New Richmond Cross Country Teams Find Success at Western Brown Invitational

The New Richmond boys cross country team won the Western Brown Invitational, with the girls team placing a respectable fourth despite injuries and sickness on the team.

The event was broadcast on newrichmond.localsportsradio.com.

Top Runners (Boys)

Timmy Hall (2nd)
Alex Ariapad (6th)
Ben Fitzgerrel (10th)
Mickie Doane (18th)
Luke Gilday (23rd)
Grant Gilman (26th)
Tyler Behymer (31st)
Pavel Jump (40th)
Sam Ploucha (66th)
Daniel Dooley (100th)
Justin Patrick (106th)

Top Runners (Girls)

Veronica Burnam (19th)
Paige Anderson (20th)
Hannah Smiddy (34th)
Skylar McDonald (42nd)
Maddie Wallace (44th)
Heidi Richards (49th)
Raisa Finch (50th)

Click here for complete results.

The team travels to Mason this Saturday (9/11) for the Mason Invitational.

The Mason Invitational will be held at Corwin/Nixon Park near Mason High School.

All ruuners are to meet behind the school (by the library) at 7:35 a.m. to board the bus for the meet. The New Richmond cross country teams will be partiipating in the following races.

Race Schedule

9:35 am (Girls Varsity; Small Schools) Top 10 Run

11:30 am (Boys Varsity; Small Schools) Top 10 Run

12:00 am (High School Boys JV)

Feeling Like a Banana! N.R.H.S. Golfers Split Again!

The N.R.H.S. Golf team shot their best round of the year by shooting a 161 on the front nine at Lindale Golf Course. The round was not good enough to knock off the Tigers of Bethel who shot a 159. Reading, the third team in the Tri-Match shot a 184. Leading the Lion Linksters in scoring were Austin Wells (38), Austin Skaggs (39), Evan McKinley (42), Henry Heidlage (42), Connor Tidball (44) and Tyler Flood (52). The split pushes the Lions record to 7-4 on the season. The Lions begin their quest to win the S.B.A.A.C. Championship by playing in the first S.B.A.A.C. league meet on Thursday 9/9 @ Deer Track. The match will begin at 4:00.
The Lions also played a J.V. match against Bethel on Wednesday and they defeated the Tigers by the score of 182-187. Leading the team in scoring were David Ohntrup(44), Matt Rydzewski (45), Erik Hermann (51) and Hunter Blankenship (53).

Volleyball team defeats G-town

After winning the first two games against Georgetown, the lady Lions fell in the third game. Battling to get momentum the girls did pull out the fourth game 27-25. Brittney Strunk lead the offense with 17 kills and Hannah Lang had 24 assists and 6 aces. On the defensive side Sarah Shoemaker had 17 digs and Lindsey Blankenship had 5 total blocks. Tomorrow the team takes on league rival Western Brown.

Tennis vs. Batavia

The girls tennis team improved their record yesterday to 4-3 defeating Batavia 5-0. Winning in our singles positions were, Casey White 1st Singles, Sarah Jones 2nd Singles, and Megan Tucker 3rd Singles. Winning in our doubles positions were, Miranda Stilwell and Alex White at 1st Doubles, and Savannah Glenn and Marisa David at 2nd Doubles. The team will take on Bethel at home Wednesday the 8th.

FRESHMAN/JV VOLLEYBALL

Our Freshman and JV Volleyball teams are off to a good start. The Freshman played against CNE 8/31/10 and won 25-18 both games. JV lost to CNE in 3 games, but won against Amelia and Batavia so they are now 2-1 in the league. We have 10 freshman, 3 juniors and 2 sophomores that make up freshman/jv team.

girls varsity soccer falls to Amelia

The girls varsity soccer team lost to Amelia on Tuesday night with a final score of 1-0. Amelia's goal was scored in the first half, but the Lions were ready to come back the second half and end in victory. Due to inclement weather, the game was called just 12 minutes after starting the second half and Amelia got the win. Thursday, the Lions look to take on Bethel, at home. Kick-off is at 7pm.

Golfers Match Suspended by Lighting

The N.R.H.S. Golf team traveled to Deer Track Golf Course in Goshen on Monday. Play was suspended by lighting with players still on the course. The match will resume and be completed when the Lions travel to Deer Track on Thursday for the 1st S.B.A.A.C. Match. Th Lions play in a Tri-Match today with Bethel and Reading at Lindale Golf Course. The match will start @ 4:00 pm.