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Wednesday, 10 June 2020 14:58
Top Ellerbe athletes recognized in end-of-year awards
Written by Kyle Pillar
ELLERBE — Even in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Ellerbe Middle School’s administrators and athletic director Allen Adeimy tried to maintain some sense of normalcy with their end-of-the-year athletic awards.
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Tuesday, 09 June 2020 21:09
RCS officials delay sports return another week, Till 'disappointed'
Written by Kyle Pillar
HAMLET — A day after the North Carolina High School Athletic Association gave local education agencies the authority to resume high school athletics as early as June 15, Richmond County officials pushed the date back at least another week.
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Tuesday, 09 June 2020 18:44
Back on Track: Old School Racing receives title trophy, kicks off new season
Written by Kyle Pillar
DILLON, S.C. — Old School Racing added the newest piece of hardware to its trophy case before the starting light flashed green at Dillon Motor Speedway over the weekend.
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Tuesday, 09 June 2020 15:40
NASCAR implements plan to welcome back guests at select tracks
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 9, 2020) – NASCAR today announced its plan to reintroduce guests at select NASCAR Cup Series races beginning with the Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway (June 14 on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) and the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway (June 21 on FOX,…
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Monday, 08 June 2020 21:21
Maples: RCS to 'discuss and assess' COVID-19 ahead of resuming athletics
Written by Kyle Pillar
HAMLET — Not long after the North Carolina High School Athletic Association announced it would be lifting its nearly three-month long dead period, Richmond County Schools said it was working on the next steps at the local level.
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Monday, 08 June 2020 12:09
BREAKING: NCHSAA approves return of sports, LEAs hold final decision
Written by Kyle Pillar
CHAPEL HILL — The much anticipated news that all high school student-athletes, coaches and sports fans have been waiting almost three months for finally broke early Monday morning.
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Sunday, 07 June 2020 22:45
Kerekes, Ellerbe team up to take over Richmond wrestling program
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — Two local wrestling coaches who showed promise at the middle school level recently got a promotion to the high school varsity mat.
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The Myers Park vs Richmond game packed out Raider Stadium in the NCHSAA playoffs, The green and gold came to avenge last year's loss to the Mustangs, and they did just that. Here are the highlights from the 2019 matchup that sent Richmond to the West Regional Championship game.
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Thursday, 04 June 2020 15:19
Beloved former RCS coach Jason Norton dies after battle with cancer
Written by Kyle Pillar
HAMLET — One of Richmond County’s most beloved former student-athletes, educator and coach lost his long, hard-fought battle with cancer on Wednesday.
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Wednesday, 03 June 2020 19:54
Former Wingate University President Dr. Jerry McGee earns D2CCA Award of Merit
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CLEVELAND — The Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) has awarded Dr. Jerry McGee, former president of Wingate University, the 2020 D2 CCA Award of Merit. In light of COVID-19, the association has decided to recognize Dr. McGee in person at the association's 2021 summer meeting in Asheville, N.C. The…
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Wednesday, 03 June 2020 16:34
Mask-erade Prom Parade scheduled to give seniors 'memorable experience'
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — Days after announcing the Richmond Senior High School class of 2020 will have a “victory lap” graduation parade at Rockingham Speedway, the school updated students and families about senior prom.
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Wednesday, 03 June 2020 10:42
Nashville Superspeedway to host the NASCAR Cup Series in 2021
Written by Russell Parker
DOVER, Del. (June 3, 2020) – NASCAR and Dover Motorsports, Inc. have agreed to host a NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway in 2021.
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Tuesday, 02 June 2020 17:06
South Bound: Greene headed to FGCL for summer development
Written by Kyle Pillar
HAMLET — The Gulf Coast of Florida will soon be Jenna Greene’s home and playing field for a chunk of the summer months.
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Friday, 29 May 2020 12:29
Fortune finally favors Chase Elliott in NASCAR Cup Series win at Charlotte
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Lightning struck near Charlotte Motor Speedway on Thursday night. Bad luck didn’t, where Chase Elliot was concerned.
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