Lady Lions Fall to Western Brown

The Lady Lions Varsity Basketball team fell to Western Brown on the road last night 53-36. After trailing by only 3 at half-time the girls were outscored 25-8 in the decisive 3rd quarter. Poor offensive execution led to easy baskets for Western Brown throughout the second half, allowing them to pull away. The girls are off until after the holiday break when they play Roger Bacon at home to start off 2013 on Jan. 2.

The New Richmond Wrestling Lions named DII team of the year for 2011-2012!!!

The Southwest District Coaches Association named the Lions DII team of the year at the annual Coaches Classic. The award is for the 2011-2012 wrestling season. Deron Shinkle was named coach of the year also. Not to be out done, Greg Minor was named asst. coach of the year. It was a clean sweep for the record setting Lions!!

Wrestling Lions travel to Ky. for a Tri-Meet.

The Lions opened the night against Turpin. The Lions started fast and finished strong. Seniors Kevin Reid, Clay Loadman, Luke Hoskins, James White and Nathan Dixon had key wins late to defeat the Spartans 39-24.

The second round did not go as well for the Lions. Ryle has several state caliber wrestlers. Kenny Booker and James White had strong performances for the Lions. The final score was Ryle 46 Lions 21.

The JV Lions wrestled very well also. They are gaining valuable experience every match. Gavin Kirschner, Zyx Khan, Jesse Troy and Will Lytle won in impressive fashion. The JV wrestles at Bethel Saturday.

The varsity Lions look to win the Madeira Invitaion in two weeks. WE ARE NR!!

Lions Basketball v Norwood

The Varsity boys basketball team beat Norwood by a score of 51-40 on Tuesday night. Leading the way for the Lions were John Ernst with 11 points, Austen Craig with 9 points, Chad Nort with 8 points, Frankie Taulbee with 7 points, and Austin Wells with 6 points. Caleb Hayward had 7 rebounds, and Sam Leffler took 3 charges in the second half. The win improves our record to 3-3. The JV team won 51-26 and improved their record to 6-0. The lions travel to Western Brown on Friday night.

Lady Lions Win on the Road

The Lady Lions Varsity Girls Basketball Team stayed undefeated on the road this season with a win over Felicity Monday night, final score 49-34. Josie Buckingham led the way on both ends finishing one block shy of a triple-double, she scored 16 points, grabbed 20 rebounds, and blocked 9 shots. New Richmond had two other double-digit scorers with Bailey Workman scoring 12 and Alexis Meyer added a career-high 11 while applying key defense. It was a good win on the road to prepare for another road game at Western Brown on Thursday.