Richmond varsity boys basketball coach Kevin Jermain saw his Spartans be intense and display their muscle Feb. 9, when they cruised to a 75-53 mat/ courtwarming victory over visiting Lexington.
Richmond varsity girls basketball coach Kayle Vantrump saw her Spartans continue to make strides in the execution of their man-to-man defense Feb. 9, when they hosted Lexington for mat/ courtwarming as part of a varsity girlsboys doubleheader.
will represent the Spartans in the 235-pound division at the Class 1 state tournament, scheduled for Feb. 21-22 at Mizzou Arena in Columbia. The senior qualified by placing fourth in her weight class at Class 1 District 4 competition, held Feb. 9-10 at Kearney. Per Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) regulations, the top four in each weight class qualified for state.
Minutes before being crowned courtwarming king, Jesse Doyle gave himself and his Hardin-Central teammates a chance at pulling off a comeback courtwarming victory over Wellington-Napoleon. With Wellington-Napoleon leading 57-53 and less than a minute remaining in the fourth quarter of the Feb.
Hardin-Central varsity girls basketball coach Tommy Burton considered the Bulldogs’ 33-19 Feb. 1 courtwarming loss to Wellington-Napoleon a teaching moment – for himself.
Richmond’s middle school boys basketball A team found what coach called “a great way to finish off the season.” The way the young Spartans found to end their 2023-24 campaign was to pull out a 42-39 victory over Knob Noster Jan. 25 to cap an end-of-season tournament at Knob Noster.
During Richmond’s 61-46 loss to Bishop LeBlond of St. Joseph Jan. 27 in the Richmond Winter Classic title game, coach Kevin Jermain saw something from his Spartans he hadn’t seen so far this varsity boys basketball season.