Sports

It’s not necessarily bad when life doesn’t go as planned, as Richmond varsity girls coach Kaylee Vantrump would probably attest after the Spartans’ 39-37 courtwarming victory Lexington. With 15.5 seconds left in the final quarter of the Feb.

A business-as-usual approach helped Richmond roll to a 74-54 courtwarming win over Lexington in varsity boys basketball, Spartans coach Brent Behler suggested. “They focused at practice and did what they were asked to do, and they practiced hard,” he said minutes after the Feb.

KEARNEY – Next week, Richmond sophomore Taylor Baker will participate in a state girls wrestling tournament for the first time, in part, because she literally stood on her own two feet last week. Competing in the 155-pound division at the Class 1 District 4 Tournament, Taylor was deadlocked 0-0 with Mid-Buchanan’s Vivian Stockbauer after two periods in the wrestleback semifinals.

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Brady Hyder, Georgan Happy and Madix Hutchings have left their home gym on a winning note. On Feb.

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Late in the third quarter, the Spartans were in position to pull away from Wellington- Napoleon in the boys fifth-place game of the Richmond Winter Classic. The runaway didn’t happen.

Richmond lost the momentum against Odessa in the Richmond Winter Classic girls championship game because of second-half shooting woes, Spartans varsity coach Kaylee Vantrump and sophomore perimeter player Brylee Castilleja agreed.