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Thursday, 09 July 2020 22:43
Richmond Senior to use crowdfunding site for athletics
Written by William R. Toler
HAMLET — Richmond Senior High School’s athletic department will soon have a new revenue stream that branches out beyond the county line.
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Thursday, 09 July 2020 19:42
Columbia’s Dante Miller reacts to Ivy League’s cancelation of fall athletics
Written by Kyle Pillar
PRINCETON, N.J. — On Wednesday, the Ivy League knocked over the first domino in what could be a fast free fall for college and high school athletics across the nation.
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Homecoming is a special day for all of Richmond County, coming together as one and celebrating our green and gold roots. This week, we take you back to the 2019 Homecoming Parade, which led to the football game between Richmond and Lumberton.
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Wednesday, 08 July 2020 22:26
Local planner helping disc golf club take flight
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — Tucked inside the woods at Hinson Lake is one of Richmond County’s newest sporting venues. It’s one that can give local sports fans some reprieve during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Wednesday, 08 July 2020 15:28
NASCAR announces 2020 schedule through Cup Series regular season finale weekend
Written by Press Release
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 8, 2020) - NASCAR today announced its schedule of events through August for all three national series and the ARCA Menards Series, which includes two additional NASCAR Cup Series doubleheaders, and two separate stops – on two different courses – at Daytona International Speedway.
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Wednesday, 08 July 2020 13:11
Earwood selling iconic Rockingham Dragway after 28 years
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — After nearly three decades at the wheel as owner and operator of the iconic Rockingham Dragway, and almost a half century of experience with racing, Steve Earwood is ready to let someone else take over the pedals.
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Wednesday, 08 July 2020 12:14
NCHSAA, Tucker: 'We do not know when sports will resume'
Written by Kyle Pillar
CHAPEL HILL — The North Carolina High School Athletic Association held a special Zoom press conference Wednesday to inform media members that there were no major announcements forthcoming.
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Tuesday, 07 July 2020 21:10
New softball locker room, indoor hitting facility take shape at Richmond
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — On the otherwise quiet athletic fields of Richmond Senior High School, the sounds of construction workers hammering away is replacing the usual hustle and bustle of summer workouts.
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ROCKINGHAM — Nicknames aren’t something that are just given out. They’re earned, have a deeper meaning and usually define a person based on his way of life.
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Monday, 06 July 2020 23:56
Griffin gains new appreciation for volleyball following injury, pandemic
Written by Kyle Pillar
WILMINGTON — The light at the end of the tunnel was near for Altman Griffin after seven months of rehabbing a stress fracture in her vertebrae.
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Monday, 06 July 2020 23:03
NCHSAA cancels second mandatory dead week as local athletics await green light
Written by Kyle Pillar
CHAPEL HILL — It may not seem like it in many areas across the state, but the North Carolina High School Athletic Association lifted its athletic dead period on June 15.
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Monday, 06 July 2020 11:31
Kevin Harvick gets Indianapolis Motor Speedway win in overtime
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In an action-filled afternoon of NASCAR Cup Series racing in Sunday’s Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 Powered by Big Machine Records, Kevin Harvick held off the field in a overtime sprint to the finish line to earn his fourth victory of the season, and his second consecutive and third overall…
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Monday, 06 July 2020 09:58
Cowick goes 'next level,' signs with St. Andrews baseball
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — Playing just three of Richmond Senior High School’s nearly 20 regular-season baseball games this spring wasn’t what Dallas Cowick had in mind.
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ROCKINGHAM — Benny Parsons would celebrate his 79th birthday next Sunday, and although the late NASCAR driver passed away in 2007, his legend lives on.
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