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tschram

  • Joined: August 30, 2022
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Baker sees big things ahead for Boonville Athletics

Boonville Athletic Director Gary Baker is no stranger when it comes to athletics. After being named the new athletic director at the June 15 board meeting, Baker has hit the ground running since July while taking over the position from Chris Shikles, who is returning to the classroom after several successful years as athletic director.

Junior Babe Ruth Standings

As of Thursday, July 12 KWRT, 12-4 BTC Bank, 11-4 New Franklin, 9-6 New Franklin, 9-6 Cooper County Bandits, 9-6 Fayette, 6-10 Central Realty, 3-12 Imhoff’s, 3-11 Games for July 11-14 Monday, July 11 Imhoff’s 21, Fayette 2 BTC Bank 11, Central Realty 8 Tuesday, July 12 Imhoff’s 8, BTC Bank 7 KWRT 10, Fayette 6 Wednesday, July 13 Cooper County (Prairie Home) 9, Central Realty 8 New Franklin 4, Fayette 2 Games for July 18-20 Monday, July 18 Central Realty vs. Imhoff’s, 6 p.m Cooper County (Prairie Home) vs.

Boonville 9 All-Stars finish 2-1 in Cal Ripken State Tournament

The Boonville 9-year-old All-Stars proved to be one of the best teams after pool play on Saturday in the Cal Ripken 9-year-old State Tournament in Dexter, Missouri. While finishing in a three-way tie for first place in the Cal Division with Dexter Titans and Sikeston at 2-1, the Boonville 9 All-Stars wound up missing out on bracket play on Saturday after going to the tiebreaker-which put Dexter Titans and Sikeston ahead of Boonville based on runs allowed.

Watts fulfills bet with Boonville 12 All-Stars

Cooper County Baseball Association President Mike Watts got a trim as part of a bet he made with the Boonville 12-year-old All-Stars during the Cal Ripken State Tournament on Sunday, July 10. Watts got the buzz last Wednesday at the COCOBA Ball Field. Watts said before Sunday’s semifinal game against Carthage several players came up to him and asked that if they won state would he agree to wear shoes for the rest of the month. “I said I can’t guarantee I can do that because I run around everywhere barefoot, so I said is there anything else I can do,” Watts said. “Somebody came up with up with the idea of shaving my head, so I said if they win state do I will do that. During the ceremony of handing out the medals everyone of the players were making a buzzing noise. It was just a fun thing to do.” The Boonville 12 All-Stars won the state title by beating MABA American 8-2 in the championship game. The Boonville 12s will now advance to the Cal Ripken World Series on August 5-13 in Branson, Missouri. (Submitted photo)

Cal Ripken 9-year-old State Tournament

Game results Thursday, July 14 Dexter Titans 18, MABA American 2 Carthage 11, Scott County 9 MABA National 24, Dexter 14 Sikeston 19, Boonville 18 Dexter Titans 29, Sikeston 3 Scott County 12, MABA National 2 Friday, July 15 Carthage 15, MABA National 5 Scott County 20, Dexter 2 Boonville 13, Dexter Titans 12 Sikeston 13, MABA American 0 Carthage 18, Dexter 1 Boonville 24, MABA American 0 Pool Play Standings Cal Division Dexter Titans, 2-1 Sikeston, 2-1 Boonville, 2-1 MABA American, 0-3 Ripken Division Carthage, 3-0 Scott County, 2-1 MABA Nationals, 1-2 Dexter, 0-3 Bracket Play Saturday, July 16 Semifinals Scott County 7, Dexter Titans 3 Carthage 13, Sikeston 12 Championship Carthage 12, Scott County 2 .