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Richmond varsity girls basketball coach Kaylee Vantrump had a new pick for best performance of the season after the Spartans’ 54-30 Missouri River Valley Conference (MRVC)-East Division win Feb. 7 over visiting Holden.

For Brent Behler, working with seniors Isaac Douglas, Gabe Johnson, Tristan McCoy and Kris Outersky in his first season as Richmond head varsity basketball coach has been a joy. “I’ve enjoyed all the kids I’ve coached and these kids work hard,” Behler said.

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.

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.

Literally speaking, there wasn’t a lid covering the basket whenever Richmond shot from the field during its 4637 loss in the Richmond Winter Classic girls title game with Lawson. Metaphorically speaking, there was, Richmond coach Kaylee Vantrump, and teammates Adilyn Swope and Candiace Claypole agreed.

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.

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.