GIRLS TRACK WINTON WOODS INVITE

Congratulations to the girls track team for placing 2nd in the Winton Woods Invitational last night. The team came 1/2 of a point shy of winning the predominantly attended division 1 meet, facing school like Lakota East, Winton Woods, Princeton, Taft, STEM and Anderson. The Lady Lions are now 39-1 on the season. Those placing in their events were: 4X800 2nd Place Emily Belmont, Claire Burns, Maren Hance,Sarah Glenn 100 Hurdles 3rd JulieMolitor & 7th Hannah Hall 100 Dash 1st Olivia Behymer and 2nd Lindsey Williams 4x200 4th JillFlenniken, Kayla Owens, Amanda Nguyen, Lindsey Williams 1600 1st Claire Burns and 3rd TarynRupp 4x100 3rd JillFlenniken, Kayla Owens, Lindsey Williams, Amanda Nguyen 400 1st OliviaBehymer and 6th Maren Hance 300H 6th Julie Molitor and 7th Skylar McDonald 800 4th Sarah Glenn and 5th Emily Belmont 200 3rd Olivia Behymer and 7th Lindsey Williams 3200 2nd Kara Burns, 3rd Claire Burns and 4th Emily Erdman 4x400 1st Paige Anderson Sarah Glenn, Maren Hance, OliviaBehymer High Jump 1st Hannah Hall and 5th Sarah Glenn Long Jump 6th Maren Hance and 8th Ariel Johnson Shot 3rd Christine Lutz and 4th Ashlee Lewis Discus 1st Eleanor Wildey Pole Vault 2nd Aly Skaggs and 3rd Analeise Rohdes Congratulations to Olivia Behymer for breaking her own record in the 100 dash and the 200 dash.

GIRLS TRACK BETHEL CLASSIC

Congratulations to the girls track team for winning the Bethel Classic last night. The team defeated 6 teams to capture the victory. Those placing were: 4X800 1st Place Emily Belmont, Claire Burns, Maren Hance,Sarah Glenn 100 Hurdles 2nd JulieMolitor & 5th Laura Painter 100 Dash 1st Olivia Behymer and 5th Kelsey Hardin 4x200 1st JillFlenniken, Kayla Owens, Kelsey Hardin, Lindsey Williams 1600 2nd Claire Burns and 3rd TarynRupp 4x100 1st JillFlenniken, Kelsey Hardin, Lindsey Williams, Olivia Behymer 400 1st OliviaBehymer and 2nd Maren Hance 300H 3rd Laura Painter and 4th Skylar McDonald 800 1st EmilyBelmont and 2nd Sarah Glenn 200 2nd Lindsey Williams and 3rd Jill Flenniken 3200 1st Kara Burns and 4th Emily Erdman 4x400 1st Paige Anderson Sarah Glenn, Maren Hance, OliviaBehymer High Jump 1st Hannah Hall Long Jump 6th Maren Hance Shot 2nd Christine Lutz and 4th Ashlee Lewis Discus 1st Eleanor Wildey and 2nd Ashleigh Beard Pole Vault 1st Aly Skaggs and 2nd Analeise Rohdes Congratulations to the girls 4x100 Meter Relay team for breaking the school record. The old record was set in 1984 with a time of 54.7. The team of JillFlenniken, Kelsey Hardin, Lindsey Williams, Olivia Behymer broke the record with a time of 54.5

Boys Track Field at Winton Woods

Congratulations to the boys track and field team on a 3^rd place finish of 7 teams at Winton Woods last night. Placing for the team in their respective events were: 4x800 Relay placing 3^rd with Bobby Bingham, Zach Fields, Charlie Spicker and Austin Torrens; 110 Hurdles placing 2^nd Pierce Burnam and 3^rd Miles Burnam; 4x200 Relay placing 5^th with Michael Huber, CJ Grogan, Darren Porter and Austen Craig; 1600 Meter Run placing 4^th Bobby Bingham and 8^th Zach Fields; 400 Meter Dash placing 6^th Alex Nelson and 7^th Darren Porter; 300 Hurdles placing 2^nd Pierce Burnam and 3^rd Colt Reese; 800 Meter Run placing 1^st Austin Torrens and 8^th Charlie Spicker; 200 Meter Dash placing 6^th Michael Huber; 3200 Meter Run placing 4^th Bobby Bingham and 6^th Luke Gilday; 4x400 Relay placing 2^nd with Alex Nelson, Austin Torrens, CJ Grogan and Colt Reese; Shot Put placing 6^th Branston Evans and 7^th JR Forsee; Discus placing 2^nd Branston Evans; High Jump placing 2^nd Pierce Burnam and 4^th CJ Grogan; Long Jump placing 6^th Zach Fields; Pole Vault placing 2^nd Tyler Anderson and 3^rd Aaron Pollard.  The team looks forward to next Tuesday and Wednesday for the Finneytown Invitational. 

