Sports

LEXINGTON – Richmond’s secondplace finish in boys wrestling Dec. 10 at the Tom Hayes Dual Tournament at the Lexington high and middle schools gives coach Cody Hogan cause for optimism about the rest of the season.

CONSOLATION Both Orrick varsity basketball teams were relegated to the consolation bracket of last week’s I-70 Conference Tournament, hosted by Santa Fe and Sweet Springs. The Orrick boys finished sixth.After opening Dec.

A first-quarter timeout seemingly provided the spark Hardin-Central needed to claim a 69-50 Dec. 1 homeopening win over Tri-County in varsity boys basketball.

The day before Hardin-Central’s meeting with Tri-County in varsity girls basketball, coach Brent Behler had some advice for his Bulldogs: He told them to stay out of their own heads and stay in the moment.

PLATTE CITY – Drew Hawkins is racking up the highway miles. First, the Hardin-Central junior visited Indiana for the 95th National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Convention & Expo, as the Richmond News reported Oct.

LEXINGTON – The Bell stays in Richmond for at least one more year. Sparked by their defense, the Spartans thumped the Minutemen 45-0 Oct.

The high school varsity football program isn’t the only one in Richmond that is nicknamed the Spartans and in a championship hunt. On Saturday, three Richmond teams in the West Central Football League will play for a league title (also called the Super Bowl) in Odessa – one consisting of third-graders, one comprising fourthgraders and one consisting of sixth-graders.