Foul shots help RHS boys husk LC
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HIGGINSVILLE – Dryden Hendrix would probably say he has shot his share of free throws during his boys basketball career. Until Dec.
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Richmond girls finish sixth at early season tourney
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HIGGINSVILLE – Richmond varsity girls basketball coach Kaylee Vantrump saw the Spartans’ 45-31 loss to Lafayette County of Higginsville in the Husker Classic fifth-place game as a reminder of the importance of utilizing Richmond’s post players.
Sometimes, a sports editor’s life provides mixed blessings
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to PRO 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. I received a sports-related mixed blessing recently.
RAY COUNTY SPORTS NOTEBOOK
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STILL UNDEFEATED The varsity boys weren’t Richmond’s only undefeated basketball team entering this week. The middle school girls A team was 8-0 entering Monday’s meeting with visiting Oak Grove.
Hoeper’s words help Lyon ice thriller
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When it came time for Collin Lyon to help seal Hardin-Central’s 45-42 win over Tri-County in varsity boys basketball, he thought of what his coach, August Hoeper, might say. With Hardin-Central leading 44-42 and 13.2 seconds left in the final quarter of the Dec.
H-C girls tame Tri-County; go 3-0 for week
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The Hardin-Central varsity girls basketball team saw the first week of December going one of two ways, according to coach Tommy Burton. Option 1: the Bulldogs could sweep their three games.
RAY COUNTY SPORTS NOTEBOOK
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NATIONAL TITLE HOPES Two Richmond High School graduates have the chance to win a national college football title – one as coach, the other as a player. Dan Lanning, a 2004 graduate, has the chance to coach the University of Oregon to the title.
Richmond girls aim to play aggressive, clean
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Controlled aggressiveness on defense is a focal point for third-year Richmond varsity girls basketball coach Kaylee Vantrump and her Spartans.
RHS boys hoopsters, new coach want to play for district title again
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Like Richmond’s previous varsity boys basketball coach, the Spartans’ new coach has a history of winning.
Hogan looks to Cardwell, Happy, others to lead grapplers
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Like his teammates, Richmond senior Travis Cardwell will start this high school boys wrestling season competing in his home gym. And like wrestlers at Richmond and other schools, Cardwell hopes his season will end in Columbia, where the state tournaments are held.
