COLLEGE TENNIS: Lenoir-Rhyne sweeps Southern Wesleyan

HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY’S TENNIS RESULTS (at YMCA of Catawba Valley) WOMEN LENOIR-RHYNE 6, SOUTHERN WESLEYAN 1 Singles: Diana Babinets (LRU) d. Jennifer Ball 6-4, 4-6 (10-5); Iva Jaknkovic (SW) d. Iulia Ponomareva 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6); Gemma Southwick (LRU) d. Chyna Jones 6-3, 6-2; Ally Garfoli (LRU) d. Alex Golliher 6-0, 6-0; Lucy Whelan (LRU) d. Caitlynn Nixon 6-0, 6-1; Sanne …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Rodriquez leads Bears to road win at Newberry

LRU (11-10) faces league-leading Anderson on Saturday in Hickory   HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The Lenoir-Rhyne University women are back above .500 as they prepare for a conference home game on Saturday against Anderson (S.C.). Anderson is leading the South Atlantic Conference race and plays the Bears at 2 p.m. in Shuford Gym. LRU improved to 11-10 overall and 6-7 in …

LRU FOOTBALL: Bears’ recruits include 5 from area leagues, 3 of those from Bandys

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University announced the signing of 29 football players for 2019 on Wednesday, a class that includes five players from the Greater Hickory area’s three high school conferences. The Bears inked three players from a 12-2 team at Bandys that won the South Fork 2A title – running back Ethan Howard, defensive end Aaron Johnson and defensive …

BREAKING FOOTBALL NEWS: Lenoir-Rhyne lands record-breaking RB from Bandys

Ethan Howard, saying he can tell exactly what his next step should be, picks Bears over Wingate   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – Ethan Howard’s on-field sense that something felt right — an innate ability that helped him become the greatest rusher in Bandys High football history – also kicked in when he made a big off-field decision. Faced …