Sports

Body Orrick varsity boys basketball coach Chris Harbison is seeing progress in his Bearcats’ basketball chops during their afternoon skill sessions in the Orrick High School gym. “We’re improving pretty quickly,” Harbison said after the program’s June 13 session.

Body Former Richmond teacher and coach Ken Simmons did something June 8 during the Richmond High SchoolAthletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony he had never done: introduce two inductees in an evening.

Body Norborne Hardin-Central (NHC) varsity 8-man football coach Andrew Watson and his Aggies recently got to train where the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs sometimes train.

Body Monday’s losses to Braymer and Stewartsville/Osborn in summer-league play at Lawson provided Hardin-Central varsity boys basketball coach August Hoeper with additional reminders that his Bulldogs are undergoing a learning curve.

Body CARROLLTON – A change of pace helped Richmond conclude Monday’s River Valley Shootout play with a win, teammates Emma Hash, Candiace Claypole and Maya Griffin agreed.

Body Richmond’s Dolphin Swim Team has a road-heavy schedule this summer. The Dolphins are set to open their season Saturday with a meet at Carrollton – one of four away meets.

Body Norman Bowman has won a race against time. For years, Bowman had attempted to get the 1962 Richmond varsity football team inducted into the Richmond High School (RHS) Athletic Hall of Fame, he said.

Body Another Orrick football player is taking his game to college. Jaxon Miller has signed to play for Benedictine College.

Body Jonathon Harris left Orrick High School as a state champion. Harris, who graduated May 12, won the boys 110-meter high hurdles at the Class 1 state track and field meet, held May 1718 at Jefferson City High School.

Body Two school records fell when Hardin-Central competed in Class 1 state track and field competition May 17-18 at Jefferson City High School. By winning the boys 400-meter relay in 44.