TOURNAMENT TIME, PT. I

Richmond was looking to keep its varsity softball season going Wednesday.

The Spartans were slated to begin Class 3 District 8 Tournament competition that day against Maryville at Miracle Field in Excelsior Springs, with the winner to face the winner between Cameron and Notre Dame de Sion Oct. 19 at Excelsior Springs in the semifinals of the singleelimination postseason tournament.

Richmond entered the tournament 20-4 – the program’s first 20-win season since 2016. The Spartans secured win No. 20 Monday by downing Missouri River Valley Conference-East Division opponent Carrollton at Southview Park in Richmond in the regular-season finale for both schools.

BREAKING THE DEADLOCK Norborne Hardin-Central (NHC) was deadlocked with Polo – for one quarter.

The teams were knotted 0-0 entering the second quarter of their Oct. 9 varsity 8-man football showdown at Hardin-Central. NHC took control, however, with a 16-6 second quarter and pulled away with a 14-0 third quarter en r…