Sports

Body Area basketball fans who saw Richmond play Monday night in varsity boys basketball might’ve wondered if the Spartans were taking out some frustration from a recent loss.

Body ‘A LOT OF GRIT’ Richmond wrestling coach Cody Hogan liked the character he saw from Liam Hyder at the 28th annual Alan Isom Invitational – and the week leading up to it. Competing at 126 pounds, Hyder fought his way to a division title at the Jan.

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Body For Richmond teammates Dryden Hendrix and Nolan Quick, winning the boys title for this year’s Lawson Invitational was a reminder to stay hungry and humble.

Body Genevieve Didier sensed she and her Richmond teammates were in a zone when they began their fifth-place game with Excelsior Springs in varsity girls basketball at the Lawson Invitational. Then, they fell out of the zone.

Body ‘GOOD NIGHTS’ Latimer Cavanah and Landon Garrett “both had good nights” for Richmond Jan. 17 at a freshman wrestling tournament at Staley High School in Kansas City, according to Richmond coach Cody Hogan.

Body I need to learn more about wrestling. By “wrestling,” I don’t mean the scripted professional version I watched on television as a boy, provided we could get a clear picture on the UHF channels of our family TV set in our Ray County living room.

Body Orrick and Carrollton slugged it out, metaphorically speaking, when the schools met Tuesday night at Orrick in varsity boys basketball. Orrick won the fight 52-51.

Body ‘NICE TO GET BACK’ On Monday, Richmond boys coach Brent Behler and his Spartans finally got to play their first varsity basketball game of 2025.

Body BRAYMER – Hardin-Central ushered in 2025 with a double-digit win in varsity basketball. And a double-digit loss.