Sports

RICHMOND – The Missouri State High School Activities Association has limited what local prep sports coaches and athletes, including in Excelsior Springs and Richmond, can do while the spring sports season hangs in limbo.

RICHMOND – Dionte Marquez recently added another honor to his list of achievements as a high school athlete.

The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association named the Richmond senior to its 2019-20 Class 3 all-state boys team. He was the lone Ray County hoopster selected.

Marquez helped the Spartans win their first district boys basketball title in 48 years and their third straight

Missouri River Valley Conference East Division title. Richmond finished 25-4, falling to Monroe City in sectionals.

For a few magical days, a Richmond team and its parent league carried on with their sports season as the coronavirus spread.

HARDIN – Senior Carly Thacker still has a chance of being a repeat state hurdles champion.

I find myself questioning my emotional maturity as I reflect on how the coronavirus has affected my sports journalism work and rec sports life.

RICHMOND – The boys Class 3 District 14 Tournament Player of the Year is a Spartan.

HARDIN – Four Hardin-Central student-athletes received KMZU Dream Team honors in basketball.

RICHMOND – The five seniors on Richmond’s varsity girls basketball team got a few minutes of court time together during Tuesday night’s 61-37 loss to Lafayette County of Higginsville.

ORRICK – Abby Nail’s patience helped the Bearcats hold off Sweet Springs/Malta Bend on Tuesday in varsity girls basketball action.

ORRICK – Ethan Wilson and Blake McAfee agreed 13 was a lucky number for Orrick’s varsity boys basketball team Tuesday.