NR Boys Tennis Team Defeats Batavia 4-1 To Improve to 8-2

The New Richmond boys tennis team defeated Batavia 4-1 to improve to 8-2 on the season.  Winners for the lions included;

2nd Singles: Newton McCullom: 6-2, 6-2
3rd Singles: Evan McKinley: 6-2, 6-2

1st Doubles: Matt Rydzewski & Zach Manning: 6-0, 6-1
2nd Doubles: Alex Bach & Erik Hermann: 6-1, 6-1

The JV tennis team plays Elder's JV team tomorrow at the Elder sports complex.

Varsity Fastpitch defeats Purcell Marian

The Varsity fast pitch softball team defeated the Purcell Marian Cavaliers this afternoon 4-3.  Cidney Adams went the distance scattering five hits and striking out 8.  Adams was 2 for 3 at the plate with a key lead-off triple in the seventh inning.  She then scored the go ahead run on a perfect bunt by Morgan Powers who was 2-4 on the day at the plate.  Riley Deweese remained hot at the plate by going 3 for 4.  The Lions next host the Hillsboro Indians on Saturday starting at 11:00 am.  It is also New Richmond Youth Softball Day as the Lions varsity will recognize all youth softball teams in the community.

Emily Erdman picks Lindenwood-Belleville

New Richmond High School senior cross country runner Emily Erdman has signed to attend and run cross country for Lindenwood-Belleville (Illinois) University.

Emily Erdman is joined (from left) by Lindenwood-Belleville coach Tammy Accola-Newell, New Richmond High School cross country coach Ryland Shebesta (standing) and her parents, Tracy and Lee Erdman after signing her letter-of-intent April 17.

"I got an email from the coach (Tammy Accola-Newell) and decided to call her back," said Erdman, who helped the Lady Lions to Southern Buckeye Conference American Division and OHSAA Div. II Southwest District titles last fall. "I decided to visit the school and loved the coach and campus."

Erdman finished 9th in the SBAAC championships and 25th in the districts. She plans to major in Web Design and Marketing at Lindenwood-Belleville which is located in the Greater St. Louis area and affiliated with Lindenwood University of St. Charles, Mo.

The impression Erdman made during the visit was enough to convince coach Accola-Newell was enough to make the 6-hour drive to New Richmond for the April 17 signing ceremony.

“I was looking at the Ohio cross country runners on line and sent her an email and she called me back the next day," said Accola-Newell who is in her fourth year as the Lynx cross country coach. Her 2012 squad finished 10th in the NAIA nationals. "I recruit everywhere and Emily is my 8th commitment for next year when we hope to have 25 girls in our program."

Austin Wells signs with Urbana

New Richmond senior Austin Wells in picture signing his letter of intent to attend and play golf at Urbana University in Urbana, Ohio. Joining him for the signing ceremony were NRHS golf coach Phil Heflin (left) and his parents, Desta and Thad Wells.

Urbana University men’s golf coach Jerome Armstrong announced the signing of New Richmond High School senior Austin Wells Wednesday, April 17. Wells was a four-year letter winner for the Lions where he played for Coach Phil Heflin and helped the Lions to back-to-back Southern Buckeye Conference championships.

This past season, Wells finished third in the Southern Buckeye League with a 39.8 nine hole average spanning 153 holes. Austin earned First Team All-SBC honors his junior and senior years and was a four-year letter winner for the Lions.  He was also an integral player for the Lions as they captured back to back SBC Championships. He was also a District qualifier in the state tournament his junior season.  Austin has also played competitively on the Southern Ohio Junior Golf Tour and The Cincinnati Junior Golf Tour the past two summers.

