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Walker advances to NCAA track finals
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Shaquille Walker
Staff Report
editor@bryancountynews.com
Updated: Jun 9, 2016, 12:33 PM
Published: Jun 9, 2016, 12:28 PM

Richmond Hill grad Shaquille Walker qualified Wednesday night for the finals in the 800 meters at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships in Eugene, Oregon.

Walker won his heat with a qualifying time of 1:47.45. The finals are scheduled for 9:45 p.m. Friday. Coverage begins at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN.

Walker, who broke his own school record at BYU in April with a time of 1:44.99, finished fifth at last year’s outdoor championships and won a gold medal at the World University Games.

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All-Region picks for spring sports announced
RHHS Wildcats
Ted O'Neil
Updated: May 21, 2018, 12:38 PM
Published: May 21, 2018, 12:39 PM

Richmond Hill placed several players on their respective All-Region teams in Region 2-AAAAAA for tennis and soccer after all four teams made it to their respective state tournaments this spring.

In girls’ soccer, first-team selections were Grace Kiser, Ruthie Riley, Carly Vargas and Ellie Filamonczuk. Honorable mention went to Bella Martinez. Arianna Page and Lexi Merry.

For boys’ soccer, Joseph Petrino, Agboade Sobowale, Roman Alvarez, Trever Blitchington and Cristian Marquez made first team.

For girls’ tennis, Hannah Yontz, Megan Bausch and Stephanie Harter all made the second team at singles, as did the doubles team of Bailey Lopata and Caren Bausch.

For the boys, Jackson Martin was first team singles and Alec Shermer was second team singles. Zach Sewell received honorable mention.

The All-Region baseball teams were announced earlier this month. You can find that information at: http://www.bryancountynews.com/section/97/article/53381/.

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