NR cheerleaders get top rating

(Front row from left): Rachel Benton, Katie Gelter, Kirstin Mattingly, Nicole Payton, Emilee Bateman, Mariah Corbin, Ally Meadors, Emma Feld (Back row from left) Jordan Berger, Amanda Nguyen, Jenny Roberts, Kelsi Curry, Jade Stamper, Paige Willhoff, Lexi Cook, Kelsey Kirschner, Alyssa Hallahan, Not pictured Nikki Dillow.

New Richmond High School’s cheerleaders came home with three blue superior ribbons and a superior team trophy from the Universal Cheerleaders Association camp at The Ohio State University July 18-21.

Senior Nicole Payton was named an UCA All-American and was invited to attend the UCA’s 2012 London Varsity Tour in London, England.
New Richmond senior Nicole Payton has been named an UCA All-American and invited to attend the UCA's 2012 London Varsity Tour in London, England.

The Lions cheerleaders are coached by Heidi Nieto and Abigail Mineer.

Team members are seniors Nicole Payton, Kirstin Mattingly, Emilee Bateman, Jordan Berger, and Nikki Dillow; junior Katie Gelter; sophomores Lexi Cook, Alyssa Hallahan, Amanda Nguyen, Kelsey Kirschner and Paige Willhoff; and freshmen Emma Feld, Mariah Corbin, Kelsi Curry, Ally Meadors, Jade Stamper, Rachel Benton and Jenny Roberts.

“The girls worked hard all week and are excited to perform new material during the 2011-2012 school year,” said Nieto.

Sports Foundation elects new officers

The New Richmond Lions Sports Foundation has elected new officers for the 2011-12 school year with Joel Loyd serving as president, Shelly Glenn as treasurer and Liz Buckingham as secretary.

New Richmond schools greatly appreciates the work of outgoing NRSF president Lana Silcott, vice-president Davd Bosse and treasurer Mary Binder and secretary Martha Glenn who served two-year terms.

The Sports Foundation assists New Richmond Schools by supporting New Richmond athletic activities and promoting excellence in education, values, leadership, physical fitness, discipline, sportsmanship, and equal opportunities for all.

The Sports Foundation helps high school teams with fund raising efforts and raises money to support all sports at the New Richmond High School.

One of the events the NRSF sponsors is the annual Meet the Teams pig roast at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 11 at the Stadium. The pig roast will be preceded by the OHSAA mandated parents meeting at 6 p.m. at the middle school.

Charge for pig roast is $3.00 per person for non NRHS athletes. Anyone who joins NRLSF for 2011-2012 school year eats free.

NRSF memberships are $10 for individual, $20 for families and $40 for a business membership.

Download NRSF membership form

Download business membership form

One of the NRSF fund raising efforts is its annual golf outing July 30 at Lindale Golf Club. Registration for the four-man scramble is at 8:00 AM with tee-off at 9:00 AM. Download golf outing entry form.

2011-2012 coaches approved

The New Richmond Exempted Village School District Board of Education approved supplemental contracts for the 2011-2012 school year at its June 16 meeting.

Pay level information is available by calling the NREVSD treasurer’s office at 553-2616 ext 12105.

The 2011-2012 New Richmond High School athletic staff:

High School supplemental Contracts
High School Athletics
Douglas Foote, Athletic Director/Dean of Students

