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Boonville Community Foundation awards grants
The Boonville Community Foundation as completed their granting cycle for 2022 from the Boonville Community Foundation’s Legacy Fund. The granting cycle was open to area non-profit organizations from July through September.
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Cooper finishes with career-high 17 points in 51-45 loss to Macon
The Boonville Lady Pirates basketball team continued its offensive struggles in the Centralia Tournament Wednesday night by losing to the Macon Tigers in the consolation semifinals 51-45. The Lady Pirates, dropping to 2-3 on the season, trailed Macon 16-13 after first period’s end before rallying back with a 8-5 advantage in the second quarter to go up at the half 24-18.
Missouri Media football rankings
Statewide high school football rankings, as compiled by a 10-member panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. First-place votes in parentheses.
Lammers scores 21, Sleeper 10 in 50-34 win over Sturgeon in PG Classic
Marci Lammers scored a game-high 21 points, and teammate Emma Sleeper tossed in 10 as the Pilot Grove girls’ basketball team defeated Sturgeon Wednesday night in the Pilot Grove Classic. The Lady Tigers, 5-0 on the season, outscored Sturgeon 31-19 in the first half and then came out slow in the third quarter as the Lady Bulldogs rallied back with a 10-7 advantage.
New Franklin boys and girls win by double digits against Fayette
Improve to 5-1 on the season going into CAC opener against Madison With identical records entering Tuesday night’s game against Fayette, the bigger question was whether the New Franklin boys and girls would add another W to the win column after playing the Falcons on their home floor.
Pirates fall short against Moberly Spartans, 38-37
The Boonville boys’ ninth grade basketball team dropped its second game in the Mexico Tournament Wednesday night, losing to the Moberly Spartans 38-37. The Pirates, 3-2 on the season, trailed Moberly by just one (1514) at the half before rallying back with a 19-12 advantage in the third quarter to go up 33-27.
Lady Warriors win 36-27 over Pilot Grove, boys lose to Tigers 38-28
The Ss. Peter & Paul boys’ and girls’ eighth grade basketball teams had mixed results Wednesday night in the annual LSE-Ss.
Herma Katherine Porter
Herma Katherine Porter, age 97, of Boonville, MO, formerly of Pilot Grove, passed away Monday, December 5, 2022, at Hartmann Village Assisted Living in Boonville. Herma was born January 18, 1925, in Stratford, TX, a daughter of Walter Phillip and Hulda Charlotte Sophia (Langendoerfer) Gumper, who preceded her in death. She married the love of her life, Cecil Marion Porter on June 22, 1947, in Dalhart, Texas. Cecil preceded her in death on April 4, 2010. Herma grew up in Dalhart, TX, where she graduated from high school. She later moved to Jamestown and Pilot Grove, MO. She was a homemaker until her youngest child was well into school. At that time she went to work at Toastmaster. She worked there for eighteen years. She liked to travel, crochet, embroider, quilt, read, and do volunteer work. She enjoyed putting puzzles together and watching the hummingbirds. Herma was a longtime member of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ which later became Pilot Grove Community Church. She is survived by four children, Glenn Douglas Porter (Marilyn) of Pilot Grove, MO, Katherine Watring (Mike) of Boonville, MO, Karla Jean Kirrane of Liberty, MO, and Karen Sue Crunk (Wendall) of Lorena, TX; ten grandchildren; and twenty greatgrandchildren.