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Cardwell is eager to reunite with RHS grads at WJC

Body William Jewell College seems to be developing a pipeline to Richmond High School when it comes to recruiting football players. Recently, Travis Cardwell signed his letter of intent to play for William Jewell, an NCAA Division II private school based in Liberty.
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Body POSTSEASON TIME Richmond wrestling coach Cody Hogan and his Spartans are turning their focus to the postseason. The Richmond varsity girls are slated to compete Friday and Saturday at Kearney in the Class 1 District 4 Tournament.
LANDON GARRETT of Richmond looks to get up from the bottom position during his match with Archer Cavanah of Father Tolton Regional Catholic. SHAWN RONEY | Staff

Spartans lose rebounding fight in RWC championship clash

Body Rebounding hurt Richmond in its 61-40 loss to Bishop LeBlond in the Richmond Winter Classic boys title game, Spartans coach Brent Behler acknowledged. “When you let a good team shoot two to three times a possession, you’re going to struggle to win and we did that, consistently.
JACKSON CREWS of Bishop LeBlond (left) watches as teammate Cooper Waterman and Richmond senior Gabe Johnson (right) fight for a 50/50 ball. SHAWN RONEY | Staff

Bearcats win late moments to edge Bulldogs

Body When Orrick needed players to make clutch plays in its 40-37 win over Hardin-Central in varsity boys basketball, Parker Floyd and Tucker Greer answered the call. Floyd first got the call when the Jan.
ORRICK JUNIOR Xavior Gaskins (left) looks to pass while guarded by Hardin-Central’s Collin Lyon. SHAWN RONEY | Staff

RHS girls drop tourney thriller

Body Richmond junior Genevieve Didier almost made a clutch game-tying free throw Monday night – less than a week after making some game-winning free throws. With 2.
GENEVIEVE DIDIER (left) pushes the temp as Candiace Claypole runs the floor with her during Richmond’s nail-biter with Cameron. SHAWN RONEY | Staff

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Body ‘A LOT OF GRIT’ Richmond wrestling coach Cody Hogan liked the character he saw from Liam Hyder at the 28th annual Alan Isom Invitational – and the week leading up to it. Competing at 126 pounds, Hyder fought his way to a division title at the Jan.
MEMBERS OF THE Richmond Middle School girls basketball team flash the “No. 1” sign after winning the Missouri River Valley Conference-East Division Tournament. Shown are Taylin Jennings (front row, from left), Jadyn Schmidt, Harper Hockemeier, Emmie Mueller, Kayton Arnold and Kaeleigh Damron. Back row: assistant coach Megan Baker, Eva Moyer, Olivia McCroskie, Madison Shroyer, Izzy Hash, Sydney Easton, London Calvert, and head coach Meg Blankenship. STACI MADDUX | Submitted
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