The Missouri River Festival of the Arts returns to Thespian Hall on August 24-27, when the Friends of Historic Boonville hosts the 47th year of exciting musical performances. Artistic Director David Halen returns for his 15th year and has recruited an outstanding group of musicians, selected a wonderful repertoire and a superb conductor to lead the Missouri River Festival Orchestra.
The Boonville 8-year-old All-Stars finished with a split against the Missouri Mavericks in a doubleheader Saturday at the COCOBA Ball Field at Harley Park. With only two teams making up the 8-year-old player pitch invitational, the Boonville 8 All-Stars came away with a 6-0 win in the first game while dropping the second game against the Missouri Mavericks 8-6.
First place 1 year to 2 years boys category went to Calvin Smith, son of Courtney and Matthew Smith of Boonville. (Photo by Laura Wax) Second place 1 year to 2 years boys category went to Anton Nowlin, son Jeff and Megan Nowlin of Boonville.
Our beloved sister Deborah Dean Abney (Robertson) has left us to be with her father. Born on September 15, 1956 to Harold Dean Robertson (deceased) and Joy Ann Robertson. She was a college professor for Rock Valley College in Rockford, IL before her recent retirement in June 2021.
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri football senior Nathaniel Peat is among the 74 running backs named to the 2022 Doak Walker Award Watch List, released by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum on Wednesday.
The Boonville 9-year-old All-Stars will play in the Cal Ripken Midwest Plains Regional Tournament on Friday, Juyly 29 at Harley Park against Centennial, Colorado, starting at 6 p.m. Eight teams will make up the tournament from Missouri, Minnesota, Colorado and North Dakota. Members of the Boonville 9-year-old All-Stars (front row, left to right) Izak Pritchett, Noah Mathis, Breydon Keys, Grayson Mayfield, Reid Hackman and Emmett Waller. (second row, left to right) Trenton Bartalocci, Korbin Ruffel, William Black, Alex Rapp, Radley Ball, Jackson Cobb and Knox Howell. (back row, left to right) Tanner Ruffel (Coach), C.J. Waller (Coach), Kevin Oser (Coach) and Josh Keys (Manager)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo.
Boonville 8 All-Star Mitchell Richison drive the ball to center field in the third inning Saturday against the Missouri Mavericks in the first game of a doubleheader in the 8-year-old player pitch invitational at Harley Park. Boonville won the first game 6-0 while Missouri Mavericks took the second game 8-6. (Photo by Chris Bowie)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jim Lynch, the hard-hitting linebacker who helped the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Minnesota Vikings in the 1970 Super Bowl following a standout career at Notre Dame, has died. He was 76.
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Five University of Missouri student-athletes were selected in the 2022 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.