Beginning this week two new coaches and two second year coaches will be traveling with their respective teams to some unfamiliar locations. Richmond Hill joins Liberty County, Brunswick, Glynn Academy, Wayne County and Ware County in the newly realigned region 2A-AAAA. Beginning this week the Bryan County News will change the way we have been covering these sports as well.
A weekly column will now highlight the week's scores, highlights, stats and commentary from all four fall sports at Richmond Hill: Football, Softball, Cross Country and Volleyball. Our hope is to capture a little of all the action at the school, still get the big game coverage when it happens as well as provide spotlights on deserving individual student athletes, and coaches. This brief season preview will be the first in the midweek series.
Lyman Guy will coach his first full year for the Wildcat football team, Levi Sybert will inherit the duties for the Cross County Boys and Girls team for the first time, and Sean Strickland and Ashleigh Davis-Lee will pick up where they left off their successful seasons last season for Softball and Volleyball respectively.
In the only action this week the Lady Cat Softball team traveled to McIntosh County Academy and dropped a closely fought 4-2 opener. Lauren Simerly got the start but suffered from lack of defensive support.
The Lady Wildcats committed four errors in spite of out hitting the Lady Buccaneers 8 to 3, and left seven runners on base.
The following is each team's schedule and pertinent details of the upcoming season, with the exception of football. The Wildcats play host to Beach on Friday in a preseason scrimmage before kicking off the 2010 campaign on Aug. 27 at home vs. Johnson High. More on the football team is coming soon.
 
Coach: Levi Sybert , first year
Outlook: “New region (2A-AAAA) is going to be tough for the boys and girls squads.”...comparing last years times to the new schedule boys would have finished 9th of 12 and the girls 7th of 12. There is definitely a need for improvement. The boys do not return any top five runners and the girls only return three.”
Schedule:   
Aug. 19 at Wayne County 5 p.m.
Aug. 28 at Saucony XC Invite Daffin Park, Savannah, 8 a.m.
Sept. 2     Home at Richmond Hill Fish Hatchery, 4:30 p.m.
Sept. 11 at Border Clash Invite, Jekyll Island 8 a.m.
Sept.18 Richmond Hill Fishy Invitational, Fish Hatchery, 8 a.m.
Sept. 23 at Savannah Christian, 4 p.m.  
Oct. 2 at Ebenezer Shootout 9 a.m.
Oct. 9 at Statesboro Invitational, William James Middle School, 9 a.m.
Oct. 12 at Southeast Bulloch 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 20 at Savannah Country Day TBA
Oct. 30 at Region AAAA Meet, Statesboro
Saturday, Nov. 6 at State Meet
Girls roster:  
Callahan, Chelsey
Carpenter, Taylor
Harris, Kaitlynn
Hicks, Courtney
Ivester, Taylor
McKee, Shanee
Spill, Arisa
Stubblefield, Morgan
Boys roster
Butler, Jared
Cunningham, Jameson
Feus, Chase
Fortier, Jeff
Gramazio, Brandon
Green, Karlton
Hires. Jay
Hinz, Ouzal
Kelly, Michael
Martin, Clint
Patel, Darshan
Re, Jaired
Ripa, Thomas
Scroggins,  Nathan
Slack, Steven
Stephens, Tradd
Walker, Shaquille
Warburg, Max

