The Richmond Observer – The Week Ahead: Raider, Lady Raider programs set for Week 5 action

ROCKINGHAM — Another whole 7 days of Richmond Senior Superior School athletics continues Monday, which will be the fifth week of sporting activities motion this college calendar year.

Volleyball staff has three matches, Senior Night

The busiest workforce this week will be the Girl Raider volleyball crew, which will engage in two non-conference matches and one Sandhills Athletic Convention match. Richmond (3-6, 2-2 SAC) and head coach Ashleigh Larsen start off the 7 days on the highway at Sun Valley Significant College (3-2).

The Lady Raiders’ only residence video game will be Tuesday’s SAC matchup with Lee County High University (4-5, 1-2 SAC). It will also serve as Senior Night for the team’s a few 12th graders: Saniah Durham, Kiersten Gibson and Allyiah Swiney.

Richmond’s closing match of the 7 days will be at property Wednesday versus Pine Forest High University. The two teams fulfilled previously this year and the Lady Raiders are wanting to avenge a reduction to the Lady Trojans (3-6). 

All varsity matches will start about 6 p.m. subsequent junior varsity (4-5) action.

Raider soccer staff searching for initially SAC win

Head coach Chris Larsen and the Richmond boys’ soccer crew (2-5, -2 SAC) will have two a lot more chances to register their initially meeting win this 7 days, starting off with a residence contest on Monday from Hoke County Substantial Faculty (7-2, 1-1 SAC).

Wednesday will characteristic a road vacation to Union Pines Substantial Faculty (1-6-2, -1 SAC). The Raiders have dropped their last two matches to SAC opponents Southern Lee and Pinecrest, and will look to stop the early slide.

Both equally matches will start out at 7 p.m. The junior varsity soccer staff (6-1) will enjoy Hoke County and Union Pines on the exact times, starting at 5 p.m.

Lady Raider golf hosts match this week

Participating in on its household study course this 7 days, the Girl Raider golf group and coach Keith Parsons will host a nine-hole SAC match at Foxfire Golfing and Nation Club on Monday.

In their 1st match last week, the Woman Raiders’ three golfers put together to shoot a 187 at Scotch Meadows. Seniors Jamie Sears and Abigail Tatum, alongside with freshman Ella Munn, will appear to strengthen in their 2nd round.

Golfers will start teeing off at 3 p.m.

Richmond girls’ tennis set for two meeting matches

Refreshing off a large earn over Lee County, the Girl Raiders (2-4 SAC) will appear to protected two much more SAC wins this week, beginning at rival Scotland High Faculty on Tuesday. 

Discovering a far more consistent beginning lineup, head mentor Jessica Covington’s workforce will then journey to Southern Lee on Thursday to commence the 2nd spherical of meeting participate in. The Woman Raiders fell 2-7 to the Lady Cavaliers in their very first match of the time.

Richmond will begin perform at 4 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday.

Cross nation teams return to action

When the Richmond boys’ and girls’ cross country groups vacation to Hoke County on Wednesday, it will have been two weeks considering that their last race. The Raiders and Lady Raiders were meant to host an SAC meet up with at Hinson Lake last week, but it was postponed.

Also running in Wednesday’s 3.2-mile race will be Lee County. Richmond’s two teams every single completed second in their lone race so far this year. Runners will get started at 5 p.m.

Varsity football off, JV team performs at dwelling

Soon after starting up its season with a 3-1 history against non-conference opponents, the Richmond varsity soccer workforce will have Friday off because of to Southern Lee pursuing COVID-19 protocols. 

The Raiders and head mentor Bryan Until will open SAC play on Friday, Sept. 24 at residence versus Pinecrest (3-1). Continue to scheduled for this 7 days, having said that, is the homecoming parade.

The JV Raiders will return to action just after not playing past 7 days, internet hosting Overhills High University on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Now -3 to commence the period, the JV Raiders and head coach Patrick Hope will appear for their initial win.