Sports

Body For his second season as Richmond varsity softball coach, Trent Thompson wants his Spartans to keep improving from 2023, when they went 2-15. “I want to continue to try to be competitive … and build on from last year,” Thompson said Aug.

Body Richmond senior Isabelle Dooley is thrilled to be running cross country again. Dooley, who has competed in the sport since middle school, was sidelined her junior year because of hip surgeries, she explained Aug.

Body Norborne Hardin-Central (NHC) running back/linebacker Kalel Bowman is an athlete of few words. Or at least he is where NHC’s regularseason opener in varsity 8-man football is concerned.

Body Hardin-Central’s cross country program is an all-girls club this season – at least at the high school level. Jenni Scott, now in her third season of coaching the Bulldogs, is working with two varsity runners: Emily Barrett, a senior; and Valerie Gabel, a sophomore.

Body Norborne Hardin-Central (NHC) has a new varsity skipper for its second season as a co-op softball program. Tommy Dunkin succeeds Jason McKinney, a Richmond High School alumnus.

Body Depth probably won’t be a problem this season for Orrick in varsity 8-man football. The Bearcats have 30 high schoolers on their roster, according to coach Kirk Thacker.

Body Orrick’s varsity volleyball team got a jolt of confidence during summer offseason training that should serve the Bearcats well this fall, according to second-season coach Mackenzie Ketterman. “They did really … (well) over the summer,” Ketterman said Aug.

Body Fall high school sports are underway in Missouri. Or at least fall sports practices are.

Body Three initiatives will appear on the Nov. 5 statewide ballot after a sufficient number of signatures were gathered, according to Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft.

Body Cyrus Jackson could say he made a game-saving tackle Monday. But he couldn’t say he made a gamewinning tackle.