JV SOFTBALL TEAM

Congratulations to the JV Softball Team for their victory against Turpin last night 11-9.  Pitchers Rachel Zawacki and Allie Skaggs did a great job not only at the mound but also at bat. Rachel had 1 triple/2 singles/2 RBI's followed by Allie with 1 Home Run/2 Singles/2RBI's.  Hannah Slye, 1st Baseman had 2 doubles/1RBI.  Adrianna Flood, 2nd Baseman had 2 singles/1RBI, Catcher, Lindsay Slone had 2 singles followed by our Center Outfielder, Lew Watkins with 2 singles/1RBI. Michaela Nordyke, Short Stop had 1 single/1RBI along with Right Outfielder Carrie Buckley who also had a hard hit single and RBI.  Christin Smith, Left Outfielder also had 1 single.  A great job was done by all.

Boys Track and Field at Bethel Meet

Congratulations to the boys track and field team on their 1st place victory of 8 teams at the Bethel Meet yesterday. Placing for the team in their respective events: 4x800 Relay placing 2nd with Bobby Bingham, Zach Fields, Charlie Spicker and Austin Torrens; 110 Hurdles placing 1st Pierce Burnam and 2nd Aaron Pollard; 100 Meter Dash placing 6th Michael Huber; 4x200 Relay placing 2nd Michael Huber, Austen Craig, Darren Porter and Miles Burnam; 1600 Meter Run placing 1st Bobby Bingham and 4th Zach Fields; 4x100 Relay placing 2nd Ryan Brunk, Miles Burnam, Colt Reese and Michael Huber; 400 Meter Run placing 2nd Alex Nelson and 3rd Darren Porter; 300 Hurdles placing 1st Pierce Burnam and 3rd Colt Reese; 800 Meter Run placing 1st Austin Torrens and 4th Charlie Spicker; 200 Meter Dash placing 3rd Michael Huber and 5th Austen Craig; 3200 Meter Run placing 2nd Bobby Bingham and 4th Luke Gilday; Discus placing 1st Branston Evans and 4th Evan Brigner; Shot Put placing 2nd Branston Evans and 7th Evan Brigner; Long Jump placing 3rd Zach Fields and 6th Miles Burnam; High Jump placing 1st Pierce Burnam and 7th CJ Grogan; and Pole Vault placing 1st Tyler Anderson and 2nd Aaron Pollard. The team is looking forward to traveling to Winton Woods on Thursday. 

NR Boys Tennis Team Defeats Goshen 5-0 To Improve To 7-1 On The Season

The New Richmond boys tennis team defeated Goshen 5-0 Monday to improve to 7-1 on the season.  Winners for the lions included;

1st Singles: Henry Heidlage: 6-0, 6-2
2nd Singles: Newt McCullom: 6-0, 6-0
3rd Singles: Evan McKinley: 6-0, 6-0

1st Doubles: Matt Rydzewski & Zach Manning: 6-0, 6-0
2nd Doubles: Erik Hermann & Alex Bach: 6-1, 6-1

The lions varsity and JV tennis squads take on Mariemont at Mariemont next Wednesday.

Boys Track and Field at Norwood Invitational

Congratulations to the boys track and field team on their 1^st place finish of 12 teams at Norwood on Friday evening. Placing respectively for the team was: 4x800 Relay placing 1^st with Bobby Bingham, Luke Gilday, Zach Fields, Austin Torrens; 110 Hurdles placing 2^nd Pierce Burnam and 6^th Aaron Pollard; 4x200 Relay placing 6^th with Austen Craig, Miles Burnam Darren Porter, Pierce Burnam; 1600 Meter Run placing 1^st Bobby Bingham and 5^th Zach Fields; 4x100 Relay placing 4^th with Ryan Brunk, Miles Burnam, Colt Reese, CJ Grogan; 400 Meter Run placing 4^th Alex Nelson and 6^th Darren Porter; 300 Hurldes placing 1^st Pierce Burnam and 2^nd Colt Reese; 800 Meter Run placing 1^st Austin Torrens and 4^th Charlie Spicker; 200 Meter Dash placing 6^th Josh Bauscher; 3200 Meter Run placing 3^rd Bobby Bingham and 5^th Luke Gilday; 4x400 Relay placing 3^rd with Alex Nelson, Austen Craig, CJ Grogan, Colt Reese; Discus placing 2^nd Branston Evans; Shot Put placing 6^th Branston Evans; High Jump placing 2^nd Pierce Burnam and 3^rd CJ Grogan; Pole Vault placing 2^nd Tyler Anderson and 3^rd Aaron Pollard. The team is excited to travel to Bethel today for their next meet.