High School Athlete of the Week, October 7, 2019

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This weeks Northampton Radio High School Athlete of the Week is Northampton sophomore Camille Richmond.  At Franconia golf course in Springfield, Richmond won the Western Mass Girls Golf Championship shooting an 81 and winning the title with a birdie on the first playoff hole.  Richmond and teammate Evan Yarko are both sophomore co-captains on this years Northampton team.  Aside from her golf success Richmond also competes on the varsity swimming and tennis teams at Northampton High.  With her Western Mass title in hand Camille Richmond and her teammates hope to qualify for tournament play later this season.

Northampton golfer Camille Richmond is this weeks Northampton Radio High School Athlete of the Week.

Photo Courtesy of Alexandra Francisco/MassLive.com

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