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Chris Harbison got a thrill the night of Nov. 30.

will have a shorter distance to travel for his second bowl game appearance than he did for his first. Elliott, a 2022 Richmond graduate, will play for New Mexico State University in the New Mexico Bowl.

and his Spartans left the competition in the dust at the Ray Stockdale Invitational. The Spartans claimed the team title at the Dec.

Richmond’s Elijah Sanders has the chance to finish his senior wrestling season the same way he finished his junior season: as a state champion. Sanders won the Class 1 157-pound title in February, giving the Spartans their first state champion since 2008.

Orrick is looking to a new coach to keep a trend going in varsity boys basketball. Chris Harbison leads the Bearcats as they seek their second straight district title and fourth in five seasons.

In a few months, Richmond varsity boys basketball coach Kevin Jermain and his Spartans might have the chance to avenge the loss that ended their 2022-23 season. Recently, the Missouri State High School Activities Association released its district assignments for boys and girls basketball.

Tommy Burton, Hardin-Central’s new varsity girls basketball coach, found he didn’t have to do much refresher work with his Bulldogs when preseason practices began in late October.

Hardin-Central had a coaching turnover between varsity boys basketball seasons. The Bulldogs, however, had little player turnover.

An influx of first-year high schoolers might help offset the loss of two players Richmond varsity girls basketball coach Kaylee Vantrump and her Spartans experienced during the offseason.

Jonathan Kinder, Orrick’s new varsity girls basketball coach, is working to instill a seize-the-day attitude in his Bearcats. “I tell the girls all the time, ‘You never know when your last game’s going to be.