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Thursday, 20 September 2018 22:03
Till: Florence hiatus should show if Raiders are “serious” about winning a state title
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM - The Richmond Senior High School varsity football team has been on a wild roller coaster ride over the last two weeks.
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Thursday, 20 September 2018 21:01
Richmond soccer and volleyball are “getting back in the swing of things” following Florence
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM - Wednesday and Thursday marked the first two consecutive days that several Richmond Senior High School athletics programs held practice in over a week thanks to the coming and going of Hurricane Florence.
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ROCKINGHAM – Richmond Senior High School head football coach Bryan Till and his Raiders have enjoyed a lot of early success this season which has brought some life back to Raider Nation. For decades, Richmond has been known as a “football school” around the state of North Carolina and in…
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Wednesday, 19 September 2018 15:00
SAC athletic directors "postpone" events this week; await NCHSAA ruling on possible extended season
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM - The eight athletic directors of the Sandhills Athletic Conference, which Richmond Senior High School is a part of, held a video conference Wednesday morning to discuss the return of high school athletics following Hurricane Florence.
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Tuesday, 18 September 2018 00:00
Dante Miller writes his name in Columbia football's record book while earning Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors
Written by Kyle Pillar
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – There are a lot of things that go through a running back’s mind as he rushes down the field trying to beat defenders to the end zone. And for former Richmond Raider and current Columbia University tailback Dante Miller, he had a long time to think…
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Monday, 17 September 2018 01:37
Young: "too early" to know Hurricane Florence's impact on RSHS athletic events
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM - In the span of the past 72-hours, Hurricane Florence, a Category 2 storm when it made landfall in Wilmington, N.C., earlier this weekend, dropped historic amounts of rainfall on Richmond County and the greater Sandhills region.
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Friday, 14 September 2018 00:23
Till: Richmond football is “where we want to be” despite shortened bye week
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM - The Richmond Senior High School varsity football team was looking forward to a productive week of practice during its bye week -- and then the imminent threat of Hurricane Florence happened.
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Thursday, 13 September 2018 23:18
A history: Richmond and Purnell Swett football
Written by Deon Cranford
PEMBROKE, N.C. - Last season, Purnell Swett High School was sporting a 3-1 record when it entered Sandhills Athletic Conference play. Unfortunately, that’s when the season went south for the Rams.
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Thursday, 13 September 2018 13:52
Richmond athletics postponed as RSHS opens as emergency shelter
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM - Richmond County Schools superintendent Dr. Cindy Goodman announced Tuesday afternoon that all RCS events, including classes and athletics, had been closed or postponed for Thursday and Friday this week in preparation for Hurricane Florence.
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Thursday, 13 September 2018 00:53
Miller, Frye help lead Richmond golf to second-straight third-place finish
Written by Deon Cranford
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – With Hurricane Florence approaching the coast of North Carolina, many of the area’s outdoor high school athletics were canceled or postponed Tuesday to avoid some of the smaller thunderstorms that Florence was pushing inland.
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Wednesday, 12 September 2018 00:08
Jordan, Maultsby use “aggressive serves” to propel Lady Raiders to third-straight SAC win
Written by Kyle Pillar
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - With the looming threat of Hurricane Florence bearing down on the North and South Carolina coastlines, the Richmond Senior High School Lady Raider volleyball team overcame an early scare on the road Tuesday night at Seventy-First High School.
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Wednesday, 12 September 2018 07:00
Jakolbe Baldwin: The Official Richmond County Male Athlete of the Week
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM – Jakolbe Baldwin, a sophomore wide receiver on the Richmond Senior High School varsity football team, has been named the first Official Richmond County Male Athlete of the Week for the 2018 fall sports season.
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Tuesday, 11 September 2018 15:00
Florence disrupts more RSHS sporting events Tuesday
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM - It’s been a busy two days for the Richmond Senior High School athletics department, as Hurricane Florence, a Category 4 storm bearing down on the eastern seaboard, threatens the Sandhills region.
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Tuesday, 11 September 2018 07:00
Layne Maultsby: The Official Richmond County Female Athlete of the Week
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM – Layne Maultsby, a junior libero on the Richmond Senior High School volleyball team, has been named the first Official Richmond County Female Athlete of the Week for the 2018 fall sports season.
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