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INDIANAPOLIS — Katherine Legge didn't know she'd have a shot at the Indianapolis 500 until it was time to qualify, when Schmidt Peterson Motorsports decided to put her in its second car at the last second. Pippa Mann chatted with tire makers, dropped in on the folks from the television networks and even tried to get cozy with engine maker Honda in the hopes of landing a ride. Both of them have overcome long odds to join Ana Beatriz and Simona de Silvestro in Sunday's 33-car...
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Bulldogs finish the season at 15-5 overall
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Kentucky Fried Chicken’s Dalton Bealmer had the perfect night Wednesday night in Junior Babe Ruth action at Twillman Field in Harley park.While leading KFC past Imhoff Appliances 9-3, Bealmer went 3-for-3 with one single, one double, one home run and five RBIs. Meanwhile, in one inning in relief on the mound, Bealmer recorded two strikeouts while giving up just one walk as KFC improved to 1-1 on the season.Of course KFC wasn’t the only winner last night.
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Admission is $6.
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Pirates to host St. Mary’s in quarterfinal game on Thursday starting at 5 p.m.
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Returning for three innings for a sectional game against Stoutland may seem a little far-fetched. But for the New Franklin Bulldogs baseball team, they had a little unfinished business to take care of while leading the Tigers 6-1 in the top-half of the fifth in a suspended game Monday night.While returning to the scene of the crime on Tuesday, the Bulldogs added to their run total by adding one in the fifth after loading the bases with one out and six more in the seventh for a...
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Missing two starters in the lineup was just too much for the Boonville Lady Pirates soccer team to overcome Tuesday night in a sectional game against Lutheran-St. Peters.With leading scorer Bailey Pfeiffer and midfielder Samantha Dorman out of the lineup, the Lady Pirates lacked both the scoring and help defense to thwart Lutheran St. Peters in a 9-0 loss.While the loss dropped Boonville to 12-9 on the season, head coach Tim Brown said he didn’t know if the...
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FFR remains perfect on the season with a 12-0 win over 87 Diner
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Nordyne beats FFR 14-5
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Einspahr Construction knew exactly how many runs they would need against Boonville Daily News Tuesday night in Cal Ripken Minor.While exploding for four runs in the first inning, Einspahr Construction scored just enough runs to beat BDN by a score of 4-3.Meanwhile, in the nightcap, Boonville Ready Mix exploded for eight runs in the fourth inning against Rt. B Cafe for a 16-6 victory.Einspahr Construction, 5-1 on the season, scored four runs in the first inning...
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Boone County Bank exploded for five runs in the second inning to beat Boonville Caterpillar 7-4 in Midget League action Tuesday night at Kemper park.BCB, 3-2 on the season, led 5-2 after two and then matched Caterpillar with two runs in the third for the victory.Lane Keeran picked up the win on the mound for BCB while Austin Rice took the loss for Caterpillar. Keeran pitched the first-two innings and struck out five batters while walking six and hitting one. Cameron...
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The Boonville Pirates baseball team, 16-8, will host St. Mary's, 16-9, on Thursday in a quarterfinal game at Twillman field starting at 5 p.m.The winner will advance to the Final Four on Thursday, May 30th against the winner of Oak Grove-KC St. Pius X in O'Fallon starting at 7 p.m.
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The New Franklin Bulldogs, 15-4, will host the Sturgeon Bulldogs, 14-1, in a quarterfinal matchup today in New Franklin starting at 6 p.m.The winner of tonight's game will advance to the Final Four on Monday, May 27th in O'Fallon against the winner of Oran-Naylor starting at 3 p.m.
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New Franklin will pick back up with bases loaded and one out in the fifth frame
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Bunceton junior Madeline Berwanger knew she had a shot to medal if she threw her best over the weekend at the Class 1 Missouri State Track & Field Championships in Jefferson City. Although Berwanger didn’t win the discus among a field of 16 competitors, she did place fourth overall with a throw of 111’-0".Victoria Foley of McAuley Catholic captured first in the discus with a toss of 128’-9".As for junior Samantha Brandes, she...
