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HIGGINSVILLE – Richmond’s 0-4 performance in the Husker Spikefest provided a reminder of the importance of consistency, varsity volleyball coach Crystal Turner said. “We can’t sustain play for several points, but then drop, OK?” Turner said.

RICHMOND – Girls tennis coach Brett Terry saw his young Spartans take baby steps during their 9-0 varsity dual loss Tuesday to Carrollton at Maurice Roberts Park. “They’re slowly improving.

HARDIN – Sept. 10 was a night of ceremony at Hardin-Central.

KANSAS CITY, Kansas – The Spartans scored early, and often, and played solid defense in their 54-16 win over Bishop Ward Catholic High School. Richmond made the last-minute decision to play Ward after COVID-19 stopped the planned game against Fulton.

RICHMOND – Superintendent Greg Darling – who said Monday he does not like masks – lamented education had just started to get back on track when the Delta variant led to a surge in COVID-19 cases.

SEDALIA – A couple of dozen youngsters and adults at the Missouri State Fair played the role of assembly line workers. They worked next to a conveyer belt to place boxes of cereal, jars of peanut butter and cans of vegetables – and assorted other food items – into large boxes sent down the line to pack for hungry children statewide.

ORRICK – Pomp and circumstance await the Bearcats as they return to the gridiron after an unexpected bye week. As this newspaper reported, Orrick was slated for a Week 3 road trip to play Concordia in varsity 8-man football.