Sports
Covey steathilty helps Spartans steal victory, clinch title
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RICHMOND – The final play of the Spartans’ 67-65 nail-biting win Monday over visiting Knob Noster was an if-you-blinked-you-missed-it moment. With 1.8 seconds left and the Missouri River Valley Conference East Division varsity boys basketball meeting knotted at 65, Knob Noster got the ball on its baseline following a Richmond turnover.
Yockel seals win for H-C; ’Dawgs avenge December loss
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HARDIN – Alexis Yockel could sense the pressure when she went to the free throw line for the last time Monday. Yockel and her Hardin-Central teammates led Southwest of Livingston County 40-39 when she was fouled with 3 seconds left in the Class 1 District 13 varsity girls basketball meeting at Hardin-Central.
‘Pretty resilient’ Richmond girls nearly knock off Knob Noster
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RICHMOND – Varsity girls basketball coach Chad Snyder saw his Spartans almost pull off a comeback victory Feb. 19 against visiting Knob Noster.
H-C boys end season with loss to Santa Fe in districts
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HARDIN – The Bulldogs’ Feb. 20 Class 1 District 13 Tournament meeting with visiting Santa Fe was not decided in the fourth quarter, when Santa Fe staged an 11-3 run and handed them a 55-43 season-ending loss, Hardin-Central coach Brent Behler and junior guard Mason Freece agreed.
In the 1,000-point club
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ORRICK – When Dylan Comstock made a two-point shot with 6 minutes, 7 seconds left in Orrick’s Class 1 District 13 meeting Tuesday with visiting Norborne, the crowd erupted. Comstock’s bucket prompted the reaction not because it was a gamechanger.
Richmond claims district team wrestling title
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LATHROP – The Spartans deserved their Class 1 District 6 boys wrestling title, Richmond coach Cody Beck said. “These district titles aren’t just given out.
Focused Richmond girls rout Lexington
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LEXINGTON – Richmond pulled away from Lexington in a hurry when the teams met Feb. 12 in Missouri River Valley Conference East Division varsity girls basketball action.