Coach: Sean Strickland
2009 record: 15-13 overall, 0-6 in region 3-AAA. The Lady wildcats advanced to the state playoffs but were eliminated in the first round.
Key players lost: Kaitlin Delong, Hillary Roberts, and Alex Hefner
Key returning starters: Seniors - Katie Nance, Karysa Ventura, Caitlyn Casey, Margaret Goolsby, Lauren Davis.  Juniors - Cheyenne Marsh, Lauren Simerly, Trisha Jennings, Amy Robben, and Sydney Millek
Outlook: “The new region will be a welcomed challenge...Making it to the playoffs from this region should really prepare us for the state competition.”
Schedule:
Aug 13 at McIntosh County Academy (2-AA) Lost 4-2
Aug 19    McIntosh County Academy, 6 p.m.
Aug. 24 at Brunswick (2A-AAAA), 5:45 p.m.
Aug. 26 at Liberty County (2A-AAAA 5:45 p.m.    
Aug. 27 vs. Portal (3B-A) at Mill Creek-Statesboro tournament, 4 p.m.
Aug. 27 vs. Heritage, Conyers (8B-AAAA) at Mill Creek-Statesboro, 5:45 p.m.     Aug. 28 vs. Statesboro (2B-AAAAA) at Mill Creek-Statesboro tourney, 9 a.m.     
Aug. 31 vs. Ware County (2A-AAAA),     5:45 p.m.     
Sept. 2 at Wayne County (2A-AAAA), 5:45 p.m.     
Sept. 3 vs. McIntosh County Academy (2-AA) at Brunswick tournament, 4 p.m.      Sept. 3    vs. North Cobb (4-AAAAA) at Brunswick tournament, 5:30 p.m.            
Sept. 4    vs. Effingham County (2B-AAAAA) at Brunswick tournment, 10:30 a.m.
Sept. 7    at Glynn Academy (2A-AAAA), 5:45 p.m.
Sept. 9    vs. Brusnwick (2A-AAAA), 5:45 p.m.  
Sept. 14 at Liberty County (2A-AAAA), 5:45 p.m.
Sept. 16 at Ware County (2A-AAAA), 5:45 p.m.
Sept. 21 vs. Wayne County (2A-AAAA), 5 p.m.
Sept. 23 vs. Glynn Academy (2A-AAAA), 5:45 p.m.
Sept. 24 at Lowndes County tourney
Oct. 1 at Region playoffs
2010 roster
1 Karysa Ventura Sr. OF
3 Amy Robben Jr. SS, OF
4 Morgan Reddick, Sr. OF    
5 Olivia Bascombe, Jr. C, OF
6 Tiffany Massey, So. SS, P
7 Cheyenne Marsh, Jr. SS         9 Margaret Goolsby, Sr. OF, 2B
10 Sydney Millek, Jr. OF    
12 Katie Nance, Sr. OF, 2B
14 Trisha Jennings, Jr. C, 1B
15 Jena Reddick, Sr. 1B, P
16 Lauren Davis, Sr. 3B, 1B    
17 Caitlyn Casey, Sr. C
18 Lauren Simerly, Jr. P,    1B

2009 record: 16-10 overall, 9-1  3-AAA. Region Champs.
Coach: Ashleigh Davis-Lee, second year.
Key players lost: Gaby Parker, Ariel Cassidy
Key returning players: Breanna Cota, Sarah Goolsby, Nikki Shields, Lindsey Vasher, Mollie Starnes, and Tarnisha Washington
Outlook: Strong returning core but still just team's second year as a program. Larger schools in new region will provide a significant challenge.
Schedule:
Aug. 19 vs. Toombs County (2-AA/A), 5 p.m., vs. South Effingham (2N-AAAA) 7 p.m.
Aug. 24 vs Bluffton (S.C) and Effingham County (2N-AAAA) at Effingham County, 5, 7 p.m.
Aug. 26 vs. Brunswick (2S-AAAA), Camden County (3-AAAAA) at Brunswick, 5, 7 p.m.
Aug. 30 vs. Bluffton (S.C.), Savannah Christian (2-AA/A) at Savannah Christian, 6:15, 7 p.m.
Sept. 2 vs. Effingham County (2N-AAAA), Windsor Forest (3-AAAAA), 5, 7 p.m.          
Sept. 4 vs. Athens Academy (8S-AA/A), Harrison (5-AAAAA), Heritage School, SLDP-Bluffton, Bluffton, St. Vincent's Academy (2-AA/A), at Armstrong Atlantic State University, first game begins at 9 a.m.
Sept. 9 at South Effingham (2N-AAAA) 5 p.m.  
Sept.  10 at Volleyball at the Beach Tourney, Glynn Academy, 3:30 p.m.
Sept. 11 at Glynn Academy (2S-AAAAA) 9:15 a.m.
Sept. 13 at Camden County (3-AAAAA), 6 p.m.
Sept. 16 vs. Camden County (3-AAAAA), Brunswick (2S-AAAA), 5, 7 p.m.
Sept. 21 vs. Ware County (2S-AAAA), Liberty County (2S-AAAA), Brunswick (2S-AAAA), 5, 6, 7 p.m.
Sept. 23 at Savannah Country Day (2-AA/A), Calvary Day (2-AA/A), 5, 6 p.m.
Sept. 28,vs. Glynn Academy (2S-AAAA), Liberty County (2S-AAAA), at Liberty, 5:15, 6 p.m.
Oct. 5, vs. Jenkins (3-AAAAA), Bradwell Institute (3-AAAAA), 5, 7 p.m.
Oct. 7 at Savannah Arts Academy (3-AAAAA), Windsor Forest (3-AAAAA), 5, 7 p.m.
Oct. 8-9 Region 2-AAAA tournament.
2010 roster
2 Breanna Cota    Jr.
3 Lindsey Vasher Sr.
4. Sarah Goolsby Jr.
5 Tamisha Washington Sr.
7 Ariel Cassidy, Sr.
9 Jynee Bryan Jr.
13 Kayla Warneck, Sr.
20 Alexis Webb, Sr.