Season passes on sale now

Season passes are on sale in the New Richmond High School office.

A 10-game pass is $50 for adults and $30 for students.

An all-sports pass  is $90 for adults and $70 student.

Seat licenses in the stadium are $25 in addition to admission.

New Richmond Golfers Hit the Course Running

The Lion Golfers continued their season by traveling to participate in the Princeton Invitational and a Match with league foe Amelia. The Lions traveled to Glenview Golf Course to play in the Princeton Invitational on 8/14. The team placed 9th in the field of 16 teams by shooting a 349. Leading the Lions was Chris Mazzaro with a 78. Also scoring for the Lions were Evan McKinley (87), Bryce Kroeger (89), David Ohntrup (95), Daman Abner (102) and Erik Hermann (104). The Lions played Amelia at Friendly Meadows on 8/15. The Lions defeated the Barons by a score of 321-343. Leading the Lions were Mazzaro (75), McKinley (77), Ohntrup (83), Kroeger (86), Hermann (97), and Abner (105). The Lions are 1-0 on the season.

New Ricmond Golfers Travel to Granville

The New Richmond High School Golfers traveled to Granville ,Ohio to participate in the Granville High School Invitational on August 10th. The Lions placed ninth in a very tough field of high school golfers from all around Ohio. The Lions shot a 332 and were led in scoring by Sophomore Chris Mazzaro with a 77. Also scoring for the Lions were Senior Evan McKinley 82, Sophomore Kyle Heidlage 86, Senior David Ohntrup and Sophomore Bryce Kroeger 87, and Senior Henry Heidlage 89. The Lions travel to Glenview Golf Course to play in the Princeton Invitational on 8/14 and also travel to Friendly Meadows on 8/15 to take on Amelia.

Impact testing for athletes explained

New Richmond High School athletic director Doug Foote and Wellington Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine trainer Megan Barhorst explain the school's program for monitoring our athletes for concussions in this video report.

NRHS Gym gets makeover

The New Richmond High School gymnasium got a makeover this summer with new lights and a refinished floor complete with new center court and OHSAA logos.

NRHS AD Doug Foote stands by the new center court logo.

NRHS' refinished gyn floor features a new OHSAA logo.

Fall practice underway

Practice for all fall sports started Aug. 1. Here's a view of Friday morning's football practice from the roof of New Richmond Middle School taken by Supt. Adam Bird.

NRHS athletes monitored for concussions

New Richmond High School is turning to technology to closely monitor its athletes for concussions.

“It’s called Baseline Testing for Concussions,” explained NRHS athletic director Doug Foote, who is having athletes in all sports undergo online ImPACT (Immediate Post Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing) testing prior to competing during the 2012-13 school year.

“Our trainer Megan Barhorst is running the program,” said Foote. “We are going to test all our athletes now and then we’ll do it every two years. We’ll do all the incoming freshmen and then do juniors after that. They have to come in and do a test on a computer and then if they get hit in the head in any way, form or fashion we will redo their test and see where they are at and we will have a baseline for that test.”

The non-invasive computerized test is set up in a video game format and takes about 15 to 20 minutes. It tracks information such as memory, reaction time, speed and concentration.

Wellington trainer Megan Barhorst explains the ImPACT testing to senior football player Luke Hoskins while seniors (from left) Alex Horn and Clay Loadman complete their 20-minute test that will give the school a baseline for testing for possible concussions in the future.

“However, it is not an IQ test,” said Barhorst, who is assigned to New Richmond High School by Wellington Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine and is in her fourth year at New Richmond.

Concussions have not been a major problem during Barhorst’s time at New Richmond but they remain an area of great concern for the school.

“We had four concussions all of last year,” said Barhorst. “That is not bad at all for us, but what we are trying to avoid are concussions slipping by and us not noticing them.”

“It’s a great program and a lot of schools are doing it,” said Foote. “Supt. (Adam) Bird and I have been talking about it for about a year and we decided to implement the program this year.”

“For first time, all NRHS athletes will get baseline concussion testing before the season starts,” said Bird. “Thanks to Doug Foote for making this happen.”