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File Photo Richmond Senior right fielder Mikey Steele scored the first run of the game against New Bern.
Another whitewashing: Richmond records 3rd straight shutout in playoffs
NEW BERN — All good things in life must come to an end. The New Bern Bears knew this — but they hoped the end would see them raising a state championship trophy. New Bern fell 3-0 to Richmond Senior Friday at Boykin Field as the Raiders shutout the opposition for the third straight time in the postseason. Richmond (23-6) will hit the road for its sectional round contest with Ashley on Tuesday. The Eagles advanced after upending Southeaste...
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Shawn Stinson/Daily Journal Ryan Mercer is scheduled to start tonight s game for Richmond Senior against New Bern in the third round of the state 4A playoffs.
Storming the coast: Raiders battle Bears in third round
ROCKINGHAM — For the first time five years, the Richmond Senior baseball team is still alive heading into the third round of the 4A state playoffs. In three of the last four years, Richmond was eliminated in the second round, the last two times in shutout losses. The 2007 squad reached the sectionals before falling to Ashley 5-2. This season, the Raiders have been the ones tossing goose eggs on the scoreboard. Richmond blanked Jack Britt ...
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Shawn Stinson/Daily Journal Purnell Swett coach James Graves guided his team to SEC regular season and tournament titles.
SEC teams eliminated from softball playoffs
PEMBROKE — After Richmond Senior fell Tuesday night, the Southeastern Conference still had two schools battling in the 4A state softball playoffs. Purnell Swett, the SEC’s regular season and tournament champions, and West Johnston were scoreless in the top of the third Tuesday when weather forced their game to be suspended to Wednesday afternoon. Scotland and Holly Springs were unable to take the field for their second round contest and mov...
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Shawn Stinson/Daily Journal Richmond Senior s Drew Butler took over at shortstop for the Raiders just before the beginning of the conference schedule.
Position switch solidifies Raider ‘D’
ROCKINGHAM — Jeremy Smith and Drew Butler were expected to be joined at the hip this season for the Richmond Senior baseball team. Richmond coach Ricky Young penciled the pair at the top of his lineup and more importantly as the heart of Raider defense as the double-play combination — Smith at shortstop and Butler at second. While Smith is still the leadoff hitter and Butler is the No. 2 batter, Young broke up the duo defensively. Young i...
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Stinson: Bailey’s leap a shock to most
With the spring high school sports season beginning to wind down across the state, one Southeastern Conference school made a huge splash this week. It wasn’t for anyone’s performance on the field, but the hiring of a new football coach. On Monday evening, Scotland officials confirmed the rumors which had been buzzing around Laurinburg for the last few days, they wanted Jack Britt’s Richard Bailey and apparently Bailey wanted Scotland. The...
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Shawn Stinson/Daily Journal Richmond Senior starting pitcher Nic Bullard limited Hoggard to one hit in the second round of the 4A state playoffs.
Still rolling along: Bullard blanks Hoggard as Raiders advance to third round
ROCKINGHAM — Through the first two games of the 4A state playoffs, Richmond Senior is hurling nothing but zeroes at its opposition. After Ryan Mercer blanked Jack Britt in the opening round, Nic Bullard followed with a shutout of his own against Hoggard to guide the Raiders into the third round. Bullard, like Mercer, faced two batters above the minimum and allowed just one hit, while striking out seven in an 8-0 victory Tuesday night at R...
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File Photo Richmond Senior s Ashton Davenport scored the Raiders lone run against Garner.
Garner trips Richmond in extra innings
GARNER — Amanda Hulmes lofted a bloop single in the bottom of the ninth to lift Garner to a 2-1 victory over Richmond Senior in the second round of the 4A state playoffs Tuesday night. The Trojans took advantage of a walk and an error to get the game-winning run into scoring position. Trailing 1-0, the Raiders tied the game in the top of the seventh. Ashton Davenport led off the frame with a single and Chelsea Davis followed with a bunt s...
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Shawn Stinson/Daily Journal Jeremy Smith went 3-for-3 in Richmond Senior s victory over Jack Britt in the opening round of the 4A state playoffs.
Second round set to begin: Richmond hosts Hoggard in baseball, travels to Garner in softball
ROCKINGHAM — One team will stay at home, the other will venture north on U.S. Highway 1. The Richmond Senior baseball team advanced to the second round of the 4A state playoffs behind a three-hit pitching performance by Ryan Mercer against Jack Britt in a 4-0 victory Friday night. It was the seventh shutout for the Raiders’ staff this season. The Buccaneers managed to hit two balls to the outfield against the senior right-hander and struc...
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Scotland hires Bailey as next coach
LAURINBURG — The Southeastern Conference added a big name to its well-established stable of competitive football coaches Monday in Laurinburg. Jack Britt’s Richard Bailey was approved by Scotland County’s Board of Education during a closed session to become the Fighting Scots’ next football coach, replacing Chip Williams who stepped down after leading Scotland to a 15-0 record and its first state title last season. Bailey admits that the ...
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Shawn Stinson/Daily Journal Richmond Senior s Mikey Steele slides in safely with his team s first run of the game.
Head first into the second round: Raiders blank Bucs behind Mercer
ROCKINGHAM — There is a scene in the movie “A League of Their Own” when the manager played by Tom Hanks turns around and whispers to himself, “We’re gonna win.” Richmond Senior coach Ricky Young had that same feeling watching his pitcher Ryan Mercer warming up. “I felt in pregame Ryan was really focused,” Young said. “It carried over into the game, he was really dialed in mentally.” Mercer faced two batters over the minimum and struck...
