HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The Lenoir-Rhyne University women return to action on Saturday with a home conference basketball game against Tusculum. The Bears (7-5) face the Pioneers at 2 p.m. at Shuford Gym in a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) game. LRU fell 77-73 in its most recent game, falling to Limestone in Hickory last Saturday. The Bears had four double-figure scorers …
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne signs 6, including former Newton-Conover player
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University has six mid-year signees for its 2019 football recruiting class, which includes tight end Josh Ramseur of Newton-Conover High transferring in from Elon University. Bears head coach Drew Cronic announced four new players from Georgia and another from Florida. The class includes two defensive backs, a true freshman, two red-shirt freshmen, two juniors and Ramseur. …
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Hawks scores 20 as Lenoir-Rhyne nips Belmont Abbey
HobbsDailyReport.com BELMONT – Mason Hawks scored 20 points in his second start of the season on Wednesday afternoon, sparking Lenoir-Rhyne University’s 80-77 road victory over Belmont Abbey. The Bears improved to 9-3 and the Crusaders dropped to 9-3 after their battle in the Wheeler Center. LRU is now idle until a Jan. 5 home game against Tusculum. Hawks hit six …
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Bears’ Cronic wins regional award from national coaching group
HobbsDailyReport.com WACO, Tex. – Drew Cronic’s first season as head football coach at Lenoir-Rhyne University caught the eye of his coaching colleagues. On Tuesday, Cronic was named the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Regional Coach of the Year after LRU won three games in 2017 and 12 this season, the biggest turnaround in NCAA Division II. “It’s great that our …
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Anderson nips Lenoir-Rhyne, leaving Bears 2-2 in conference play
HobbsDailyReport.com ANDERSON, S.C. – Gage Ellis had a double-double and Shawn Bernard was a rebound away from one on Saturday, leading Anderson (S.C.) past Lenoir-Rhyne University 74-69 in men’s basketball. Ellis had 25 points and 10 rebounds and Bernard had 17 points and nine rebounds as the Trojans (6-4, 2-2) won at home after scoring 44 of their points in …