Sports

ORRICK – After 18 years at Orrick, longtime coach and teacher Mitch Comstock has moved on. But he has not moved far away.

WESTON – Jonathon Harris is going to state in his first season of varsity track. The Orrick sophomore qualified in three events for the Class 1 state meet, slated for Friday and Saturday at Jefferson City High School.

RICHMOND – The latest Richmond High School Athletic Hall of Fame class is set.

WESTON – Korbin Pugh will run for Hardin-Central in at least one more race. Pugh, who graduated May 8, qualified for this weekend’s Class 1 state track and field meet in Jefferson City by placing second in the 100-meter dash in 11.

RICHMOND – For the second straight year, Aiden Bowman, a senior, will play in a state boys golf tournament.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Another Orrick golf season is finished. The Bearcats ended their season Monday at the Class 1 District 4 Tournament at Excelsior Springs Golf Course.

CLEVELAND – A 40-year-old Hardin-Central boys track record fell May 7 at Class 1 District 6 competition. On the Midway School District campus, Korbin Pugh won his preliminary heat of the 100-meter dash in 11.4 seconds and then the finals in 11.11.

CLEVELAND – Orrick varsity track and field coach Kirk Thacker had a hunch about sophomore Jonathon Harris when the season began. “I told him …, ‘I think you could make a pretty good jumper and pretty good hurdler,’” Thacker said.

RICHMOND – Coach Nick Persell knew his Spartans needed to win at least one of this week’s games with Holden for an outright Missouri River Valley Conference East Division varsity baseball championship.

WARRENSBURG – The Spartans are Missouri River Valley Conference East Division Tournament champions again in boys golf.