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.

Girls Track District Meet

Congratulations to the girls track team on an outstanding season. They finished the season 4th in the district and with an overall record of 86-14. The following girls placed respectively in their events, Jill Flenniken, Kayla Owens, Kayla Maupin, Mikaela Rupp in the 4X200, Jill Flenniken, Kayla Owens, Kayla Maupin, Aly Skaggs in the 4X100, Alexis Meyer in the 300 hurdles, Mikaela Rupp in the 400 dash, Emily Barcheski in the 800, Kara Burns in the 3200. The following girls will be moving onto the regionals this week. Veronica Burnam, Olivia Behymer, Emily Barcheski, Sarah Glenn in the 4X800, Veronica Burnam, Olivia Behymer, Mikaela Rupp, Sarah Glenn in the 4X400, Eleanor WIldey in discus, Hannah Hall in high Jump, Kayla Maupin and Aly Skaggs in pole vault, and Olivia Behymer in the 400 dash. Congratulations to Olivia Behymer for being DISTRICT CHAMP in the 400 dash, and breaking her school record again. Congratulations to the 4X800 team, Burnam, Glenn, Behymer, Barcheski for setting a new school record

BINDER, WARDEN REPRESENTING LIONS IN THE EAST-WEST ALL-STAR GAME

Congratulations to Steven Binder and Austin Warden for being chosen to play in the East-West High School All-Star Game. The two will be playing for the East squad at Prasco Park in Mason on Sunday, June 5th at 1:00.

Division II Boys District Track and Field Meet

Congratulations to the New Richmond Boys Track and Field team for placing 2nd at the Division II District Track Meet on Saturday, May 23rd. To view the results of the meet, please visit www.baumspage.com.
Congratulations to Jake Gundler for placing 1st in the Pole Vault making him the district champ! We have several athletes advancing to the Regional Meet this Thursday and Saturday at Welcome Stadium in Dayton, OH. The following atheletes placed 4th or higher in their event, and will be competing at Regionals this week:
4x800 Relay (Timmy Hall, Alex Ariapad, Mickie Doane, and Ben Fitzgerrel)
Alex Chesney in the 110 High Hurdles
Miles Derkson in the 300 Hurdles
Alex Aripad in the 1600 Meter Run
Timmy Hall in the 3200 Meter Run
Jake Gundler in the Pole Vault
We wish them the best of luck as they strive for the state meet!