HobbsDailyReport.com WINGATE – Strong pitching carried the day on Sunday as Lenoir-Rhyne University split a conference baseball doubleheader with first-place Wingate on the road. The Bears won the opening game 4-0 to pick up their 20th win of the year before the Bulldogs took the nightcap 1-0. Wingate improved to 24-8 overall and 11-4 in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Rollins reels in 10th victory by downing Lenoir-Rhyne
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Getting eight of its goals from two players, Rollins defeated Lenoir-Rhyne University 15-6 on Sunday in women’s lacrosse to extend its winning streak to nine matches. Kallie German and Hannah Ashton each scored four times for Rollins in a non-conference victory at Moretz Stadium. Rollins improved to 10-2, and the Bears fell to 4-7. LRU faced a …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Bears need win on Sunday at Wingate to reach 20 for year
HobbsDailyReport.com WINGATE – The Lenoir-Rhyne University baseball team will take another shot at reaching 20 wins this season when it faces Wingate on Sunday at 1 p.m. on the road. The Bulldogs prevented the Bears from hitting 20 wins on Friday when they opened a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) series with a 5-1 victory at Wingate, leaving LRU at 19-11 …
COLLEGE TENNIS: Lenoir-Rhyne men, Carson-Newman women win league matches
HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES MEN LENOIR-RHYNE 8, CARSON-NEWMAN 1 (at YMCA of Catawba Valley) Singles: Hamed Gandouz (LRU) d. Gabriel Dabdab, 6-0, 6-3; Tales Miranda (LRU) d. Rodolfo Schwarz, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2; Tomas Hons (LRU) d. Marc Bantel, 6-3, 6-7, 10-3; Alex Ayguavives (LRU) d. Taylor Barie, 2-6, 6-4, 10-8; Paul Lenz (LRU) d. Jesus Bacete, 8-5; Kevin Mendes (C-N) d. …
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Former Lenoir-Rhyne head coach lands job at West Liberty (W. Va.)
HobbsDailyReport.com Mike Kellar, fired after two years as head football coach at Lenoir-Rhyne University, is returning to the sport as an offensive coordinator at West Liberty (W. Va.). His hiring was announced on Friday. LRU fired Kellar on Nov. 15 of last season, after he guided the Bears to a 6-15 overall record and 5-9 mark in the South Atlantic …