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‘Flying cars’ coming to Rockingham Dragway for Battle of the Thrones
ROCKINGHAM — High-horsepower cars will be zooming down the strip at Rockingham Dragway this weekend as DuckX Productions brings Battle of the Thrones to Civil Wars. During a March video interview with Tourism Director Meghan Lambeth, promoter Donald “Duck” Long said the event will feature “flying” cars boasting 3,000-5,000 horsepower — with no wheelie bars, or as Long called them, “sissy sticks” — topping 200 mph.
MB Drift returns to the Rock for comp, Klean Exhibition car show
ROCKINGHAM — Drivers in the MB Drift series will kick off the 2024 competitive season Saturday on a newly repaved road course for “The Initiation” at Rockingham Speedway. A section of the course had new paving last month for the grassroots series’ Spring Matsuri and the additional...
PHOTOS: Raider baseball senior night
ROCKINGHAM — The final on-campus senior night of the spring sports season took place at Raider Field Thursday. A beautiful night for baseball set the stage for five senior players to be recognized in front of fans, family members, friends, classmates and teachers. The Raiders’ 2024 senior class included...
Regular season ends in loss for Richmond softball
ROCKINGHAM — It was a tough night at the ballpark for the Richmond Senior High School softball team Wednesday. Closing out their regular season at home, the Lady Raiders lost 16-0 to Scotland High School in four innings. Unlike the first Sandhills Athletic Conference meeting, a closer 4-0 loss...
Sweepin’ the Scots away: Raiders clinch 2nd place in SAC standings with senior night win
ROCKINGHAM — The atmosphere at Raider Field was doubly sweet for the Richmond Senior High School baseball team Thursday. A senior night to remember, the Raiders not only locked in the second-place spot in the Sandhills Athletic Conference standings, they also brought out the brooms against longtime rival Scotland High School.
Scotland baseball ends regular season with loss at Richmond
ROCKINGHAM — The Scotland Fighting Scots baseball team ended the regular season by dropping its seventh consecutive game Thursday night in a 4-1 decision on the road against the Richmond Raiders. Scotland (8-10, 5-7 Sandhills Athletic Conference) scored the game’s first run in the opening inning, but Richmond (12-8,...
Taylor’s 3 RBI, Brown’s CG shutout button up Raiders’ regular season
ROCKINGHAM — Prior to the start of the season, Richmond head baseball coach Eric Brown said despite a younger roster, the Raiders’ pitching and defense would be some of the program’s strengths. Buttoning up the regular season Friday with their third straight win, the Raiders used their...
Slide continues for Lady Raiders
ROCKINGHAM — Seeing its season-long losing streak reach three matches, the Lady Raider soccer team couldn’t get back in the win column Friday. Meeting Lee County High School for the first of two regular-season Sandhills Athletic Conference matches, Richmond suffered a 7-0 defeat. The Lady Yellow Jackets (15-4,...
Late tally costs Lady Raiders at Purnell Swett
PEMBROKE — A tough stretch in the final third of the regular season continued for the Richmond Senior High School girls soccer team Wednesday. Facing familiar non-conference opponent Purnell Swett High School, the Lady Raiders weren’t able to find the back of the net for the second straight night.
Jacobs, Leggett headed to 4A Mideast regionals
SOUTHERN PINES — Two Richmond Senior High School tennis players are headed to regionals. Juniors Jordan Jacobs and Matthew Leggett were two of six Raiders competing in Thursday’s Sandhills Athletic Conference championship tournament at Pinecrest High School. Playing doubles together, Jacobs and Leggett moved through the bracket and...
Several season-lows posted for Raiders at Whispering Pines
WHISPERING PINES — The season continued to trend in the right direction for the Richmond Senior High School golf team Monday. One match after posting its best numbers as a team this spring, the Raiders improved even more during their Sandhills Athletic Conference match at The Country Club of Whispering Pines.
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