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Nathan Jones finishes 5th in the triple jump
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Madi Lyons sets school record in 800; girls 4 x 800 relay team also breaks record
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Entering its 57th year of Boonville Junior Babe Ruth baseball also brought out the best in CARSTAR, Medical Arts and A&W Saturday night at Twillman field in Harley park.With the first-two games resulting in one-run ballgames, with CARSTAR edging KFC 6-5 and Medical Arts winning over Imhoff Appliances 4-3, you just had a feeling that the final game between A&W and KWRT would be another nailbiter. Unfortunately for KWRT, last year’s champion, they had no answer for...
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The nightcap between Infinite Creations and Rick Ball was canceled due to storms
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The Boonville Lady Pirates soccer team, 12-8 on the season, will play Lutheran St. Peters, 16-6, in a Class 1 Sectional Game at Cougar Stadium in St. Peters on Tuesday, May 21 starting at 5 p.m.The following is directions to Cougar Stadium in St. Peters:Head south on W. Ashley Road toward Radio Hill RoadSharp left to merge onto I-70 E toward ColumbiaTake exit 222 for Mid Rivers Mall DriveKeep left at the fork, follow signs for Main Entrance/Veterans...
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The Boonville Pirates baseball team reaped the rewards for a stellar season not just in the North Central Missouri Conference but also for winning the Class 4 District 8 Tournament Wednesday night in Fulton.As for the all-conference selections, the Pirates had three players selected to the NCMC team in seniors Jalen Poindexter and Zach Nixon and sophomore Austin Hulbert. All three players were selected as positioned players.Meanwhile, in the Class 4 District 8...
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The New Franklin Bulldogs baseball team, 14-4 on the season, will play Stoutland, 9-7, in a Class 1 Sectional Game in Stoutland on Monday, May 20 starting at 6 p.m.The following is directions to Stoutland from New Franklin High School:Keep right to continue on MO-5 S/W Broadway Turn right onto MO-5 S/E Ashley RoadTurn left onto MO-5 S/US-50 ETurn right onto MO-5 SSlight right onto MO-5 S/MO-52 WTake the Missouri 7 S/Business Rt 5 ramp to...
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The Boonville Pirates baseball team, 15-8 on the season, will play Duchesne, 12-10, in a Class 4 Sectional Game at Blanchette Park (Diamond 2) in St. Charles on Tuesday, May 21 starting at 5 p.m.The following is directions to Blanchette Park (Diamond 2) from Boonville High School:Head south on W. Ashley Road toward Radio Hill RoadSharp left to merge onto I-70 E toward ColumbiaTake exit 228 for MO-94ETurn left onto MO-94/S 1st Capitol Dr. and continue to...
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FFR explodes for 18 runs in four innings against Quinlan
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Miller, Preston, 12, KirksvilleMagers, Jordan, 12, KirksvilleCreed, Cody, 10, MexicoWestern, Gunner, 12, KirksvillePoindexter, Jalen, 12, BoonvilleHorstmeier, Dalton, 11, FultonBroce, Jonathon, 12, KirksvilleRidgway, Matt, 12, MexicoNixon, Zach, 12, BoonvilleConnaway, Justin, 11, MoberlySparks, Asa, 12, KirksvilleNance, Dylan, 12, MexicoWeitrich, Tanner, 10, MoberlyHulbert, Austin, 10, Boonville
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Einspahr Construction wins 14-3 over Boonville Ready Mix
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Columbia College softball player Maria Imhoff, a 2011 graduate of Boonville High School, was recently selected to the Academic All-American Midwest Conference.The award requires a grade-point average of at least 3.0.Players selected to the academic team for the Lady Cougars in softball were Chelsie Crain, Brittiany Tjarks, Whitni Howell, Taylor Richter, Kristin Eiken, Marli Hayes, Tiffany Urwiler, Kaylee Brueggeman, Kelsey Jacques, Hanna Taylor, Lauren Berkbuegler,...
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Creations by Diana scored six runs in the first-two innings and never looked back, beating Citizen’s Community Bank 16-1 in Babe Ruth 10U softball Wednesday at Lions park. Creations by Diana, who improved to 4-1 on the season, led CCB 6-0 after one and 12-1 after two before pushing across four more runs in the third.Meredith Stumbaugh pitched all three innings for Creations by Diana and struck out seven batters while giving up one run on four walks.For...
