Sports

Richmond’s varsity girls basketball squad will get its season underway this week, weather permitting. The girls were slated to kick off the season Monday against Lawson on the road.

Richmond wrestling coach Cody Hogan has lightened his workload this season, in a sense. After coaching both the boys and girls programs his first four seasons, Hogan has turned over the reins of the girls program to Samantha Mumm.

Orrick has its first win of the season in both varsity girls and boys basketball. Both teams, coached by Chris Harbison, opened the season victoriously Nov.

Hardin-Central has already taken two steps toward posting its fifth straight winning season in varsity girls basketball. On Nov.

The Nate Florence era is underway for Hardin-Central boys basketball. Florence succeeds August Hoeper as head varsity coach.

Elizabeth Wood knows she has some work to do. Wood, a Richmond senior, has signed a letter of intent to pitch for the Moberly Area Community College (MACC) softball program.

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Richmond coach Nick Persell is proud of the season his Spartans had this fall in varsity 11-man football. Persell and the team, however, wish the season had ended differently, he acknowledged.

A fourth-quarter comeback and an unprecedented 11th win were within reach when Norborne Hardin-Central (NHC) faced Wellington-Napoleon Nov. 14 in District 4 action.

First win over the Huskers since 2020. The Spartan Football Team defeated the Lafayette County Huskers 61-7 during their matchup in late September.