NR Boys Tennis Team Defeats Goshen 5-0.

The NR boys tennis bounced back for their first loss of the season to defeat Goshen 5-0 and improve their overall record to 4-1. Winners for the lions team included;

1st Singles: Matt Rydzewski: 6-2, 6-3

2nd Singles: David Ohntrup: 6-2, 6-1

3rd Singles: Newton McCullom: 6-1, 6-3

1st Doubles: Clint Lytle & Zach Manning: 6-0, 6-0

2nd Doubles: Evan McKinley & Henry Heidlage: 6-0, 6-0

The boys tennis team has three tough non-conference matches next week that include;

Monday: Varsity @ Maderia, JV vs. Maderia (Home)

Tuesday: Varsity vs. Felicity (Home)

Wednesday: Varsity @ Milford, JV vs. Milford (Home)

VARSITY BASEBALL ROLLS

The Western Brown Broncos arrived at New Richmond on Wednesday trailing the Lions by one game in SBC play. Their hopes of leaving New Richmond with a first place tie in the standings were crushed, as the Lions defeated them by a convincing score of 12 to 3. The win extends the Lions record to 8-0, and puts them 2 games up in the early SBC league race. Austin Skaggs pitched 6 great innings and was aided by solid Lion defense. The offense was led by Cole Bird with 2 doubles and 3 RBI's, Levi Simpson with 2 hits, Ryan Waters with a triple, and Austin Skaggs with 2 hits. The Lions host Wilmington this Saturday for a non-league double-header.

NR Boys Tennis Team Suffers First Loss (3-2) in a Close Match with Undefeated Western Brown

The New Richmond boys tennis suffered their first loss of the year (3-2) against conference rival Western Brown this past Tuesday. Winners for the lions included David Ohntrup at 3rd singles and Zach Manning/Matt Rydzewski at 1st doubles.

VARSITY SOFTBALL

Congratulations to the Varsity Softball Team on their win over Mariemont
16-6. Great pitching was done by Bethany Smith. Excellent defense was conducted
by 3rd baseman Tina Lawrence, Short Stop Morgan Powers, 2nd Baseman Kelsey
Curry and Courtney Grogan, 1st baseman Riley Deweese and catcher Bailey
Deweese. The final out of the game was an awesome catch made by Hannah Murphy
in center field. Home-Runs were hit by Bethany Smith, Cassity Martin, and Tina
Lawrence. Triples by Cassity Martin and doubles by Jae Mosley, Tina Lawrence and
Bailey Deweese.

LIONS BASEBALL FAST OUT OF THE GATE

The New Richmond Lions Baseball program is off to a red hot beginning for the 2012 campaign. The Varsity Lions have run off 7 straight victories to start the season and are 7-0 overall and 3-0 in the SBC. The victims of this early season winning streak are: MVCA (2x), Norwood, CNE, Amelia, Bethel, and Mariemont. Western Brown visits the Lions for an important league contest on Wednesday, 4/4. Solid starting pitching, timely hitting, and stingy defense have all been present for the Lions' early success.

The JV Lions are 6-1, with all of their wins in a "mercy rule" fashion. The hot bats of the Lions' JV visit Western Brown on Wednesday, 4/4.

JV SOFTBALL

The JV Lady Lions have now played 5 games with 3 losses and 2 wins. Double-Header with McNick 8-9 and 14-9, Wyoming 51-4, CNE 7-17, and Bethel 11-13.

NR Boys Tennis Team Edges Bethel 3-2

The NR boys tennis team won a close conference match against Bethel 3-2 this past Monday. Winners for the lions included David Ohntrup (3rd singles), Clint Lytle & Zach Manning (1st Doubles), and Evan McKinley & Newton McCullom (2nd Doubles). With the win, the lions improve to 3-0 on the season and set up an important conference match on Tuesday with Western Brown (who is also unbeaten in conference).