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Saturday, 19 January 2019 00:36
Raiders win season-high third-straight game, edge Fighting Scots in rivalry game
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — The Richmond Raider varsity basketball team hadn’t beaten rival Scotland High School in nearly two years entering Friday’s game in Raider Gymnasium. But that streak ended as the Raiders picked up their third-straight Sandhills Athletic Conference win.
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Friday, 18 January 2019 23:03
Maultsby's career-high 14 points, strong fourth quarter lift Lady Raiders past rival Scotland
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — A strong fourth-quarter performance and a career high in points for one Lady Raider helped make the difference in Friday’s Sandhills Athletic Conference showdown between Richmond and Scotland high schools.
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Friday, 18 January 2019 16:22
Stroman's 11 points lead Lady Wildcats to third-straight win; Anson snaps Ellerbe boys' streak
Written by Kyle Pillar
ELLERBE — Ellerbe Middle School’s two-game sweep streak came to an end Thursday, as the Wildcats hosted Anson Middle School.
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Friday, 18 January 2019 00:03
RSHS athletics department to hold first "Bar-B-Que" lunch fundraiser Feb. 8
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — Hungry locals looking to support Richmond Senior High School athletics while enjoying a bar-b-que lunch will get their opportunity to do so next month.
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Friday, 18 January 2019 00:02
Hood, Jones and Raider football program recognized by HighSchoolOT.com
Written by Kyle Pillar
RALEIGH — Following its winningest season since 2015, the Richmond Senior High School football team continues to see the postseason accolades rolling in.
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HAMLET – One Richmond Ninth Grade Academy student is hoping to don the green and gold and make her way onto the diamond is Kassie Smith. On Thursday, she joined the Lady Raiders at Richmond Senior High School for the first day of workouts.
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Friday, 18 January 2019 00:00
Middle school Raider wrestlers edge East Hoke, fall to Anson
Written by Kyle Pillar
WADESBORO — Wednesday’s middle school wrestling match followed the script the Raiders have written all season -- another split.
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Thursday, 17 January 2019 00:02
Raiders' senior night ends in tie-breaker loss to rival Fighting Scots
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — Two Richmond Raider senior wrestlers were recognized ahead of Wednesday’s senior night match against visiting Scotland High School, but it was a wealth of underclassmen who picked up the majority of the points for the Raiders.
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Thursday, 17 January 2019 00:01
McBride's 37 points help Ellerbe collect second-straight win; Crump nets 16 points in Lady Wildcats' win
Written by Kyle Pillar
WAGRAM — Most of Richmond County’s middle school basketball programs had the first part of the week off, save for the Ellerbe Middle School teams. And they didn’t disappoint.
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Thursday, 17 January 2019 00:00
Junior varsity and Ninth Grade Raider teams complete sweep over Seventy-First
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — On the heels of Richmond Senior High School’s upset win over Seventy-First High School Tuesday, the junior varsity and ninth grade basketball teams completed the sweep against the Falcons.
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Wednesday, 16 January 2019 16:52
Sports Column: Clarifying middle school athletes' eligibility
Written by Allen Adeimy
With Jan. 16 marking the end of the first semester of the 2018-2019 school year, coaches and athletic directors at area middle and high schools will be checking the academic and attendance records of their students to determine whether students retain, lose or gain eligibility for athletic participation during the…
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Wednesday, 16 January 2019 00:01
Four Raiders net double-digits as Richmond upsets Seventy-First 75-71
Written by Kyle Pillar
FAYETTEVILLE — Something that hadn’t happened since 2004 took place Tuesday night inside Seventy-First High School’s gymnasium in a Sandhills Athletic Conference battle between the Richmond Raiders and the host Falcons.
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Wednesday, 16 January 2019 00:00
Scoring woes against Seventy-First lead to Lady Raiders' second-straight SAC loss
Written by Kyle Pillar
FAYETTEVILLE — Entering Tuesday’s Sandhills Athletic Conference showdown between the Richmond Lady Raiders and the Seventy-First Lady Falcons, the two teams were tied for third place in the conference standings with matching 3-2 records.
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Tuesday, 15 January 2019 00:01
Thomas Barbee: The Official Richmond County Male Athlete of the Week
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM – Thomas Barbee, a sophomore on the Richmond Senior High School boys’ swimming team, has been named the Official Richmond County Male Athlete of the Week.
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