Richie Hall will be missed

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Dear Editor:

Hamilton County sports received some bad news when Richie Hall announced that he is leaving as Sports Editor of the Hamilton County Reporter.

Richie has been writing and reporting sports for over 27 years. He was recruited by the legendary Don Jellison to join him in reporting sports for Hamilton County. Following Don’s leadership, Richie learned well and has done an amazing job of covering all Hamilton County Sports on all the county teams for both boys and girls.

Richie’s departure leaves a large void.

When deciding to come to Noblesville in 1975, as basketball coach, two key points that stood out to me were that Noblesville had a radio station and a daily newspaper. Both were a great way to promote a basketball program and the student athletes. The radio station left several years ago and now the newspaper coverage is gone.

I think the real losers are the Hamilton County athletes. To have your game covered by the media or your name mentioned in the newspaper is always exciting for high school athletes.

Thanks, Richie, for all you did for Hamilton County sports – YOU WILL BE MISSED!

Dave Nicholson
Noblesville