Sports

ODESSA – When Mackenzey Peach suffered an ACL tear last summer in high school softball, it left her wondering about her future in track and field. Flash forward to May 2022 and she is still competing in track – at least for one more meet.

ORRICK – A major connection to Orrick’s 2020 Class 1 state quarterfinal run, and back-to-back district titles in 2019 and 2020 in boys basketball is gone. Coach Matt Brownsberger announced in April he was leaving Orrick to teach and coach in Warsaw.

CHILLICOTHE – A 32-year-old Richmond track record has fallen. Varsity coach Andy Frerking and Athletic Director Matt Habermehl reported Monday that Kaylee Pugh, Sydney Appleberry, Abrey Oldham and Brook Weber broke the school’s girls 800-meter relay record of 1 minute, 49.95 seconds, with their time of 1:49.36 May 14 at the Class 3 District 8 meet.

CHILLICOTHE – A quadricep injury last season and a hamstring injury earlier this season drove Jacoby Johnson to try to qualify for sectionals in high school track and field in “as many events as” possible, he said.

ODESSA – Richmond, as the old expression goes, must wait until next year to try to end its district title drought in baseball. Hopes of a district title this season ended with Wednesday night’s 5-3 loss to Marshall at the Odessa High School Athletic Complex in the Class 4 District 13 championship game.

COLUMBIA – Aiden Bowman finished his career at Richmond as a top-20 golfer. Bowman, who graduated Sunday from Richmond, tied Butler’s Andon Cook for 17th among 81 finishers at the Class 2 state tournament, which wrapped Tuesday at Columbia Country Club.

ORRICK – After 18 years at Orrick, longtime coach and teacher Mitch Comstock has moved on. But he has not moved far away.