Sports

Body Hardin-Central varsity basketball coach Brent Behler is amazed at the progress he has seen from his girls team since this summer. “This summer, they kind of looked a little lost.

Body Hardin-Central’s 53-33 loss Dec. 15 to visiting Northwestern of Mendon in varsity boys basketball made something clear to Bulldogs coach Brent Behler.

Body The Richmond middle school and high school basketball girls teams were sitting out on the cold Sunday, Dec.18 for their local toy drive. They served hot chocolate and had cookies available for those who donated toys to their cause.

Body Orrick is on a roll in varsity basketball entering the holiday break. The Bearcats have won three straight, putting them at 5-3 before Christmas.

Body WINNING STREAK Richmond’s varsity basketball team carried over some momentum from last week’s Mustang Basketball Classic into this week. After opening with a 78-62 loss to Van Buren (Ark.) Dec.

Body HIGGINSVILLE – Richmond’s 62-42 loss to Hogan Prep Academy Dec. 10 in the Husker Classic boys championship game provided Richmond coach Kevin Jermain another reminder that many of his Spartans are still getting used to new responsibilities.

Body HIGGINSVILLE – Richmond varsity girls basketball coach Kaylee Vantrump watched her Spartans fight through illness when they faced Oak Grove Dec. 10 in the Husker Classic third-place game in the Lafayette County C-1 east gym.

Body LEXINGTON – Richmond’s secondplace finish in boys wrestling Dec. 10 at the Tom Hayes Dual Tournament at the Lexington high and middle schools gives coach Cody Hogan cause for optimism about the rest of the season.

Body CONSOLATION Both Orrick varsity basketball teams were relegated to the consolation bracket of last week’s I-70 Conference Tournament, hosted by Santa Fe and Sweet Springs. The Orrick boys finished sixth.After opening Dec.

Body A first-quarter timeout seemingly provided the spark Hardin-Central needed to claim a 69-50 Dec. 1 homeopening win over Tri-County in varsity boys basketball.