Sports

Of the handful of scholarships Donivin Williams received May 11 during Richmond High School’s senior awards ceremony at the Farris Theatre, one had special meaning: the Hank Burnine Memorial Football Scholarship.

With one tournament left in the boys golf season, one Richmond Spartan remains standing: Jack Gogue. Gogue, who’ll graduate high school Sunday afternoon, will play in the Class 3 state tournament, scheduled for May 1516 at Meadow Lake Acres Country Club in New Bloomfield.

Orrick varsity track and field coach Kirk Thacker got what he called “another huge surprise” at the Class 1 District 7 boys and girls championships. And at least one member of Orrick’s boys team got a pleasant surprise from Thacker before the team bus left the May 6 competition at Adrian.

CONCORDIA – Orrick softball fans got to see the Bearcats display their 2024 jerseys in their last game of 2023.

With the postseason quickly approaching, Richmond varsity baseball coach Nick Persell sees his Spartans peaking at the right time. “We all knew early that … there would be some growing pains with some inexperience on our team and it would take some time for us to work some of that out.

MOVING ON Some Hardin-Central athletes will make a road trip Saturday to Plattsburg. They’ll make the trip to compete in the Class 1 Sectional 4 track and field championships.

Brett Terry did not have to wait long to get his second dual win as Richmond’s boys tennis coach. On April 27, also Senior Night, the Spartans edged Carrollton 5-4 at Maurice Roberts Park – 15 days after they had cruised past Cameron 8-1 to get Terry victory No.

CARROLLTON – Kaylee King’s win in the girls 110-meter high hurdles Monday at the Missouri River Valley Conference East Division championships in Carrollton gave her a chance to monitor her progress in the event.

CARROLLTON – Richmond can claim another Missouri River Valley Conference (MRVC) East Division title. This time, it’s in middle school boys track.

pulled off a hat trick at the I-70 Conference championships. The Orrick junior won three individual boys events at the April 29 varsity track and field competition at Sweet Springs, hosted by St.