Richmond News

Boost for rugby star's bid to save games field (Evening Standard)
A campaign to save community playing fields earmarked for development has been given a huge cash boost. Former England rugby star Lawrence Dallaglio and environmental campaigner and would-be Tory MP Zac Goldsmith are among those fighting Richmond council's plans to sell the 5.5-acre Barn Elms site.

INSIDE: NATIONWIDE PREVIEW AND ENTRY LIST, CUP PREVIEW AND ENTRY LIST, PAST STATISTICS AT RIR (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
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Bona bats highlight 14-6 win at Richmond (CSTV's College Sports)
RICHMOND, Va. - With an Atlantic 10 postseason berth already in hand, the St. Bonaventure baseball team took another step in improving its chances for a better seed at next week's tournament as it took game two against Richmond, 14-6, on Friday afternoon at Pitt Field.

Special ed students participate in new sports program (Contra Costa Times)
About 100 Contra Costa County special education students were at Ygnacio Valley High Friday for a track meet giving disabled youth the opportunity to play school sports. The event in Walnut Creek was part of the new Schools Partnership Program between the Contra Costa County Office of Education and Special Olympics of Northern California.

Richmond Outslugged By Bona, 14-6 (CSTV's College Sports)
The Spiders surrendered 14 runs and 19 hits to the Bonnies. UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - The Richmond baseball team couldn't overcome an early 5-0 deficit and fell to visiting St. Bonaventure, 14-6, at Pitt Field Friday afternoon.

Friday's sports transactions (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Here are the sports transactions from Friday's wire.

Richmond, Texas Resident Receives Prestigious Fitness Award (PRWeb)
Kathie Owen, a local resident, received a prestigious fitness award from International Sports Science Association by meeting the requirements to renew three fitness certifications in May 2008 thereby extending the certifications until 2010. The three certifications are: Certified Fitness Trainer (CFT), Specialist in Fitness for Older Adults (SFOA), and Specialist in Sport Conditioning (SSC). ...

Sanderson holds on for baseball victory (The News & Observer)
Sanderson scored one run in the sixth inning to take the lead, and Mark Peterson and Eric Brommer preserved the 4-3 baseball victory over Richmond County in the second round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs.

Bonnies clinch A-10 Championship berth with 7-2 win at Richmond (CSTV's College Sports)
RICHMOND, Va. - The St. Bonaventure baseball team is heading to the Atlantic 10 Championship for the third season in a row and eighth time in program history thanks to sealing a spot in the six-team field following a 7-2 victory over Richmond on Thursday afternoon at Pitt Field.