Orrick’s 8-man roster balloons
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Depth probably won’t be a problem this season for Orrick in varsity 8-man football. The Bearcats have 30 high schoolers on their roster, according to coach Kirk Thacker.
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OHS volleyballers look to ride confidence boost
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Orrick’s varsity volleyball team got a jolt of confidence during summer offseason training that should serve the Bearcats well this fall, according to second-season coach Mackenzie Ketterman. “They did really … (well) over the summer,” Ketterman said Aug.
IN PICTURES: RAY COUNTY READIES FOR FALL SPORTS
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Fall high school sports are underway in Missouri. Or at least fall sports practices are.
Three items approved for November ballot
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Three initiatives will appear on the Nov. 5 statewide ballot after a sufficient number of signatures were gathered, according to Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft.
Red and White Scrimmage ends deadlocked
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Cyrus Jackson could say he made a game-saving tackle Monday. But he couldn’t say he made a gamewinning tackle.
Lopez sibs help lead first RHS practice
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The Richmond varsity softball program’s latest Midnight Madness practice to mark the start of fall sports training was a homecoming of sorts – and a family reunion of sorts. When second-year coach Trent Thompson guided the Spartans through their paces early Monday morning at Southview Park, he did so with new assistant coach Jaedyn Lopez.
Dolphins increase their pod, keep winning with Fields
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A schedule change helped boost the Richmondbased Dolphin Swim Team’s roster this summer, according to second-year coach Trish Fields. The Dolphins held evening practices in 2023, when they had 35 swimmers, Fields said Aug. 1.
Persell, Spartans pleased with summer progress
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For wide receiver/defensive back Nolan Quick, Richmond’s summer high school 11-man football training ended on a positive note. The Spartans wrapped their offseason training Aug.
Camera shutter clicks are music to sports editor’s ears
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PREP to PRO High heat, drop kicks, random observations and points that amuse are all part of the wide, wide world of sports at the community and national levels. I still love hearing the rapid-fire clicks of a camera shutter.
ATTENTION, CLASS
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School was in session in a sense Monday morning, when Richmond varsity football coach Nick Persell and his Spartans convened on the high school campus for the first day of a two-day, single-team camp. Before going to the practice field to drill, the Spartans studied video in the multipurpose building from recent multiteam camp sessions.
