ROCKINGHAM — It’s final exam week at Richmond Senior High School to close out the first semester, and with it is another full schedule of athletics.
All five of Richmond’s winter sports — basketball, bowling, indoor track and field, swimming and wrestling — will be in action.
Basketball teams with a pair of home games
The Richmond boys’ and girls’ basketball teams will both host one Sandhills Athletic Conference and one non-conference game this week.
Playing Tuesday and Wednesday, the Lady Raiders (11-4, 4-0 SAC), who are tied for first atop the conference standings with Scotland, will face Lee County High School (5-5, 1-2 SAC) and Pine Forest (6-7). Both games will start at 6 p.m.
Following those games at 7:30 p.m. both days, the first-place Raiders (10-5, 4-0 SAC) will also face Lee County (5-8, 1-2 SAC) and Pine Forest (7-5) in the fourth annual Jason Norton Classic.
Bowling teams enter final third of winter campaign
With four SAC meets in the books, the Richmond boys’ and girls’ bowling teams will compete in their penultimate regular-season meet Thursday.
Bowling in Laurinburg at 4 p.m., the Raiders (6-4) and Lady Raiders (4-6) will both face Southern Lee and Union Pines high schools.
Currently, the Raiders are in fourth place in the SAC standings with 28 points, and the Lady Raiders are third with 25 points.
Wrestling enters final week of regular season
Richmond’s wrestling team will hit the mat for its final regular-season match this week followed by the SAC championship.
Up first, the Raiders will wrestle in an SAC regular-season meet at Hoke County High School Wednesday at 6 p.m.
The SAC championship meet, which will be held at Pinecrest High School, is set for Saturday.
Swimming teams to compete in another SAC meet
Hosting their final of two SAC meets this season, the Richmond boys’ and girls’ swimming teams will return to the pool Wednesday.
The Raiders sit in third place, while the Lady Raiders are in fifth place. Events at the James A. Leach Aquatic Center in Raeford will start at 6:15 p.m.
Indoor track and field set for SAC championship
Spending the last two weeks to prepare for Tuesday, the Richmond boys’ and girls’ indoor track and field teams will compete in team and individual events in the SAC championship.
The meet will be held at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem and begin at 4 p.m.
