JV SOFTBALL

The JV Softball team started off their season in a good game against McNick but coming up short 7-9. Then coming back defeating Anderson 22-4. Rachel Zawacki had 9 strike-outs. Carrie Buckley new at catching did a superb job. Hitters of the game were April Schmidt with a triple and Rachel Zawacki with a double. Many singles were hit by Hannah Slye, Christin Smith, Lindsay Slone, Carrie Buckley, Shelby Koehler, Lew Watkins, Adrianna Flood, Annie Patrick, and Kristin Evans.

New Richmond Boys Tennis Team Defeats Norwood 5-0 for 2nd Win Of The Year

The New Richmond boys tennis team defeated Norwood 5-0 to open up the season with two wins.  Winners for the lions included;

1st Singles: Henry Heidlage: 6-2, 6-1
2nd Singles: David Ohntrup: 6-2, 6-2
3rd Singles: Newton McCullom: 6-0, 6-0

1st Doubles: Matt Rydzewski & Zach Manning: 6-3, 6-2
2nd Doubles: Evan McKinley & Alex Grooms: 6-0, 6-0

The lions tennis team plays Amelia next Thursday (home) and Milford (away) on Friday.

NR Boys Tennis Team Defeats Blanchester 4-1 To Open The Season

The New Richmond boys tennis defeated a good Blanchester team 4-1 to open the season.  Winners for the lions included;

2nd Singles: David Ohntrup: 6-1, 6-0
3rd Singles: Newton McCullom: 6-0, 6-0
1st Doubles: Matt Rydzewski & Zach Manning: 6-1, 6-4
2nd Doubles: Evan McKinley & Cody Kirschner: 7-6(3), 6-4

Henry Heidlage also played well losing a 3-set match at 1st singles to a player that was a district qualifier last year.  The lions open conference play today hosting Norwood.  The match should begin around 3:45 pm.

Lions football players meet their new coach

New Lions head football coach Josh Stratton talks to his team about the importance of character is this video filmed March 12. Statton comes to New Richmond from Lloyd High School in Erlanger, Kentucky, where he was twice named district coach of the year.

Click on the play button to watch the video:

Lady Lions softball Alumni Game is March 23

The 2013 New Richmond High School Lady Lions softball team will hold its annual Alumni Softball Game at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 23 at the high school softball complex.

"Any alumni interested in playing  contact Megan Kilgore at megboo1@fuse.net  or (513) 543-1996," said Lady Lions coach Jim Reaker.

The Lady Lions will host McNicholas at 4:30 p.m. April 1 in the 2013 season opener followed by home games April 2 against Anderson, April 3 against Norwood and April 5 against Amelia.

2013 Lady Lions Softball Schedule

April	Opponent	Location	Time /Result
Mon. 1	McNicholas		4:30 PM
Tue. 2	Anderson		4:30 PM
Wed. 3	Norwood *		4:30 PM
Fri. 5	Amelia *		4:30 PM
Sat. 6	at  Indian Hill		10 AM
Sat. 6	at  Indian Hill		Noon
Mon. 8	at  Bethel-Tate *		4:30 PM
Wed. 10	at  Western Brown *		4:30 PM
Thu. 11	at  Kings		4:30 PM
Fri. 12	Goshen *		4:30 PM
Mon. 15	at  Felicity-Franklin		4:30 PM
Tue. 16	at  Turpin		4:30 PM
Wed. 17	Batavia		4:30 PM
Thu. 18	at  Purcell Marian		4:30 PM
Sat. 20	Hillsboro		11:00 AM
Sat. 20	Hillsboro		1:00 PM
Mon. 22	at  Williamsburg		4:30 PM
Tue. 23	at  Wyoming		4:30 PM
Wed. 24	at  Norwood *		4:30 PM
Fri. 26	Wilmington	WBrown Invit.	4:15 PM
Sat. 27	at Western Brown		TBA
Mon. 29	at  Amelia *		4:30 PM
Tue. 30	Glen Este		4:30 PM
May
Wed. 1	Bethel-Tate *		4:30 PM
Fri. 3	Western Brown *		4:30 PM
Mon. 6	at  Goshen *		4:30 PM

Stratton named new Lions football coach

Joshua Stratton, a Columbus, Ohio native who has spent the last two years as the head football coach at Lloyd High School in Erlanger, Kentucky, has been selected as the new head coach of the New Richmond Lions pending school board approval.