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Custom Weatherproofing beats Phillip Imhoff Construction 11-2
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C&R Market rallied from a 1-0 deficit after two inning by exploding for five runs in the bottom-half of the third for a 5-4 win over Boone County Bank Wednesday night in Midget League action at Kemper park.C&R Market, improving to 1-2 on the season, gave up one run in the top-half of the second before rallying back with five runs in the third inning to go up by a score of 5-1. Meanwhile, in the fourth, Boone County Bank plated three runs in cut the lead to one at 5-4...
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The scene said it all last night in the championship game in the Class 4 District 8 Tournament in Fulton.After completing a 7-0 win over the Kirksville Tigers in the championship game, the Pirates celebrated somewhat near home plate on winning the title. But the thing that impressed head coach Tim Edwards more about winning the title is that the players celebrated with the expectation of bigger and better things.Now the Pirates, 15-8 on the season, will move on to...
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Senior Bailey Pfeiffer scores the only goal of the match against Fulton
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After finishing in a five-way tie for 17th place on Monday at the state tournament at Sedalia Country Club, Boonville sophomore golfer Brett Windsor knew he had to shoot better on Tuesday or risk the possibility of not medaling at all.So while teeing off with a group at 9:03 a.m. on Tuesday, Windsor stayed in contention for a medal, which is awarded to the top 15 golfers, by firing a round of 77. But would it be good enough to put him in the top 15 at state? As it...
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After dropping the first meeting between the two schools back in March, the New Franklin Bulldogs baseball team shrugged it off knowing that they had a bigger fish to fry come district time in May.Although Pilot Grove entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed and New Franklin the No. 2, the Bulldogs had the last laugh last night by avenging the loss with a convincing 9-1 victory.New Franklin, 14-4 on the season, will now advance to the sectional round of the state...
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The Boonville Daily News had a close call last night in Cal Ripken Minor by holding off a rally in the fifth inning for a 10-8 victory.The BDN, 2-2 on the season, opened the game with four runs in the top-half of the first and then sent two runs across in the second and three again in the fourth to make it 9-0. Of course A-Bow-K didn’t go down without a fight. After pushing across two runs in the bottom-half of the fourth, A-Bow-K gave up another run in the top-half of...
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Boonville Pirates basketball coach Scott Floyd announced that a free basketball clinic for boys in sixth and seventh grade will be held on Thursday, May 16 and Friday, May 17 at the LSE gymnasium from 3:10-4:45 p.m.Campers can sign up the day of the clinic, which will stress fundamentals of shooting, dribbling, passing and defense. The camp will also be divided into team play.For more information, call Scott Floyd at 882-2399.
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Boonville sophomore Brett Windsor went into Monday’s first day of the Missouri State High School Golf Championships at Sedalia Country Club knowing that he had to stay close after Day 1.With a goal to finish in the top 15, which would give him all-state honors, Windsor had to feel good about his chances today after currently standing in 17th place with a 7-over par 77 with one birdie, six bogeys and one double bogey.Boonville Pirates golf coach Seth Pirtle said...
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Will play Fulton for the championship on Wednesday starting at 6 p.m.
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Will play Kirksville in the championship game on Wednesday starting at 6 p.m.
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The Pilot Grove Tigers and New Franklin Bulldogs baseball team punched its tickets to the championship in the Class 1 District 10 Tournament last night in New Franklin by taking different routes.While top-seeded Pilot Grove defeated Bunceton 6-3, the New Franklin Bulldogs had a little easier time by exploding for seven runs in the fifth for a 10-0 win against Jamestown.Pilot Grove and New Franklin will play for the title on Wednesday in New Franklin starting at 6 p.m.
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Hueberts beats QA.com 15-8
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Pitchers1. Miller, Preston, 12, Kirksville2. Hugenburg, Eric, 11, Hannibal)3. Scott, Brandon, 12, Hannibal4. Magers, Jordan, 12, Kirksville5. Creed, Cody, 10, MexicoPosition Players1. Western, Gunner, 12, Kirksville2. Poindexter, Jalen, 12, Boonville3. Horstmeier, Dalton, 11, Fulton4. Broce, Jonathon, 12, Kirksville5. Ridgway, Matt, 12, Mexico6. Bishop, Zach, 12, Marshall7. Paulus, Mason ,11, Marshall
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Boonville qualifies for sectionals in five events Saturday in Mexico
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