Boonville boys’ soccer coach Alec Adair knew his team had a chance Thursday night at home against the Stover Bulldogs at the Boonville City Soccer Fields. With a strong finish over the weekend in the Moberly Invitational, Adair felt his team had a little momentum going into the game against Stover.
As of Friday, Sept. 30 Tri-County Conference Standings Overall, conference Blair Oaks, 6-0, 4-0 Boonville, 4-2, 3-1 Southern Boone, 4-2, 3-1 Osage, 3-3, 3-1 Hallsville, 3-3, 2-2 Eldon, 3-3, 1-3 California, 1-5, 0-4 Versailles, 0-6, 0-4 Friday, Sept. 30 Boonville 28, California 12 Southern Boone 42, Eldon 20 Blair Oaks 65, Versailles 6 Osage 33, Hallsville 22 Friday, Oct. 7 Boonville at Osage Blair Oaks at Eldon Southern Boone at Hallsville California at Versailles
LARGE SCHOOLS Helias 24, Capital City 22 Jefferson City 57, Hickman 22 Rock Bridge 42, Lutheran St. Charles 13 Battle 50, Smith-Cotton 15 Camdenton 56, Bolivar 14 Rolla vs. Parkview MIXED GAME Marshall (large) 17, Moberly (small) 7 SMALL SCHOOLS Blair Oaks 65, Versailles 6 Osage 33, Hallsville 22 Boonville 28, California 12 Southern Boone 42, Eldon 20 Sullivan 6, Hermann 0 Russellville 38, Crystal City 36 Windsor 28, Tipton 21 Centralia 28, Clark County 18 Bowling Green 69, South Callaway 14 Montgomery County 36, Wright City 14 Mexico 54, Fulton 7 North Callaway 36, Van-Far 16 Owensville 22, Pacific 12 Fayette 40, Paris 9 Westran 38, Scotland County 0 St. Clair 34, St. James 6 Marceline 36, Salisbury 32 Lincoln 46, Slater 0 Clinton 42, MMA 6
When the going got tough, Boonville junior running back Rhodes Leonard got going for the Pirates while recording his first touchdown and 100 yard game of the season Friday night in a 28-12 win over the California Pintos at Gene Reagan Field. While finishing with 17 carries for 104 yards and one touchdown, Leonard said after the game that he knew he had to step it up because of playing under the lights on Homecoming and also for teammate Dakota Troost, who was out for the third straight game with a hip injury.
The Boonville boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams had its best meet of the season Thursday while competing in the Moberly Invitational at Howard Hills Sports Complex. With over 300 runners in the varsity division alone, Boonville assistant coach Becky Eckerle said runners are always excited to run in Moberly and they usually put up some of their best times.
One swing of the bat. That’s all it took for Boonville senior Abby Pulliam to lead the Lady Pirates softball team over California 5-4 in Tri-County Conference action Thursday night at Bill Simmons Field at Rolling Hills Park.
New Franklin girls’ softball coach Samantha Crowley said she was very happy with the day while finishing 2-1 over the weekend in the La Plata Tournament. While entering the tournament with a six game win streak, the Lady Bulldogs had that come to an end in a heartbreaking loss in the first game against South Shelby 9-8.
The LSE girls eighth grade volleyball team fell in three sets Wednesday night against Sedalia Smith-Cotton 23-25, 2519 and 9-15. LSE coach Erin Sommerer said all around the girls played at a very high level.
The New Franklin boys’ and girls’ high school and middle school cross-country teams had a good showing while competing in the North Callaway Cross-Country Meet on Saturday. As the only runner for New Franklin High School, freshman Stella Matyas finished 11th with a new personal record in 23:44.
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