Wildcats down Mustangs for share of first place

Richmond Hill entered its game with South Effingham on Friday with two objectives in mind. Number one - win the game. Number two - save enough pitching for the grueling four game week to come. Head coach Mitchell Curry, thanks to a well executed pitching plan and ten timely hits, can mark those objectives off. Mission accomplished: Richmond Hill 5, South Effingham 4.

Redskins down ECI

Richmond Hill soccer teams get weekend wins

Both the Richmond Hill High School boys and girls soccer teams nabbed victories over the weekend, and, coincidentally, this earns them both third seeds from Region 3AAA for the forthcoming state playoff tournament.

Sports notes

Hendrix Park Young athletes flocked to Hendrix Park on Saturday for Girls Softball Rama which signals the beginning of the area's recreation softball season. In the 8 and under girls mini softball, the Wild Thangz, coached by Dorothy Rountree and Charles Williams, beat the Dixie Chicks, coached by Dennis Seger, Bubba Banks and Richie Edwards, 12-4. For the Wild Thangz, Ashley Nelson went 3 for ...

Redskins have fun, win

After a few days off to enjoy spring break, the Bryan County Redskins traveled to Brooklet Thursday afternoon to play Southeast Bulloch in a non- region matchup.

Kilburn's March to remember

The Bryan County News chose two athletes of the month for March. Last issue, BCHS baseball player Wesley Wilkes was profiled.

Double date at state

By defeating their first round opponents in the region tournaments, both the boys and girls RHHS soccer teams have earned berths into the state playoffs.

Doud heads to next level

Richmond Hill High School soccer player Mitch Doud signed a letter of intent to attend Georgia Southwestern University on a soccer scholarship on Friday in the media center of the high school.

RHHS sailors qualify for district

Sailing continues to thrive in Richmond Hill. It has been 3 ½ years since sailing came to Richmond Hill in the form of a High School Sailing Club.

Wilkes is March's co-athlete of the month

When it came time to choose a Bryan County Athlete of the Month for the month of March, there were a staggering number of contenders to select from. And for the first time since the award was initiated there are two winners.

Big inning Wildcats get big win

Sole possession of second place sounds pretty good to Richmond Hill's baseball team right now. Their 8-2 win over Burke County in Waynesboro on Friday earned them that distinction. It was a familiar theme for the Wildcats against the Bears: pitch well and strike with a big inning.

Calvary edges Bryan County and Richmond Hill

RHHS, BCHS and Calvary had a three-way golf competition at Black Creek Tuesday. Calvary came in first with BCHS second and RHHS third.

RH, BC meet on the track

Cross county rivals BCHS and RHHS squared off in a track meet on Wednesday which also included teams from Claxton and Effingham. The BCHS girls finished in second to Claxton, while the boys came in first place. Richmond Hill boys and girls teams both came in third place

Season finale: Richmond Hill sweeps Wayne Co.

The Richmond Hill boys and girls soccer again dominated the field on Tuesday, this time against Wayne County. The RHHS teams are on bold winning streaks which hopefully will carry over into the upcoming regional tournament.

Redskins rally falls just short

With a win against Jenkins County fresh on their minds, the Redskins made the short trip to Claxton for a game against region opponent Claxton High School.

State park lodges under new management

Four of Georgia State Parks' lodges and resorts are or soon will be under new management, according to State Parks Director Becky Kelley.

Houston County stuns RHSS girls

Richmond Hill High School doesn't ordinarily bow out in the first round of the girls' state Class AAAAA soccer tournament.

Evans knocks RHHS boys out of playoffs

Richmond Hill High School's soccer season came to a premature end Wednesday night as the Wildcats fell, 1-0, to visiting Evans in the first round of the boys' state Class AAAAA soccer tournament.

Honors handed out at Black and Gold Game

Three football players received honors at Richmond Hill High School's annual Black and Gold Game on April 26.

Photo correction

Richmond Hill High School freshman Rachel Hammesfahr, above, ran her way to a berth in the 3,200-meter run girls' state Class AAAAA meet during last weekend's sectionals in Augusta. In recent photos the girl identified as Hammesfahr was actually teammate Emily Hollowell. The Bryan County News regrets the error.