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Doyle leads senior-laden roster into latest H-C campaign

Body HARDIN – The 2020 Hardin-Central varsity softball roster gives Bulldogs coach Brandee Doyle cause for concern About 2021, that is. Through the first week of practice, seven of Doyle’s 16 players were seniors “I don’t like it, but it is what it is,” she said.
ABBY McNELLY HARDIN-CENTRAL JUNIOR PITCHER

RICHMOND GALLOPS PAST MULES

Body RICHMOND – In 2018 and 2019, the Lathrop Mules ended Richmond’s football seasons with crushing, on-the-road playoff losses – 49-0 and 44-6. Richmond provided a heaping helping of that same hospitality Aug.
RICHMOND’S ZAIN WETTENGEL, a senior defensive lineman, forces Lathrop quarterback Mason Adwell to retreat.

Preseason Prep

Body Fall sports are officially underway. To commemorate the hard work of our area student-athletes to prepare for the season, we present this collection of images, taken during August practices (and one scrimmage) by sports editor Shawn Roney.
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Spartans must self-isolate

Body RICHMOND – The Spartans beat the Mules, 44-6, last week, but now the question is whether Richmond can beat the Lathrop team’s brush with COVID-19. A football coach has the virus and “some players are showing symptoms,” Lathrop District Superintendent Chris Fine stated.
ON THE SOUTH SIDE of the Richmond field, near Lathrop’s fans in the stands, Richmond junior quarterback Keyshaun Elliott is harried by a defender who drives him out of bounds, but not before Elliott reaches the pylon for the score in the 44-6 Spartan victory Friday. Richmond’s players have a promising season in front of them, but word has come down that some Lathrop players may have COVID-19, forcing Richmond players this week to self-isolate.
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