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Shawn Stinson/Daily Journal Jessica Steen connects on the game-winning hit to lift Richmond Senior past Cape Fear in the first round of the 4A state playoffs.
Alive and kicking: Richmond takes out Cape Fear, advances to 2nd round
ROCKINGHAM — While taking infield practice, Jessica Steen knew something was wrong. She looked down at the index finger on her right hand and thought it could be broken. Luckily for Richmond Senior, Steen’s finger was only dislocated and was popped back into the place before the Raiders took the field against Cape Fear in the opening contest of the 4A state playoffs. “Summer (Jacobs) threw the ball to first and I jammed it,” Steen said....
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Shawn Stinson/Daily Journal Purnell Swett pitcher Alexis Locklear tossed a perfect game against Scotland in the Southeastern Conference tournament title contest.
SEC teams open postseason play
ROCKINGHAM — The Richmond Senior softball team was the first Southeastern Conference squad to hit the field in the state 4A playoffs Thursday night. The remaining three schools from the SEC will open the postseason in contests beginning today. Top seed Purnell Swett (19-5) will play host to Pine Forest (13-12), the No. 4 team out of the Mid-South Conference. Scotland (11-9) and Pinecrest (9-12) will begin its playoffs on the road. The Fig...
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Shawn Stinson/Daily Journal Ryan Mercer, left, and Nic Bullard are a combined 12-3 this season for Richmond Senior.
Bullard, Mercer form dynamic duo on the hill
ROCKINGHAM — When Richmond Senior’s top two pitchers looked at their statistics, they both laughed and couldn’t believe their eyes. Nic Bullard and Ryan Mercer are a combined 12-3 on the season with 127 strikeouts in 109 innings and both have ERAs under 0.78. “I couldn’t imagine it when I saw how tough the schedule was,” said Mercer. “We have been good defensively all season. Coach (Ricky Young) tells us to pitch to contact and let my def...
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Shawn Stinson/Daily Journal Richmond Senior boys track members Devontae Watkins, Sayoun Flowers, Xavier Brown and Robert Williams will compete in Saturday s 4A East Region track meet at West Johnston.
Brown leads Raiders into regional meet
ROCKINGHAM — Xavier Brown still remembers what happened last year at the 4A East Region track meet. Despite posting the eighth-fastest time during the season among his competitors in the 300-meter hurdles, Brown failed to advance out of the preliminaries and finished in 10th place. Now as a sophomore, Brown is the odds-on favorite to win the 300 Saturday at West Johnston and advance to his first 4A state meet. Brown has a time of 38.93 se...
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Shawn Stinson/Daily Journal Freshman outfielder Chelsea Davis is hitting .409 since moving up to the Richmond Senior varsity team midway through the season.
Davis sparks Richmond ‘O’ since call up
ROCKINGHAM — Richmond Senior softball coach Wendy Wallace had an idea of how she was going to use Chelsea Davis when she pulled her up from the junior varsity team. “I was looking for someone to give us a spark when someone else was struggling,” Wallace said of the freshman. “Then she just took off.” Davis was surprised when her coaches told she was going to move up to the varsity and everyone could see it on her face. “I was really hap...
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Shawn Stinson/Daily Journal Goalkeeper Brittany Roberts will lead Richmond Senior into tonight s first round matchup against Millbrook.
Raiders prepare to take on Goliath
ROCKINGHAM — On paper it’s a mismatch. The fifth-ranked team in the state vs. a squad which held on to claim the final playoff berth from its conference. In fact, just about from any view or angle, the game between Millbrook (18-2) and Richmond Senior (8-12-2) shouldn’t be close. But on any given night when a David takes on a Goliath, the underdog can pull off the upset. “Anything can happen,” Richmond midfielder Brittany Hudson said....
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Bucs outlast Raiders in final tuneup
FAYETTEVILLE — Jack Britt exploded for seven runs in the bottom of the second inning to cruise to an 8-1 victory over Richmond Senior Monday night in the final tuneup before the postseason. Richmond starter Hunter Parks took the loss despite only allowing one earned run in four innings. The Buccaneers took advantage of two Raider errors in the second to score seven unearned runs. Summer Jacobs made her first appearance on the mound this sea...
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John D. Simmons/Charlotte Observer/MCT Rickie Fowler celebrates after sinking his birdie putt on the first playoff hole to win the Wells Fargo Championship.
Wild, Wild Wells: Fowler wins first PGA Tour title in playoff
CHARLOTTE — Rickie Fowler figured he had lost his chance at winning when he bogeyed No. 16 to fall out of the lead. Instead, Fowler was given another opportunity and he took advantage of it. Fowler rolled in his birdie putt from just outside four feet on the first playoff hole, the difficult No. 18, to defeat D.A. Points and Rory McIlroy to win the 10th Wells Fargo Championship. It was Fowler’s first PGA career victory. "It's a good feeling...
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Stinson: Westwood lets opportunity slip away
Lee Westwood was making a big charge at the leaders and stood on the 12th tee after moving to 7-under on the day and 12-under on the tournament poised to keep his hot round going. After starting nine shots off the pace, Westwood had sliced the deficit to two. Teeing it up on the relatively straight forward 456-yard par-4, Westwood pushed his drive out to the right and ended up under a tree. Westwood still had an opportunity to salvage his...
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