Local Sports (1188)
Keep up-to-date on the latest sports news from Richmond County
Friday, 24 May 2019 00:02
Lady Raider Softball Season Recap: Trio of seniors, quick progression led Richmond to 'successful season'
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — When asked what could be used as a measuring stick to define the 2019 season, Richmond Senior High School head softball coach Wendy Wallace pointed to her team’s overall record.
Published in
Local Sports
Thursday, 23 May 2019 11:08
Five legends named to 2020 NASCAR Hall Of Fame class
Written by Staff Report
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 22, 2019) – NASCAR announced today the inductees who will comprise the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2020. The five-person group – the 11th since the inception of the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2010 – consists of Buddy Baker, Joe Gibbs, Bobby Labonte, Tony…
Published in
Local Sports
Thursday, 23 May 2019 11:50
Student-athletes Anderson and Bailey named valedictorian, salutatorian in class of '19
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — There were a lot of late nights and early mornings for a pair of Richmond Senior High School senior student-athletes over the past four years. But with graduation just over two weeks away, it was all worth it.
Published in
Local Sports
Wednesday, 22 May 2019 21:24
Anderson, Cooley open AAU volleyball season with ACS 16U Black
Written by Deon Cranford
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Even though the class of 2019 has yet to turn its tassels, fall sports are already getting underway at Richmond Senior High School. For two area volleyball players, it never really ended.
Published in
Local Sports
Wednesday, 22 May 2019 20:30
Ellerbe to host 8th annual free FUNdamentals football camp at RSHS
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — One of the biggest athletic events of the summer is returning to Richmond County for the eighth straight year, as Dannell Ellerbe’s annual football camp is set to return.
Published in
Local Sports
Tuesday, 21 May 2019 22:16
Larsen, RSHS volleyball to host development camp to 'spike' interest of younger players
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — One of the promises that Ashleigh Larsen said upon her hiring last summer as Richmond Senior High School’s head volleyball coach was to expand the sport’s roots in Richmond County.
Published in
Local Sports
Tuesday, 21 May 2019 18:26
JV Lady Raider Soccer Recap: Richmond posts 12-win season in Hamilton's first year
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — The Richmond Senior High School girls’ junior varsity soccer team had a “pretty strong season,” according to first-year head coach Tad Hamilton.
Published in
Local Sports
Monday, 20 May 2019 19:53
Raider Baseball Season Recap: 12 seniors help make 2019 'enjoyable' for Young
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — Richmond Senior High School head baseball coach Ricky Young just wrapped up his 20th season as a high school baseball coach, and his 10th with the Raiders. But the 2019 team goes down as one of the “most enjoyable” he’s had the pleasure of coaching in his two-decade…
Published in
Local Sports
Monday, 20 May 2019 19:39
Lady Raider 4x100 relay team breaks program record, finishes 4th in state championship
Written by Kyle Pillar
GREENSBORO — Some of the fastest and strongest high school track and field athletes converged on North Carolina A&T University’s Irwin Belk track Saturday in the NCHSAA 4A state championship meet.
Published in
Local Sports
Monday, 20 May 2019 13:25
NASCAR: Kyle Larson holds off Kevin Harvick to win Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star race
Written by Reid Spencer - NASCAR Wire Service
CONCORD, N.C. – Kyle Larson is a million dollars richer after holding off Kevin Harvick in the final 15-lap stage of the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race, an event that ended with Larson in Victory Lane and Clint Bowyer tangoing with Ryan Newman on pit road.
Published in
Local Sports
More...
Monday, 20 May 2019 14:00
Griffin 'improved a lot' during freshman year with UNCW volleyball
Written by Kyle Pillar
WILMINGTON — When she left for her freshman year at UNC-Wilmington last summer, Altman Griffin had an inkling she’d have no problem fitting in with the Lady Seahawks’ volleyball program.
Published in
Local Sports
Sunday, 19 May 2019 20:51
Raider Golf Season Recap: Strong group of underclassmen lead Richmond in Parsons' first season
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — Where the sport of golf can sometimes frustrate its players, that wasn’t the case for the Richmond Senior High School boys’ golf team and head coach Keith Parsons this spring.
Published in
Local Sports
Sunday, 19 May 2019 12:36
'MATTer of Opinion' Sports Column: Zion should be happy he's not going to New York
Written by Matt Harrelson
The New York Knicks got hit with a valuable lesson during Tuesday's NBA Draft lottery as the New Orleans Pelicans' logo was unveiled for the No. 1 pick: There are no shortcuts in the NBA.
Published in
Local Sports
Tagged under
Thursday, 16 May 2019 23:23
Lady Raider Soccer Season Recap: Richmond shows 'resiliency' during 2019 campaign
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — What started last May as Richmond Senior High School head soccer coach Chris Larsen’s first year at the head of the program is now in the books.
Published in
Local Sports
Subscribe Now Premium Observer