RMS wins MRVC East title; Johnson, Loftin varsity winners
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CARROLLTON – Richmond can claim another Missouri River Valley Conference (MRVC) East Division title. This time, it’s in middle school boys track.
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RAY COUNTY SPORTS NOTEBOOK
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pulled off a hat trick at the I-70 Conference championships. The Orrick junior won three individual boys events at the April 29 varsity track and field competition at Sweet Springs, hosted by St.
Consistent Spartans finish sixth at home tourney
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Richmond coach Murray Dennis couldn’t fault his Spartans for lack of consistency when they played in the Richmond Invitational April 28 at Shirkey Golf Course. Of the four Spartans whose individual scores counted toward the team score and the team’s five total varsity golfers, three had even splits for the front nine and the back nine.
BRINGING HOME THE SILVER
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CARROLLTON – When Richmond sprinter Genevieve Didier received the baton for the final leg of the girls 1,600-meter relay at the Bruce Finlayson Invitational, she and her fellow Spartans were in a close race with Lafayette County of Higginsville. When she finished her leg, they weren’t.
Orrick boys ‘pushed a little harder’ at Carrollton
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CARROLLTON – When Orrick’s winning streak in varsity boys track ended, coach Kirk Thacker wasn’t disappointed. Coming off wins at the Norborne Pirate Invitational April 14, the Sweet Springs Invitational April 18 and the Hardin-Central Invitational April 19 at Richmond, the Orrick boys finished fourth at the Bruce Finlayson Invitational April 21 at Carrollton.
Spartans drop MRVC East thriller to Huskers
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HIGGINSVILLE – Richmond threatened to spoil Lafayette County of Higginsville’s bid to go undefeated in Missouri River Valley Conference (MRVC) East Division varsity baseball when the teams met Tuesday at Fairground Park.
Richmond netters monitor progress, aspirations against LC
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HIGGINSVILLE – During Tuesday’s 7-2 road loss to Lafayette County of Higginsville, Richmond coach Brett Terry and his Spartans got to see what kind of varsity boys tennis program they’ve become this season.
Battagler joins elite group with golfing feat
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Morgan Battagler couldn’t believe it. Playing in a varsity boys golf quadrangular April 12 at Shirkey Golf Course, the Richmond junior hit a drive off tee No.
Richmond takes two of three home games
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Richmond’s latest homestand is off to a winning start. At press time, the Spartans were 2-1 in their slate of five games at Southview Park.
Terry, Spartans get first dual victory
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Brett Terry has his first dual win as Richmond’s boys tennis coach. Terry, who got his first dual win as Richmond’s girls tennis coach in September 2022 against Lexington, secured the “W” on April 13, when the Spartans thumped Cameron 8-1 at Maurice Roberts Park.