“Coach Stratton stood out to us among a deep pool of candidates,” said Supt. Adam Bird in announcing the hire on Thursday.  “He will continue the NR tradition of excellent leadership from the football coach. “I believe that he will have an outstanding impact on the lives of our football players and on the students he has in class.”

Joshua Stratton

A graduate of Morehead State, Stratton replaces Scott Herman who coached the Lions for the 2012 season before deciding to return to Montgomery, Texas where he had coached for six years.

“I feel completely blessed with this opportunity,” said Stratton. “I’ve had my eye on New Richmond and when this job came up again, there was no way that I wasn’t going to pursue it. It’s not just football, it’s academics, commitment and everything that makes New Richmond a great place to coach and teach.”

Stratton was named the 2012 Owen Hauck Award recipient given by the Northern Kentucky Football Coaches Association given for turning around a struggling program after coaching Lloyd to an 8-4 record and a district runner-up finish. He was the Kentucky 2A District 6 coach of the year in 2011 and 2012.

“Josh will immerse himself into the community and the school and will be very supportive of all the programs at the High School,” said New Richmond athletic director Doug Foote, who led the coaching search which received more than 70 applicants. “I’m very excited to get to work with Josh as a teacher and a coach. Josh will bring great excitement and passion to the program and will continue the great tradition of winning football at New Richmond High School.”

“His enthusiasm for the classroom as well as the game of football will be extremely contagious with our students!” predicted New Richmond High School principal Mark Bailey. “Results of his work in the classroom show that he is a very knowledgeable and inspiring teacher.  Mr. Stratton's experience as a head football coach brings a wisdom and knowledge of the game that only comes from experience within that position.”

Stratton’s coaching experience also includes two years at Covington Holmes, where he coached running backs in 2009 and quarterbacks in 2010; two years at Herculaneum High School in Missouri where he was the offensive coordinator as well as the school’s varsity basketball coach in 2007 and 2008; three years at Grant County High School where he was quarterback coach and head freshman football coach as well as the freshman basketball coach. He was also freshman boys basketball coach at Gahanna Lincoln High School in Columbus from 2000-2002.

Lion football fans may see a few more passing plays next season, but Stratton doesn’t plan to do a major overhaul on offense.

 “I want to build on their prior success, but you can’t be one dimensional anymore in football,” said Stratton, who teaches social studies. “We will be very balanced and there may be games where we will pass more and other games where we will run the ball exclusively.”

Stratton’s defensive philosophy is to “cause destruction” which resulted in his Lloyd defense recording 19 interceptions last season.

“My philosophy is to get as much speed on the field as possible and get 11 hats on the ball,” said Stratton. “We will be aggressive and cause destruction. On each and every snap the goal of the defense will be to take the ball away from the offense.”

Nathan and JR take their final "Schott" at a state title!

  Seniors Nathan Dixon and JR Forsee wresteled in the State Chamionships this weekend at the Schottenstein Center on Ohio State's campus. Action started Thursday afternoon. Nathan wrestled well but came up a little short losing 8-1. JR wrestled a returning state placer and battled to the end but lost on points. Next round proved be be the Lions round, Nathan won 3-0 and JR had an 18 second pin!

   Second round consolation was Nathan Dixon's last match as a Lion. Nathan completed his senior season with a 5-2 defeat. Nathan finished the year with a 33-10 record and District Champion!

   JR extended his season with a 3-1 win over the District Champion from Miami Trace. In the consolation semi-finals he lost but qualified for the finals. JR wrestled in the fifth place match Saturday morning. He finished his senior season placing SIXTH in the STATE and a record of 31-8. JR is the first New Richmond wrestler to place in the State Tournament twice. He qualified for the State Tournament three times and finished with over 100 wins! WE ARE NR!!