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Tuesday, 02 October 2018 00:03
Lady Raiders bounce "quality" Scotland team 3-1 in battle for third place
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM - The only team on the Richmond Senior High School volleyball team’s schedule that the Lady Raiders hadn’t faced at least once already this season was rival Scotland High School -- but that all changed Monday as Richmond took care of business against its Sandhills Athletic Conference foe.
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Tuesday, 02 October 2018 00:02
Richmond tennis does away with Jack Britt for eighth-straight victory
Written by Matt Harrelson
FAYETTEVILLE -- With the regular season coming to a close, the Lady Raiders tennis team is pushing to end the year on a definite high note, winning Monday afternoon 5-4 against Jack Britt High School to push their winning streak to eight straight matches.
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Tuesday, 02 October 2018 00:01
Lady Raider golf remains consistent with another third-place finish
Written by Deon Cranford
LAURINBURG – At last -- five weeks into the season, the Sandhills Athletic Conference girls golf teams were finally able to complete an 18-hole match.
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Tuesday, 02 October 2018 00:00
Raiders give up two late goals and fall 4-2 to Pinecrest in card-filled match
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM - When the Richmond Senior High School varsity soccer team plays rival Pinecrest High School, it’s sure to be a competitive match. And in the regular season series finale between the Raiders and the Patriots, it took a two-man advantage by the visiting Patriots to knock off a fiesty…
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Monday, 01 October 2018 00:03
RSHS week ahead: all six programs continue fall sports season
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM - Things for Richmond Senior High School athletics have been returned to normal, as Monday marks the second full week back from Hurricane Florence.
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Monday, 01 October 2018 00:02
Richmond cross country teams impress during busy week
Written by Deon Cranford
SMITHFIELD, N.C. – The Richmond Senior High School cross country teams had a busy week following the delays caused by Hurricane Florence. The boys and girls teams raced in a Sandhills Athletic Conference meet on Tuesday, before taking a trip to Smithfield on Saturday to compete in the Smithfield-Selma Spartan…
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Monday, 01 October 2018 00:01
JV Raiders cruise past Pinecrest 42-12 to remain undefeated
Written by Deon Cranford
ROCKINGHAM – Thanks to Hurricane Florence, it had been 21 days since the junior varsity football teams from Richmond Senior and Pinecrest high schools had seen any action. Both teams entered Thursday evening’s matchup with matching 3-0 records, but the Raiders used an explosive second half to remain undefeated by…
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Monday, 01 October 2018 00:00
Lady Raiders end three-game skid with sweep of Purnell Swett
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM - In what was a long week on the court for the Richmond Senior High School volleyball team, it came to an end Saturday with a win against Purnell Swett High School.
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Friday, 28 September 2018 23:55
Raiders earn second shutout in three games with 31-0 win at Pinecrest
Written by Kyle Pillar
SOUTHERN PINES - In what has been a month of irregularities for the Richmond Senior High School varsity football program because of Hurricane Florence, normalcy was restored during Friday’s Sandhills Athletic Conference opener at Pinecrest High School.
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Friday, 28 September 2018 00:03
Richmond tennis earns seventh-straight win; quiets Lumberton 7-0
Written by Matt Harrelson
ROCKINGHAM - The Lady Raider tennis team continued its winning ways on Thursday when it took on the Lady Pirates of Lumberton High School and shut them out 7-0 to up their winning streak to seven in a row.
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Friday, 28 September 2018 00:02
Lady Raiders defeated by Jack Britt despite playing "more aggressively"
Written by Kyle Pillar
FAYETTEVILLE - Prior to the start of the volleyball season, first-year head coach Ashleigh Larsen noted that this year was going to be a developing year as it was no secret she was losing four all-conference starters.
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Friday, 28 September 2018 00:01
Raider Youth Football begins season in hopes of developing future Richmond players
Written by Deon Cranford
ROCKINGHAM – The aftermath of Hurricane Florence left Richmond Raider football fans looking for something to do last Friday night. All NCHSAA games taking place between Richmond County and the North Carolina coast were either canceled or postponed. However, Raider football was alive and well first thing Saturday morning in…
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Friday, 28 September 2018 00:00
ROSports: Richmond soccer postponed; Rockingham volleyball sweeps Hamlet
Written by Kyle Pillar
LUMBERTON - The Richmond Senior High School varsity soccer team has had a rough go lately with the weather, as Thursday’s scheduled Sandhills Athletic Conference game on the road at Lumberton High School was postponed due to inclement weather.
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Thursday, 27 September 2018 00:00
Middle School Sports Report: Area schools begin fall sports season
Written by Kyle Pillar
RICHMOND COUNTY - This week, Richmond County Schools’ four middle schools (Cordova, Ellerbe, Hamlet and Rockingham) got their fall sports seasons started after a lengthy delay from Hurricane Florence.
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