Sports

Body The Bearcats played what Orrick coach Kirk Thacker called “a wakeup game – or should’ve been a wakeup game” on Sept. 9, when they hosted Concordia in varsity 8-man football.

Body The fans who saw Richmond thump Marshall 48-21 Sept. 9 in varsity 11-man football at Spartan Stadium might’ve wondered if they were seeing the Spartans running a new offense.

Body OAK GROVE – Richmond didn’t need much time to score on Oak Grove, particularly during the first half. The Spartans ran 12 first-half plays from scrimmage.

Body LEXINGTON – Explosive third and fourth innings helped ensure Richmond’s varsity softball team wouldn’t have to labor long on Labor Day.

Body After two weeks of varsity 8-man football, the sporting press is placing Orrick among the state’s elite football programs. The Week 3 media poll, posted Monday online, ranked the Bearcats 10th.

Body Norborne Hardin-Central (NHC) varsity 8-man football coach Andrew Watson liked the way his Aggies rebounded from their season-opening loss to Sweet Springs with their 70-28 thumping of Concordia Sept. 2 at Hardin-Central.

Body Jenni Scott finds herself in new territory coaching Hardin-Central cross country this fall. At Carrollton High School, Scott was a distance runner, she recalled.

Body On Aug. 25, vehicles poured into the parking lot around the Branded Outdoor Theatre, as folks got glimpses of Richmond High School’s fall sports student-athletes.

Body STE. GENEVIEVE – Richmond varsity football coach Nick Persell made a prediction about the bus ride home after the Spartans’ 61-25 season-opening win over New Madrid County Central Aug. 27 at Ste. Genevieve High School.

Body Norborne Hardin-Central’s (NHC’s) 50-22 season-opening loss to Sweet Springs/Malta Bend Aug. 26 on the road provided the Aggies lessons on the importance of consistency and executing the subtleties of varsity 8-man football.