Sports

Body RICHMOND – The coronavirus pandemic has influenced Jude Rumbaugh’s expectations for his final cross country season at Richmond. As practice was concluding Aug.

Body ORRICK – Eric Fairchild looks to pick up where Matt Hertzog left off in coaching Orrick’s varsity 8-man football program. Now employed by the Holden R-III School District, Hertzog coached for three seasons at Orrick – one season of 11-man football, two seasons of 8-man football.

Body ORRICK – Trevor Ballard has a new job with Orrick’s volleyball program. After coaching the junior high program last season, Ballard has moved on to helm the high school program.

Body HARDIN – Norborne Hardin-Central coach Kirk Thacker and his Aggies are not taking a business-as-usual approach to this 8-man football season. “Everything is new,” Thacker said after the Aug.

Body HARDIN – This season, the Hardin-Central cross country program is almost an all-boys club. As this preview went to preview, there were no girl runners.

Body HARDIN – The 2020 Hardin-Central varsity softball roster gives Bulldogs coach Brandee Doyle cause for concern About 2021, that is. Through the first week of practice, seven of Doyle’s 16 players were seniors “I don’t like it, but it is what it is,” she said.

Body RICHMOND – Volleyball coach Madison Endsley will not have to worry about having enough players to field a varsity team. Or a junior varsity team.

Body RICHMOND – There are no easy competitions for the Spartans this girls golf season, which began Sept. *, senior Hannah Norris and junior Tori Bowman agreed.

Body RICHMOND – In 2018 and 2019, the Lathrop Mules ended Richmond’s football seasons with crushing, on-the-road playoff losses – 49-0 and 44-6. Richmond provided a heaping helping of that same hospitality Aug.