Sports

to PRO High heat, drop kicks, random observations and points that amuse are all part of the wide, wide world of sports at the community and national levels. When staffer Miranda Jamison (a.k.a., “MJ”) and I made a July 29 trek to St.

With the goal of having fun and bonding, surrounding high school Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapters joined together and hosted a “Super Farmer” event at the Ray County Fairgrounds last week.

For three hours Monday, Richmond High School was open to Richmond middle schoolers and high schoolers wanting to get cleared to participate in Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA)-sanctioned extracurricular pursuits.

Coach Kirk Thacker’s plans for starting Orrick’s final week of varsity 8-man football team camp Monday got changed. Normally, Thacker and his Bearcats hold camp sessions outside.

Norborne Hardin-Central (NHC) varsity 8-man football coach Andrew Watson and his Aggies beat Monday’s rain storm that hit Ray County. NHC coach Tommy Burton and his junior high Aggies didn’t.

Hardin-Central’s second, and final, combined summer practice with Orrick in varsity girls basketball was an eye-opener for Hardin-Central coach Tommy Burton. In more ways than one.

This summer, Trish Fields faced – and accomplished – what she considered a daunting task. Fields succeeded Angie Pencook as head coach of the Dolphin Swim Team, Richmond’s club program.

Fine tuning was the emphasis for Richmond varsity football coach Nick Persell and his Spartans for this week’s set of team camp sessions.

Orrick varsity 8-man football coach Kirk Thacker and his Bearcats got defensive this week. Or rather, they focused on defense for their latest team camp.

A new area competitive softball program is already looking to expand. The program, the Ray County Firecrackers, launched this year with a 10-and-under (10U) team.