Sports

HARDIN – An 11th-hour switch of opponents did not bother Hardin-Central varsity boys basketball coach Brent Behler. Like their girls counterparts, the Hardin-Central boys were slated for a Dec.

RICHMOND – The coronavirus pandemic is changing the number of players Richmond varsity boys basketball coach Kevin Jermain puts in the scorebook this season. Usually, Jermain has 15 Spartans suit up for games, he said Nov.

RICHMOND – Wrestling coach Cody Beck likes the resiliency his Spartans display. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Spartans had limited offseason reps, including some summertime open-mat sessions and preseason sessions during the fall, Beck said Nov.

ORRICK – Varsity boys basketball coach Matt Brownsberger could have a deep bench this season. As of Nov.

ORRICK – Zach McGill is taking a fundamentals-oriented approach in his firs season as Orrick’s varsity girls basketball coach. “All aspects of the game, we need to work on – and that’s just part of being young and having minimal numbers right now with COVID going on,” McGill said Nov.

HARDIN – Morgan Bishop is new to being a head Hardin-Central varsity basketball coach, but not to coaching Hardin-Central basketball. Bishop moved up to varsity from the junior high program.

As prep winter sports get underway, I am filled with wonder. Not Buddy the Elf-like awestruck wonder that has me thinking, “Wow, winter sports are here!” More like a befuddled wonder that has me thinking, “I wonder what it will be like covering winter sports in a COVID-19 world.” There are specific issues I wonder about, too, as I enter this strange, new sports world.