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Friday, 05 March 2021 10:55
Local star, former MLB player Rob Wooten purchases ECAP
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Wayne County native Rob Wooten has agreed to purchase the Eastern Carolina Athletic Park (ECAP) located in Goldsboro, N.C.
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Thursday, 04 March 2021 21:30
JV Raiders' 4th-quarter comeback falls short against Pinecrest
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — Head junior varsity football coach Patrick Hope admitted it would be tough for the Richmond Raiders to beat the same team twice in consecutive weeks.
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Thursday, 04 March 2021 13:02
PREVIEW: Raiders preparing for versatile Pinecrest in season opener
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — It’s finally game week for the Richmond Raider varsity football team.
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Wednesday, 03 March 2021 22:40
Raiders extend winning streak to 3 matches, sink Pirates late
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — The opening 55 minutes of the Richmond Raiders’ soccer match against Lumberton High School on Wednesday followed the same narrative as the first game the two Sandhills Athletic Conference foes played last month.
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Wednesday, 03 March 2021 16:24
SIGNED: Whitley celebrates letter of commitment to Methodist soccer
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — Smiling behind her mask, and surrounded by her parents, senior soccer player Caroline Whitley signed her letter of commitment in Richmond Senior High School’s media center on Wednesday.
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ROCKINGHAM — The Rockingham Middle School girls’ basketball team returned to the court Tuesday with a win.
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Wednesday, 03 March 2021 08:28
BREAKING: Details released on Raider Stadium spectator increase
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — During Tuesday’s Richmond County Board of Education meeting, details about more spectators being allowed into Raider Stadium for football games were finalized. The new spectator numbers were determined following the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' "interim guidance for indoor and outdoor small and medium venues"…
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HAMLET — Four quarters of basketball wasn’t enough for the Rockingham and Hamlet boys’ basketball teams on Monday.
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Monday, 01 March 2021 22:18
Set pieces key in Raiders' 5-2 win over Hoke County
Written by Kyle Pillar
RAEFORD — A flurry of first-half goals helped the Richmond Raider soccer team earn a road win at Hoke County High School on Monday.
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Monday, 01 March 2021 13:15
SEASON PREVIEW: Raiders 'expect' to contend for state title despite shortened season
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — The face of high school football has changed a lot in the last year, but the standard that is Richmond Raider football hasn’t.
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Saturday, 27 February 2021 19:05
5 goal scorers lift Raiders past Purnell Swett in shutout win
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — It took the Richmond Raider soccer team the first half to find its footing in Saturday’s Sandhills Athletic Conference match, but once it did, Richmond powered its way to victory.
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Saturday, 27 February 2021 11:23
Raiders, Lady Raiders bowl to second-place finishes in Lumberton
Written by Kyle Pillar
LUMBERTON — Playing their second match this week on Thursday, both of Richmond Senior High School’s bowling teams rolled their way to second-place finishes.
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Catch the highlights of MB Drift at the Rockingham Speedway Road Course.
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Thursday, 25 February 2021 23:12
No. 14 Raiders exit playoffs after contested loss at No. 6 Apex Friendship
Written by Kyle Pillar
APEX, N.C. — Richmond Senior High School’s Cinderella run through the NCHSAA 4A state playoffs came to an end Thursday, but it wasn’t without a fight by the Raiders.
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