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KNOB NOSTER – Annual Bell Game tension rises to a new, heart-pounding level as Richmond and Lexington prepare to face off across the hashmarks Friday for more than who holds the bell. “Lexington beat Higginsville tonight,” Richmond coach Nick Persell says moments after his Spartans defeat Knob Noster 42-0 Oct.

ORRICK – The Bearcats’ 78-22 Oct. 16 home loss to North Shelby was “one of those snowball games,” Orrick varsity 8-man football coach Eric Fairchild said.

RICHMOND – A strategic adjustment is one reason why Richmond senior Hannah Norris has one more high school girls golf tournament to play. Norris will play in the Class 1 state tournament Oct.

RICHMOND – COVID-19 knocked more than two dozen players from the Richmond High School football roster before the Spartans’ Oct. 2 game, varsity coach Nick Persell said.

ODESSA – Kayden Bowman’s senior season of varsity softball at Richmond “was definitely an adjustment,” she acknowledged. Bowman had to make one more adjustment Tuesday night: She had to adjust to Richmond’s season ending with a 4-1 loss to Oak Grove at the Odessa Sports Complex in the Class 3 District 7 Tournament.

ORRICK – The memory of a lead that got away helped fuel the Bearcats during the second half of their latest meeting with Santa Fe. Orrick led 26-14 at halftime of the Oct.