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Sunday, 10 November 2019 19:05
Varsity, JV Raiders kickoff pre-season at Southern Lee
Written by Kyle Pillar
SANFORD — Fresh off its first week of practice, the Richmond Senior High School boys’ basketball program got its first taste of competition Saturday at Southern Lee High School.
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Sunday, 10 November 2019 19:00
Lady Raiders sweep pre-season scrimmages at Terry Sanford
Written by Kyle Pillar
FAYETTEVILLE — The Richmond Senior High School girls’ basketball team and second-year head coach Teddy Moseley put their pre-season efforts to work on Saturday, competing in two scrimmages at Terry Sanford High School.
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Saturday, 09 November 2019 15:42
BREAKING: Raiders earn No. 1 playoff seed, bye in 'really good' West bracket
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — The road of the West region of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 4AA football state championship will run through Raider Stadium in 2019.
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Saturday, 09 November 2019 01:33
No. 1 Raiders score 5 unanswered TDs to claim second-straight SAC title
Written by Kyle Pillar
LAURINBURG — When junior wide receiver Jakolbe Baldwin hauled in a 34-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Caleb Hood at the 1:25 mark of the second quarter of Friday’s rivalry game, he would give the No. 1 Raiders all the points they would need to secure back-to-back Sandhills Athletic Conference…
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Thursday, 07 November 2019 22:03
JV Raiders blank Scotland in rivalry game to close season
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — Kickstarting the first half of the Richmond-Scotland rivalry were the junior varsity teams on Thursday, and it was the Raiders who came away with a shutout victory on their home field.
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It's rivalry week for Richmond and Scotland Counties as the Raiders will travel to Laurinburg to face the Fighting Scots at Pate Stadium.
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Thursday, 07 November 2019 17:20
Preview: No. 1 Raiders travel to rival No. 4 Scotland for SAC bragging rights
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — Pressure is an accepted component of rivalry week in the halls of the locker room and on the practice fields of the Richmond Senior High School football team.
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Thursday, 07 November 2019 11:06
Cordova routs Sandy Grove, earns West division co-championship
Written by Kyle Pillar
LUMBER BRIDGE — Richard Kerekes and Andre Ellerbe make quite a pair of coaches. The two Cordova Middle School football coaches helped the Cavs celebrate a West division co-championship on Wednesday following their 38-14 rout of Sandy Grove Middle School in the regular season finale.
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Wednesday, 06 November 2019 21:51
Raider players, coaches talk meaning of Scotland rivalry
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — When asked individually after Tuesday’s practice what the first thing was that came to mind when they thought about the football rivalry between Richmond and Scotland, two players and two coaches all said the same thing — “the best in the state.”
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Wednesday, 06 November 2019 20:03
Raider Season Recap: 'Good competition' benefited Richmond in 2019
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — At the onset of the 2019 high school boys’ soccer season, second-year head coach Chris Larsen knew his team had a tough gauntlet ahead of it.
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Wednesday, 06 November 2019 18:28
Rockingham defeats rival Hamlet, wins West division
Written by Kyle Pillar
HAMLET — The Rockingham Middle School football team needed to earn a win Wednesday against rival Hamlet Middle School to keep its championship hopes alive.
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Wednesday, 06 November 2019 13:01
Pillar: Richmond, Scotland rivalry is always something to remember
Written by Kyle Pillar
Friday’s annual rivalry meeting between the Richmond Raiders and Scotland Fighting Scots will be my fifth time watching the two storied programs duke it out on the football field.
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Tuesday, 05 November 2019 22:22
Lady Raider Season Recap: 'Great first season' for Covington as girls' XC coach
Written by Kyle Pillar
ROCKINGHAM — When she took over the Richmond Senior High School girls’ cross country program in August, first-year head coach Jessica Covington wasn’t exactly sure what type of season the Lady Raiders would have.
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