ROCKINGHAM – As the 2017-2018 academic year wraps up this week with graduation set for Friday at Richmond Senior High School, several athletic programs are already ramping up for the upcoming fall sports season.
Several head coaching changes have been made in the last couple of weeks, including Chris Larsen taking over the boys and girls soccer programs. His wife, Ashleigh Larsen, was introduced as the new varsity volleyball coach last week, and former volleyball head coach Shellie Wimpey made the decision to transition to the head girls cross country coach.
Another head coaching change that was made official late last week was with the Lady Raider varsity basketball team. Former Rockingham Middle School head boys basketball coach Teddy Moseley was hired, replacing Rosalind McDonald after three seasons. The ROSports department will feature Moseley in a feature later this week.
One coaching position that hasn’t changed hands this season is the head football coach, and second-year coach Bryan Till’s team wrapped up spring practice just over a week ago. Noting that the Raiders are “so far ahead from where we were during spring practices last year” because the learning curve has been taken out, Till has a full summer schedule planned.
Below is a timeline for Richmond football. All locations are at RSHS unless otherwise noted:
Monday, June 4 – Wednesday, June 6: rising ninth graders football position workouts (4 – 5 p.m.)
Saturday, June 9: Melvin Ingram Family Fun Day (Hamlet Memorial Park, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
Monday, June 11 – Thursday, June 14: ninth grade and junior varsity summer workouts (8 a.m – 9 a.m.)
Monday, June 11 – Thursday, June 14: varsity summer workouts (9 a.m. – 10 a.m.)
Thursday, June 14: varsity 7-on-7 scrimmage at UNC Chapel Hill (regular schedule for other players).
Friday, June 15: varsity offensive and defensive line camp at UNC Chapel Hill.
Monday, June 18 – Thursday, June 22: summer workouts – ninth grade and junior varsity (8 a.m. – 10 a.m.); varsity (9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.).
Thursday, June 22: varsity camp at North Carolina State University.
Monday, June 25 – Thursday, June 28: summer workouts – ninth grade and junior varsity (8 a.m. – 10 a.m.); varsity (9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.).
Sunday, July 1 – Saturday, July 7: dead week, no football activities.
Monday, July 9 – Thursday, July 12: summer workouts – ninth grade and junior varsity (8 a.m. – 10 a.m.); varsity (9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.).
Sunday, July 15 – Saturday, July 21: dead week, no football activities.
Friday, July 14: Dannell Ellerbe football camp
Monday, July 30: season practices start at 7:30 a.m. Richmond will have practice Monday – Saturday for the remainder of the summer leading up to its first game.
Wednesday, August 8: home scrimmage vs. Marlboro County and Anson County (time TBD).
Friday, August 10: scrimmage vs. East Forsyth High School at BB&T Field, Wake Forest University (6:30 p.m.).
Friday, August 17: season opener home vs. Ronald W. Reagan High School (7:30 p.m.)
Thursday, August 23: season openers for ninth grade and junior varsity football teams (TBD)
Also preparing for summer workouts are Wimpey and boys head cross country coach Reggie Miller. Below is a listing of both cross country teams’ summer workout schedule:
Tuesday, July 10: long run at Hinson Lake in Rockingham (7 p.m.).
Thursday, July 12: interval and speed workouts at RSHS (7 p.m.).
Sunday, July 15 – Saturday, July 21: dead week, no cross country activities.
Tuesday, July 24: long run at Hinson Lake in Rockingham (7 p.m.).
Thursday, July 26: interval and speed workouts at RSHS (7 p.m.).
Tuesday, July 31: long run at Hinson Lake in Rockingham (7 p.m.).
Wednesday, August 1 – Thursday, August 2: official team tryouts (7 p.m.).
Contact Miller (910-206-1914) or Wimpey (910-723-5463) for more information.
Note: all student-athletes wanting to participate in either football or cross country workouts must have an updated physical and completed athletic packet. The packet can be found online at www.richmond.k12.nc.us under the “athletics” tab and “athletic participation forms.”