Daniel Scholz, Varsity Football Head Coach, Pay Level 12
Charles Warden, Varsity Football Assistant Coach, Pay Level 10
Patrick Fagan, JV Football Coach, Pay Level 10
Joseph Piening, JV Football Coach, Pay Level 10
Richard Mahan, Freshmen Football Coach, Pay Level 9
Kyle Schnee, Freshmen Football Coach, Pay Level 9
Brian McMonigle, Varsity Boys Basketball Head Coach, Pay Level 12
Mark Majick, Varsity Boys Basketball Assistant Coach, Pay Level 10
Eric McMonigle, Freshmen Boys Basketball Coach, Pay Level 9
Bradley Hatfield, Varsity Girls Basketball Head Coach, Pay Level 12
Lauren Wilkins, Varsity Girls Basketball Assistant Coach, Pay Level 10
Lana Gilday, Freshmen Girls Basketball Coach, Pay Level 9
Douglas Flamm, Varsity Boys Soccer Head Coach, Pay Level 11
Brian Benzinger, Varsity Boys Soccer Assistant Coach, Pay Level 9
Shelby Pride, Varsity Girls Soccer Head Coach, Pay Level 11
Julie Shepherd, Varsity Girls Soccer Assistant Coach, Pay Level 9
Brian Benzinger, Varsity Baseball Head Coach, Pay Level 11
Michael Laub, Varsity Baseball Assistant Coach, Pay Level 9
Shelby Pride, Varsity Boys Track & Field Head Coach, Pay Level 10
Terri Flamm, Varsity Girls Track & Field Head Coach, Pay Level 10
Gerald Reardon, Varsity Boys and Girls Track & Field Assistant Coach, Pay Level 8
Terri Flamm, Head Girls Tennis Coach, Pay Level 8
Lana Gilday, Varsity Softball Head Coach, Pay Level 11
Susan Curfman, Softball Assistant Coach, Pay Level 9
Phillip Heflin, Varsity Golf Head Coach, Pay Level 8
Rylan Shebesta, Varsity Cross Country Head Coach, Pay Level 9
Rylan Shebesta, Varsity Boys Tennis Head Coach, Pay Level 8
Deron Shinkle, Varsity Wrestling Head Coach, Pay Level 11
Gregory Minor, Varsity Wrestling Assistant Coach, Pay Level 9
Judy Middeler, Varsity Girls Swimming Head Coach, Pay Level 10
Jospeh Middeler Jr., Varsity Boys Swimming Head Coach, Pay Level 10
Carla Corbin, Varsity Volleyball Head Coach, Pay Level 11
Susan Curfman, Varsity Volleyball Assistant Coach, Pay Level 9
Heidi Nieto, Varsity Cheerleading Advisor, Pay Level 9

Volunteer high school coaches
Football

Ben Bird
Tim Dunn
Greg Hawkins
Tom McOwen
Dave Schnee
Buddy Stark
Zak Taylor

Six NR athletes pick colleges

Six New Richmond athletes have picked their colleges where they hope to continue their athletic careers.

New Richmond High School athletes (seated from left) Veronica Burnam (Wilmington College), Marty Mahaffey (Campbellsville), Kallie Long (Northern Kentucky University), (standing from left) Austin Warden (Miami University), Garrett Myers (Campbellsville) and Zach Ritter (Mt. St. Joseph) plan to continue their athletic careers in college.

Football players Marty Mahaffey and Garrett Myers will be attending Campbellsville University in Campbellsville, Ky. where they hope to be teammates for the Tigers who compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).

In baseball, pitcher Austin Warden in headed to Miami University where he has been given preferred walk-on status while his catcher, Zach Ritter, will attend the College of Mt. St. Joseph.

Track and cross country runner Veronica Burnam has picked Wilmington College and four-year softball starter Kallie Long will attend Northern Kentucky University.

Mahaffey is looking at business administration as his major while Myers has chosen criminal justice.

“Campbellsville coaches plan to put me at outside linebacker and I will redshirt my freshman year,” said Mahaffey. “I hope to play special teams or get on the field in some other capacity my sophomore.”

“We’ve talked about me playing defensive back and possibly a little at tailback,” said Myers, who played quarterback, tailback, corner back and safety for the Lions.

Warden, a four-year baseball starter for New Richmond, will be following in the footsteps of his father, Chuck Warden, who was a scholarship pitcher at Miami.

“Miami is losing two lefthanders and they have signed one and are looking to pick up another one so I’m getting a preferred look this fall as a walk-on,” said Warden, who is planning on a science major at Miami with future plans to attend chiropractor school.

Ritter, who plans to major in athletic training at Mt. St. Joseph, was also looking at playing soccer in college until this spring.

“I decided I was going to base my decision on how I did in baseball and after this season I feel I have the potential to play college baseball,” said Ritter.

Burnam also plans to major in athletic training and picked Wilmington over Northern Kentucky and Shawnee State. She will run both cross country and track for the Quakers.

“Wilmington’s a small community and I really liked their athletic training program,” said Burnam.
Long, who pitched and played the outfield for the Lady Lions, plans to major in elementary education at NKU.

“I had an offer from Ohio Valley University in West Virginia but NKU is where my heart was,” said Long.

Olivia Behymer finishes 6th in state

New Richmond freshman Olivia Behymer finished 6th in the state Division II 400-meter dash Saturday at Ohio State's Jesse Owens Stadium. She qualified for the State finals in the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.73 in Friday's preliminaries. Her time was 58.11 in Saturday's final.

Girls Track Regional Meet

Congratulations to Olivia Behymer for placing 4th in the Regional Meet. This qualifies Olivia to compete in the State Meet on Friday. Olivia broke her own school record for the 4th time this season in the 400 dash, running a 57.73.

Girls Track Regional Meet

Congratulations to the girls track team for a great performance at the Regional Meet last night. Hannah Hall placed 8th in the high jump, and Olivia Behymer will return on Saturday to run in the finals of the 400 Dash.