Hope to see you at Games with Grands!
Tonight's soccer game against Dixon at Laquey has been moved to a 7:30 PM start time.
This Week in Athletics (9/8-9/12):
*Game times may be adjusted due to heat/weather*
September 8
-Soccer vs Dixon, 5:00
-Softball at Cuba, 6:30
-JH Girls Basketball vs Joel E Barber, 6:30
-Baseball vs Dixon, 8:15 (At Plato, 1st Rd Frisco Tourn)
September 9
-JH Boys Basketball vs Dixon, 7:45
September 10
-Soccer at Pacific, 4:30
-Softball at Macks Creek, 5:00 (Game at Ball Parks National)
-JH Girls Basketball TBA
-Baseball TBA
September 11
-Softball vs Tuscumbia, 5:00
-Baseball TBA
September 12
JH Boys & Girls Basketball TBA
*Game times may be adjusted due to heat/weather*
September 8
-Soccer vs Dixon, 5:00
-Softball at Cuba, 6:30
-JH Girls Basketball vs Joel E Barber, 6:30
-Baseball vs Dixon, 8:15 (At Plato, 1st Rd Frisco Tourn)
September 9
-JH Boys Basketball vs Dixon, 7:45
September 10
-Soccer at Pacific, 4:30
-Softball at Macks Creek, 5:00 (Game at Ball Parks National)
-JH Girls Basketball TBA
-Baseball TBA
September 11
-Softball vs Tuscumbia, 5:00
-Baseball TBA
September 12
JH Boys & Girls Basketball TBA
The jr high boys defeated St Elizabeth tonight 50-43. They will play Dixon Wednesday night at 7:45.
Fall sports and senior banner pictures are tomorrow. Softball, JH Basketball, and senior Athletes please come prepared!
The Frisco League Baseball Tournament bracket has been changed due to the expected heat tomorrow and Wednesday.
Tuesday's softball game at Cuba has been moved back to a 6:30PM start.
Excited for this event, hope to see you there!
The Lady Bears took a tough loss to Newburg tonight 11-9. Junior Eva Alexander hit her first and second career home runs in the loss.
Crocker High School has requested that everyone coming to our softball game tonight at 5:30 park in the north parking lot (lot closest to the softball field).
The soccer team pulled off a 3-2 win in the Pulaski County Showdown with Crocker last night. Crocker held a 2-0 lead until the 12 minute mark in the second half when Jaxon Preble scored the first goal, Blake Douglas tied the game at 2-2 with 5 minutes to go, and Owen Metscher iced the game with a PK at the 45 second mark to secure the win!
Just a reminder that the baseball game that was scheduled for Thursday, September 3, against Macks Creek has been canceled due to them not having enough players for a fall season.
The Richland Lady Bear Softball team kicked off their season on Monday night in the Frisco League Tournament. Richland faced off against their cross-county rival, Crocker. After a hard-fought game, the Lady Bears fell just short of victory 4 to 6. Their next game in the tournament will be @ 5:30 PM on Thursday in Crocker. Hope to see everyone there rooting on our Lady Bears!
The baseball Bears started off their season with a bang. The Bears defeated Crocker tonight 8-2 and Junior Mason Alexander hit the first pitch of the game over the left field fence for his first career home run.
Mark your calendars for Friday, October 2nd 6:00 PM at the Jeremiah Bracket Pulling Track in Richland, MO. Come out for a night of trucks, tractors, and plenty of pulling action. Admission will be donations only, and the concession stand will be open with plenty of food and our special steak sandwich available.
🗓️ October 2, 2026
⏰ Pull starts at 6:00 PM | Gates open at 4:30 PM
📍 Jeremiah Bracket Pulling Track
💰 Admission: Donation only
If your class isn’t listed and you’d like to pull, please contact:
Jessica Butteris — 573-452-3337
Jerry Pemberton — 417-533-4101
🗓️ October 2, 2026
⏰ Pull starts at 6:00 PM | Gates open at 4:30 PM
📍 Jeremiah Bracket Pulling Track
💰 Admission: Donation only
If your class isn’t listed and you’d like to pull, please contact:
Jessica Butteris — 573-452-3337
Jerry Pemberton — 417-533-4101
The soccer games scheduled for Tuesday at Crocker and Thursday at Iberia have both been moved to Laquey and will start at 7:00 PM.
Here is the updated bracket for the 2026 Frisco League Softball Tournament
Celebration Through Service:
RICHLAND FFA Chapter Helps Pack 252,564 Meals at State Fair
2026 Drive to Feed Kids Honors America’s 250th Anniversary
Members of the Richland FFA Chapter joined more than 782 FFA members from 95 Missouri FFA Chapters and agricultural leaders to pack meals, a capstone celebration through service of the Missouri Farmers Care Foundation’s (MFCF) 2026 Drive to Feed Kids (Drive). The Missouri FFA Day of Service spanned Monday, August 17 and Tuesday, August 18 at the Missouri State Fair. Members packed 252,564 meals to feed food insecure Missouri families.
This year’s event is a celebration for Missouri FFA, too, marking the organization’s tenth annual Day of Service. The generous support of ADM, Brownfield Ag News, Missouri Farmers Care and partners across Missouri agriculture sustain the Drive, an annual year-round effort to stand in the gap for the one in five Missouri children facing food insecurity.
