Bearcats begin tournament in Plattsburg
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PLATTSBURG – Varsity volleyball victories are coming Orrick’s way as the Bearcats enter Class 1 District 15 Tournament play at 7 p.m. tonight at Plattsburg.
Sports
Spartans permit no offensive points for Holden Eagles
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HOLDEN – Holden’s defense detained but did not stop Richmond’s high-powered offense through much of the first half in a game that ended as a 38-2 Oct. 8 road win for the Spartans.
Spartan softballers one and done; Bulldogs survive into next round
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RAY COUNTY – One area varsity softball team survived the first round of districts. One did not.
Orrick’s 46-point win over NHC gives coach bad aftertaste
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ORRICK – Varsity 8-man football coach Kirk Thacker “didn’t like” watching his Bearcats defeat Norborne Hardin-Central, he said. Specifically, Thacker disliked the final score: 80-34.
Three Spartans qualify for state in girls golf
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COLUMBIA – For the second straight season, Richmond is sending three Spartans to the Class 1 state girls golf tournament. Senior Tori Bowman and juniors Kennedy Wrisinger and Zalie Gregory qualified for the two-day tournament, slated for Oct.
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CARROLLTON – History and myth suggest Menelaus, king of the Spartans, joined about two dozen other Greeks – enough for a small football team – who hid in a hollow horse to sneak through city gates to defeat the Trojans.
KEEPING THE FAITH
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RICHMOND – The Spartans again validated varsity softball coach Staci Maddux’s faith in them to score runs Monday. Trailing 1-0, Richmond staged a three-run, fifth-inning rally and held on to defeat Cameron 3-1 at Southview Park.
