COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Mars Hill 43, Lenoir-Rhyne 28

HobbsDailyReport.com SATURDAY’S SUMMARY (at Mars Hill) MARS HILL 43, LENOIR-RHYNE 28 LRU                 2     14     6     6—28 Mars Hill       7     10    20    6—43 Scoring summary First quarter MH—Kedar Bryant 19 pass from David Salmon (Tyler Stewart kick), 7:35 LRU—Quentin Hayes, safey, 3:03 Second quarter LRU—T.J. Smith 35 pass from Jarrod Keller (Walker Harrison kick), 8:33 MH—Keshaun Taylor 70 pass from Salmon …

MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Lenoir-Rhyne 8, Montreat 1

HobbsDailyReport.com SATURDAY’S SUMMARY MEN LENOIR-RHYNE 8, MONTREAT 1 (Saturday at YMCA of Catawba Valley) Singles: Tomas Hons (LRU) d. Lorward Choi 6-2, 6-2; Tales Miranda (LRU) d. Leopoldo Lucero), 6-1, 6-1; Shane O’Dea (LRU) d. David Garcia, 6-2, retired; Ben Cree (M) d. Alex Ayguavives, 6-4, 7-6; Alex Crespo Sanchez (LRU) d. Jackson Plyler, 6-1, 6-0; Paul Lenz (LRU) d. …

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne runs win streak to 3 by beating Tusculum

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University won its third straight women’s volleyball match on Friday night, opening league play with a 3-0 home win over Tusculum. The Bears (4-2, 1-0 South Atlantic Conference) won 25-20, 25-23, 25-22 behind Brooke Redmond and Maggie Bogart. Redmond, a senior outside hitter from Statesville, finished with 11 kills and Bogart, a freshman setter from Shawnee, …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Mars Hill will offer Bears a test in conference opener

HobbsDailyReport.com MARS HILL — Lenoir-Rhyne University faces Mars Hill for the 44th time on Saturday at 1 p.m. in a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) football opener at Meares Stadium. Mars Hill (1-1) leads the overall series 23-19-1 and has won the last two meetings. The Lions have been an up-and-down team in their first two games with a 40-14 win …

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 …