Sports

Body High heat, drop kicks, random observations and points that amuse are all part of the wide, wide world of sports at the community and national levels. Prep girls wrestling has come so far in the past 20 years — or even within the past five years!

Body Richmond’s varsity boys wrestlers are picking up the pace in their march toward individual and team goals this week. The grapplers were scheduled to open the regular season with a dual Wednesday at Oak Grove.

Body Richmond is spending roughly the first two months of its regular-season varsity boys basketball schedule on the road. The boys opened 2025-26 Nov.

Body Richmond’s varsity girls basketball squad will get its season underway this week, weather permitting. The girls were slated to kick off the season Monday against Lawson on the road.

Body Richmond wrestling coach Cody Hogan has lightened his workload this season, in a sense. After coaching both the boys and girls programs his first four seasons, Hogan has turned over the reins of the girls program to Samantha Mumm.

Body Orrick has its first win of the season in both varsity girls and boys basketball. Both teams, coached by Chris Harbison, opened the season victoriously Nov.

Body Hardin-Central has already taken two steps toward posting its fifth straight winning season in varsity girls basketball. On Nov.

Body The Nate Florence era is underway for Hardin-Central boys basketball. Florence succeeds August Hoeper as head varsity coach.

Body Elizabeth Wood knows she has some work to do. Wood, a Richmond senior, has signed a letter of intent to pitch for the Moberly Area Community College (MACC) softball program.

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