Sports

Body On Tuesday, Richmond varsity football coach Nick Persell and his Spartans got to face opposing schools for the first time in months, albeit under different conditions than the regular season.

Body When Orrick began its first summer 8-man football camp for the junior high and varsity programs Monday on the school practice field, Tucker Greer was thrilled to put on a helmet and shoulder pads and engage in some limited hitting.

Body New Hardin-Central varsity boys basketball coach August Hoeper and his Bulldogs faced bigger competition the second week of summer-league boys basketball in Lawson – both in terms of school size and bodies on the court.

Body Richmond High School graduates Keyshaun Elliott and Jack Gogue and their New Mexico State University teammates have only about two months and change before their football season begins. The Aggies, an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision program, are slated to open Aug.

Body On June 3, the Richmond High School Athletic Hall of Fame got bigger. That evening, this year’s Hall of Fame class was inducted with a dinner and ceremony in the high school commons area.

Body CARROLLTON – Richmond varsity girls basketball coach Kaylee Vantrump and her Spartans have gone on the road to start their summer workouts. But not too far on the road.

Body JEFFERSON CITY – Richmond graduate Dayne Loftin “loved every second of” his high school track and field career, he said. Loftin, however, admitted he would’ve loved it even more if it had ended differently.

Body JEFFERSON CITY – On May 27, Richmond’s Kaylee Pugh experienced what it’s like to receive a medal at a state high school track and field meet. That morning, Pugh finished eighth in the finals of the girls 100-meter dash in Class 3 state competition at Jefferson City High School.

Body Richmond must wait until 2024 for another opportunity to produce a boys state singles tennis champion. Felix De Hesselle, a German exchange student, represented the Spartans at Class 1 state singles competition, held May 19-20 at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield.

Body In May, Mason Kusters ran his last race for Orrick High School. In a few months, however, he might run his first race in college.