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Newberry ranked 16th in final poll

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WACO, Texas – Following one of its most successful seasons in program history, Newberry has been ranked 16th in the final Top 25 poll by the American Football Coaches Association. The Wolves reached as high as No. 14 in the national poll before falling to Tuskegee by two points in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Division II Football Championship…
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Newberry Names Ralph Patterson Director of Athletics

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NEWBERRY (Newberry SID) – Newberry College President Dr. Maurice Scherrens has named Ralph Patterson the school’s Director of Athletics, removing the interim tag after Patterson’s successful four-month stint leading the Athletic Department this fall. “Ralph brings us a breadth of intercollegiate athletic and institutional advancement experience, but more important he has a good feel for the challenges facing our coaches and our…
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Harlon Hill Trophy winner announced Friday at 2:00

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FLORENCE, Ala. – The 2016 winner of the Harlon Hill Trophy, given to the Division II Football Player of the Year, will be announced live online at 2:00 p.m. Friday afternoon. Quarterback Raleigh Yeldell is one of nine finalists nationally for the award after a season that has already seen him win Offensive Player of the Year honors and first team all-conference…
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Newberry Leaps Past Lions, 98-85

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NEWBERRY (Newberry) – Marshall Lange scored a season-high 23 points to lead four Newberry men’s basketball (6-4, 2-3 SAC) players in double-figures as the Wolves used an all-around team effort to defeat Mars Hill (3-6, 1-3 SAC) 98-85 Wednesday night at Eleazer Arena. Lange scored 23 points on 8-for-13 shooting and also pulled down seven rebounds. James Stepp finished with 20 points and D.J. Copeland added 19…
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Newberry Set to Return to Winning Ways Against Mars Hill

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NEWBERRY – Newberry men’s basketball will host Mars Hill on Wednesday, Dec. 14at Eleazer Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. WHO: Newberry College vs. Mars Hill WHERE: Eleazer Arena in Newberry, S.C. WHEN: 8:00 p.m. RECORDS: Newberry 5-4, 1-3 SAC, Mars Hill 3-5, 1-2 SAC LIVE VIDEO: www.newberrywolves.tv LIVE AUDIO: WKDK-AM 1240 in Newberry County, www.wkdk.com, “WKDK” on TuneIn smartphone app LIVE STATS: www.newberrystats.com NEWBERRY STORYLINES Gerald Evans currently…
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Newberry-Benedict Basketball Game Rescheduled

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NEWBERRY (Newberry SID) – The Newberry men’s basketball team has rescheduled their upcoming nonconference game vs. Benedict on Monday, December 12th. The game will be moved to Monday, Jan. 16th. Tip-off will be at 7:00 p.m. from Eleazer Arena. The teams agreed to postpone the contest out of respect for Benedict junior guard Rashee Hodges, who passed away early Sunday morning in a hit-and-run accident…
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Newberry’s Hall named First Team Academic All-American

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AUSTIN, Texas (Newberry) — Junior offensive lineman Sam Hall has been named a First Team Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Hall, who is a Biology major with a 4.0 cumulative GPA, is Newberry’s third-ever Academic All-America selection following Mark Weeks in 1982 and Brandon Gantt in 2009. CoSIDA voters are instructed to take both academic achievement and athletic…
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Yeldell named Harlon Hill Trophy finalist

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FLORENCE, Ala. (Newberry) – Senior quarterback Raleigh Yeldell has been named Newberry’s first-ever finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy, the honor given by the National Harlon Hill Award Committee to the NCAA Division II College Football Player of the Year. Yeldell now advances to the national ballot along with eight other finalists from the initial pool of 42 nominees. The Edgefield native is joined by North Alabama…
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Newberry’s championship season ends in playoffs

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NEWBERRY (Newberry) – Down but never out, Newberry fought valiantly against visiting Tuskegee in the First Round of the 2016 NCAA Division II Football Championship Saturday afternoon at Setzler Field, falling 35-33 to the Golden Tigers to end the season with a sparkling 10-2 record. Wide receiver Braxton Ivery took the majority of the snaps at the quarterback position after redshirt freshman backup Nick…