Sports

At last, Norborne Hardin-Central varsity 8-man football coach Andrew Watson knows what it’s like to see one of his players sign a letter of intent to play college football. As the Richmond News recently reported, Hardin-Central senior Gage Smith has signed to play at Baker University, an NAIA-affiliated school based in Baldwin, Kan.

The weather made its presence felt when Orrick faced Faith Christian Academy in an April 2 boys golf dual at the Excelsior Springs Golf Course, Orrick senior Trent Windsor acknowledged. “You can’t really ignore 30-, 40-mph winds,” Windsor said early in his nine-hole round.

To kick off his latest campaign as Richmond varsity boys and girls track coach, gave the Spartans a chance to show how far they could throw and how high they could jump. On the boys side, Nathan Nichols showed he could throw far enough to win two events at the season opener – a March 24 meet for field events only, hosted by Lawson.

Team leadership won’t be an issue for Richmond in varsity boys golf, according to coach Brandon Rittmiller. Here’s a look at the squad, which was slated to open the season March 25 with the Lawson Coaches Tournament, courtesy of answers to a questionnaire, as submitted by Rittmiller … Coaching bio in brief: Rittmiller is in his second season at Richmond.

At last, Richmond varsity baseball coach Zach McGill and his Spartans are on their home field. The Spartans opened the season with six straight road games, going 2-4.