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With a goal line stand and some groundand- pound offense, Richmond made sure Knob Noster didn’t stage a fourth-quarter comeback – and that the Panthers didn’t finish their varsity 11-man football season undefeated.

On Oct. 16, Richmond did something no other school had done this varsity volleyball season: It took Carrollton to five sets.

ONE OF THE BEST Richmond’s Karoline Dooley ended her junior season as one of the state’s elite high school golfers. Dooley placed sixth among 80-plus individual finishers at the Class 2 state tournament, which concluded Tuesday at Meadow Lake Acres Country Club in New Bloomfield.

Wide receiver/defensive back Malikiah Tharp and his Richmond teammates seek to redeem themselves Friday night when they host Knob Noster in Missouri River Valley Conference (MRVC)-East Division varsity 11-man football, he said.

STILL UNDEFEATED Norborne Hardin-Central’s quest for a perfect season in varsity 8-man football continues. The Aggies are 7-0 overall entering their meeting Friday with Braymer/ Breckenridge/Southwest of Livingston County at Braymer.

Oct. 9 was an emotional night for Genevieve Didier and Sydnee Burnett.

For the first time in years, Richmond has qualified for state as a team in girls golf. The Spartans will play in the Class 2 state tournament, scheduled for Oct.

On Oct. 3, Jace McNelly and Zach Deitch were crowned homecoming king for Hardin-Central and Norborne, respectively.