History museum revives Richmond’s semi-pro baseball pride

By Sarah Phelan | April 12, 2013 |

Curator Melinda McCrary stands next to a clunky antique radio that’s perched on a classic wooden stand in the Seaver Gallery at the Richmond Museum of History. She signals for me to shut up and listen, then flips on a switch. Immediately the room fills with the voice of a sports commentator, and I am…

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Lady Oilers look for pitching coach, lose to Salesian 21-0

By Tyler Orsburn | March 15, 2013 |
Richmond Oilers softball Salesian High School

Richmond Oilers head softball coach Rosalind “Roz” Randle wore a long white blouse, blue stretch pants, baby blue ankle socks and shower slippers as she stood in the dusty third base dugout Wednesday evening at Salesian High School. More team uniforms were on order, she said, as the second-year coach shouted instructions through the chained…

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