Sports

Body .

Body .

Body 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. Recently, I’ve received some notso- great news about two former area prep athletes-turned-NFL players.

Body Norborne Hardin-Central (NHC) varsity 8-man football teammates Sam Barnett and Brody Fifer are confident that a week off from team activities won’t affect them or their fellow Aggies.

Body Richmond’s offseason training for high school football got cut short. On July 30, the Spartans were scheduled for a few hours of limitedcontact scrimmaging at Tiger Stadium with Lawson; Winnetonka, a Kansas City-based school; and Excelsior Springs, the event host.

Body 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.

Body It’s time to tweak a common metaphor among coaches and athletes: “This is a marathon, not a sprint.” I recall at least one Major League Baseball manager comparing a season to a marathon years ago when I covered Major League Baseball – and still cared about it.

Body This year’s Triple Divot was a time to carry on traditions. It also was a time to try something new.

Body Spartans tennis coach Zachary Baldauf is getting in some more offseason training with his potential netters before Richmond enters its dead period for athletics Saturday. Baldauf is set to conclude his morning sessions Friday at Maurice Roberts Park.