Sports

Body The day before Hardin-Central’s meeting with Tri-County in varsity girls basketball, coach Brent Behler had some advice for his Bulldogs: He told them to stay out of their own heads and stay in the moment.

Body PLATTE CITY – Drew Hawkins is racking up the highway miles. First, the Hardin-Central junior visited Indiana for the 95th National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Convention & Expo, as the Richmond News reported Oct.

Body A 62-16 Senior Night thumping of Santa Fe Oct. 21 at Simmons Field put varsity coach Kirk Thacker and his Bearcats in an elite group in Orrick football history.

Body LEXINGTON – The Bell stays in Richmond for at least one more year. Sparked by their defense, the Spartans thumped the Minutemen 45-0 Oct.

Body Varsity runners at Richmond and Hardin-Central have one more race to run this cross country season. Or maybe two.

Body The high school varsity football program isn’t the only one in Richmond that is nicknamed the Spartans and in a championship hunt.

Body OAK GROVE – A sense of urgency fueled Richmond in the final set of the Spartans’ 3-0 season-ending loss in varsity volleyball Oct. 20 at Oak Grove.

Body Norborne Hardin-Central (NHC) will get another crack at Sweet Springs/Malta Bend in varsity 8-man football. The Aggies (4-5) will face the Greyhounds at 7 p.m.

Body ST. JOSEPH – The Spartans were a better varsity softball team at season’s end than they had been at its beginning.

Body A schedule change didn’t throw off Norborne Hardin-Central’s (NHC’s) performance on the gridiron Oct. 13 against Northwest of Hughesville/ Sedalia Sacred Heart in 8-man football action, J.W. Doyle and Anakin Grayson agreed.