Sports

Richmond varsity girls basketball coach Kaylee Vantrump could tell her Spartans were getting rid of some rust Monday night, when they hosted topseeded Bishop LeBlond of St. Joseph at the high school to open the Richmond Winter Classic.

Area high school sports teams got an unexpected week off from competition last week. And for some area coaches, it was an unwanted week off from competition.

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Richmond varsity girls basketball coach Kaylee Vantrump hopes her Spartans play like they practice this week in the Lawson Invitational, just as they did Jan. 4 during their 51-45 loss to visiting Pleasant Hill.

About midway through the fourth quarter, some of those fans watching Orrick face Norborne Jan. 5 in varsity boys basketball might have been expecting a nail-biting finish.

In watching his Bearcats during their 3331 Jan. 5 home loss to Norborne, Orrick varsity girls basketball coach Jonathan Kinder saw them take what he called “a major step in the right direction.” “I feel like our hustle was better,” Kinder said.

Richmond varsity boys basketball coach Kevin Jermain and his Spartans are looking to ring in 2024 with a win – and bounce back from a defeat. The Spartans closed 2023 with a 48-42 loss to Crest Ridge Dec.

is no longer an Aggie. He’s a Sun Devil.

I’ve made a journalism-related new year’s resolution: to try to stay on top of rule changes in prep sports. The beginning of this high school winter sports season inspired my resolution.