COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Bears playing better as they head to Mars Hill

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – After Lenoir-Rhyne University’s 22-10 win over North Greenville (S.C.) last Saturday at Moretz Stadium, there’s an increasing level of hope and optimism. “You hope that the win makes them (players) realize not that they are capable of winning but the work it takes to win,” LRU head football coach Mike Kellar said during a broadcast of “Bear …

MEN’S COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY: Bears’ Black wins conference award

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – The South Atlantic Conference (SAC) selected Jacob Black of Lenoir-Rhyne University as its Cross Country Player of the Week on Wednesday. Black, a senior from Manassas, Va., won the Bears’ Invitational last Friday at Southside Park in Newton. He repeated as the individual winner as the Bears Invitational, finishing a 8K course in 25 minutes, …

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Bears will open season against playoff team

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s men will open the basketball season against an NCAA Division II playoff team. The Bears, who released their schedule on Tuesday, open Nov. 10 at 3 p.m. against UNC Pembroke in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC)/Peach Belt Challenge (PBC) at Pembroke. LRU plays Francis Marion on Nov. 11 at UNC Pembroke. UNC Pembroke won last …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne match at Anderson, S.C., called off

HobbsDailyReport.com ANDERSON, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s first conference women’s volleyball, scheduled Tuesday at Anderson, S.C., will not be played. LRU athletic officials announced Monday the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) match is postponed with no new playing date yet determined. Conditions caused by Hurricane Irma prompted the decision not to play. LRU (3-2) will now open SAC play at home on …