“Reaching 250,000 meals is an incredible way to celebrate 10 years of Missouri FFA’s Day of Service,” says Ashley McCarty, executive director of Missouri Farmers Care Foundation. “For a decade, FFA members have modeled ‘living to serve’, turning one day of action into a lasting impact for Missouri families. This year’s effort is especially meaningful as we celebrate America’s 250th anniversary and see the next generation of agricultural leaders put service into action. We are grateful to the students, volunteers and partners across Missouri agriculture who continue to make this tradition possible.”
The Drive culminated Saturday, August 22, with an announcement of the 825,196 meals Missouri agriculture provided to Feeding Missouri food banks during the 2026 Drive. The meals were distributed through Feeding Missouri to the state’s six regional food banks, and which serve more than 1,500 food pantries.
In addition to the meal packing event, non-perishable and monetary donations collected on $2 Tuesday equaled nearly 56,000 meals donated by fairgoers. Through the Drive’s Hogs for Hunger initiative, 4-H and FFA members committed 50 pigs, which will provide over 36,000 servings of high-protein pork to regional food banks.
“Living to Serve, as stated in the FFA motto, is truly embodied by FFA members during the Food Insecurity Day at the Missouri State Fair,” shares Allyson Burns, 2026-27 Missouri FFA State Vice President. “This event allows ag industry leaders and FFA members to make a difference in their local communities.”
Missouri FFA State President Ellie Samek adds, “This day provides members from across the state an opportunity to fight food insecurity and highlights our association’s commitment to serving others.”
The Missouri Farmers Care Foundation Drive to Feed Kids is made possible through the generous support of Missouri agriculture and business partners, including: ADM, Brownfield Ag News, American Family Insurance, Missouri FQHC Rural Health Network, Show-Me America 250, Nutra-Blend, MFA Incorporated, FCS Financial, Missouri Corn Merchandising Council, The Poultry Federation, Jerry Litton Family Memorial Foundation, Smithfield Foods, Missouri Farm Bureau, Martin Rice, Missouri FFA Foundation, Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council, Hunter’s Moon Run N Gun, Home State Health, Missouri's Electric Cooperatives, PivotBio, Beck’s Hybrids, Missouri 4-H Foundation, Missouri Pork, and the Missouri State Fair Foundation.
RICHLAND FFA Chapter Helps Pack 252,564 Meals at State Fair
2026 Drive to Feed Kids Honors America’s 250th Anniversary
Members of the Richland FFA Chapter joined more than 782 FFA members from 95 Missouri FFA Chapters and agricultural leaders to pack meals, a capstone celebration through service of the Missouri Farmers Care Foundation’s (MFCF) 2026 Drive to Feed Kids (Drive). The Missouri FFA Day of Service spanned Monday, August 17 and Tuesday, August 18 at the Missouri State Fair. Members packed 252,564 meals to feed food insecure Missouri families.
This year’s event is a celebration for Missouri FFA, too, marking the organization’s tenth annual Day of Service. The generous support of ADM, Brownfield Ag News, Missouri Farmers Care and partners across Missouri agriculture sustain the Drive, an annual year-round effort to stand in the gap for the one in five Missouri children facing food insecurity.
“Reaching 250,000 meals is an incredible way to celebrate 10 years of Missouri FFA’s Day of Service,” says Ashley McCarty, executive director of Missouri Farmers Care Foundation. “For a decade, FFA members have modeled ‘living to serve’, turning one day of action into a lasting impact for Missouri families. This year’s effort is especially meaningful as we celebrate America’s 250th anniversary and see the next generation of agricultural leaders put service into action. We are grateful to the students, volunteers and partners across Missouri agriculture who continue to make this tradition possible.”
The Drive culminated Saturday, August 22, with an announcement of the 825,196 meals Missouri agriculture provided to Feeding Missouri food banks during the 2026 Drive. The meals were distributed through Feeding Missouri to the state’s six regional food banks, and which serve more than 1,500 food pantries.
In addition to the meal packing event, non-perishable and monetary donations collected on $2 Tuesday equaled nearly 56,000 meals donated by fairgoers. Through the Drive’s Hogs for Hunger initiative, 4-H and FFA members committed 50 pigs, which will provide over 36,000 servings of high-protein pork to regional food banks.
“Living to Serve, as stated in the FFA motto, is truly embodied by FFA members during the Food Insecurity Day at the Missouri State Fair,” shares Allyson Burns, 2026-27 Missouri FFA State Vice President. “This event allows ag industry leaders and FFA members to make a difference in their local communities.”
Missouri FFA State President Ellie Samek adds, “This day provides members from across the state an opportunity to fight food insecurity and highlights our association’s commitment to serving others.”
The Missouri Farmers Care Foundation Drive to Feed Kids is made possible through the generous support of Missouri agriculture and business partners, including: ADM, Brownfield Ag News, American Family Insurance, Missouri FQHC Rural Health Network, Show-Me America 250, Nutra-Blend, MFA Incorporated, FCS Financial, Missouri Corn Merchandising Council, The Poultry Federation, Jerry Litton Family Memorial Foundation, Smithfield Foods, Missouri Farm Bureau, Martin Rice, Missouri FFA Foundation, Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council, Hunter’s Moon Run N Gun, Home State Health, Missouri's Electric Cooperatives, PivotBio, Beck’s Hybrids, Missouri 4-H Foundation, Missouri Pork, and the Missouri State Fair Foundation.
Tonight's softball game at Crocker will be moved back to a 6:00 PM start. The baseball game in Crocker tomorrow is also moved back to a 6:00 PM start.
The Richland Jr High Boys and Girls Tournaments will be next week at Richland High School, here are the brackets.
