Sports

Body Orrick has a new varsity volleyball coach again. Tanner Lowrey is guiding the Bearcats.

Body The Bearcats are adding some defensive wrinkles in Kirk Thacker’s second season of leading Orrick’s varsity 8-man football program. During the first week of fall sports practices, the Bearcats were “learning two new defenses,” Thacker said during an Aug.

Body Varsity coach Andrew Watson has found a few reasons to be upbeat as he starts his second season of leading the Norborne Hardin-Central (NHC) co-op 8-man football program. One reason is the turnout.

Body Hardin-Central softball coach Brandee Doyle and her Bulldogs won’t have much time to rest the first week of the regular season. As Doyle reminded the Bulldogs after their Aug.

Body Richmond varsity volleyball coach Crystal Turner and her Spartans are ready to defeat some Missouri River Valley Conference (MRVC) West Division teams. “We want to take down Carrollton,” Turner said Aug.

Body Aireanna Hoeppner and Aleana McFee did some special preparation for Richmond’s Midnight Madness-style practice Monday at Southview Park to start the varsity softball season: They each took a Sunday nap.

Body COVID didn’t get in Matt Habermehl’s way this year. Habermehl, who’s in his third year as activities director for the Richmond R-XVI School District, had wanted to stage an orientation event the past two years to kick off fall sports, he said.

Body Richmond Middle School coaches Tatha Farnan, Shawn Calhoun and Brett Terry had a hit with their inaugural youth basketball camp – and one camp activity in particular – based on what they witnessed Monday at the middle school.

Body Varsity coach Crystal Turner’s staff looked different when Richmond kicked off its second week of volleyball camp Monday at the high school. Helping Turner drill the Spartans on the various facets of the game was Georgiana Turner, her mother.

Body The Dolphin Swim Team did it again. The Richmond-based summer swimming club won its confernce meet July 16 at Marshall with 392 points.