RAY COUNTY SPORTS NOTEBOOK
STILL MARCHING TOWARD PERFECTION
Richmond Middle School football coach Brandon Rittmiller and his young Spartans have crossed the halfway mark on their march toward a perfect season.
The middle schoolers improved to 4-0 Tuesday by edging visiting Holden 14-8. Their remaining games are Oct. 8 at Knob Noster and Oct. 15 at Cameron.
‘TURNING POINT’ Entering Thursday’s road meeting with Wellington-Napoleon, Orrick was seeking to do something it hadn’t done since 2017: win four straight varsity volleyball matches.
Coach Mackenzie Ketterman and her Bearcats were 5-12 overall entering the I-70 Conference meeting. Those five victories included a three-set sweep Sept. 26 of visiting Leeton, and back-toback 3-2 victories this week – Monday at Kingsville and Tuesday at North Platte.
“The girls seem to have made a turning point in the season,” Ketterman stated Wednesday via email. “We are very excited and hope to continue our streak against Wellington and place in the North Platte tournament…