 0-1 0-0 0; Smith, Michaelle 0-1 0-0 0; Rodriguez, Ashley 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 20-62 7-8 54. NEWBERRY …

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Newberry nips Bears, who have now lost 9 straight

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWBERRY, S.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne University men are already in a slump. Newberry scored the final 13 points of a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) basketball game on Tuesday night to beat the visiting Bears 77-75 as LRU’s losing streak reached nine games dating back to last season. Newberry (5-1, 1-0) had three players in double figures, led by Marshall …

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Newberry 77, Lenoir-Rhyne 75

MONDAY’S SUMMARY NEWBERRY 77, LENOIR-RHYNE 75 LENOIR-RHYNE (0-4, 0-1 SAC) Bales, Billy 8-13 0-0 22; Thomas, Cory 7-15 0-1 16; Awana, Bertrand 6-10 0-0 12; Lucas, Reed 3-9 0-0 9; Simmons, Darius 3-6 0-0 6; Gunn, R.J. 1-3 4-5 6; Calhoun, Jarvis 1-6 2-2 4; Rogers, Branford 0-1 0-0 0; Diallo, Djibril 0-3 0-0 0; Wembi, Emmanuel 0-0 0-0 0; …

LENOIR-RHYNE FOOTBALL: Fired head coach thanks school for 2 years in that position

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Mike Kellar, fired Wednesday by Lenoir-Rhyne University, posted a message on Twitter on Saturday thanking the university for his two seasons as the Bears’ head football coach. The message – at https://twitter.com/coach_kellar — said: “Can’t thank Lenoir-Rhyne enough for the opportunity they gave me and my staff. I loved every second of coaching that …