Rice wins lone match for Pirates in 8-1 loss to Smith-Cotton

Boonville’s No. 6 singles player Austin Rice is quickly emerging as the gotwo guy for the Pirates so far this season.
Boonville’s No. 6 singles player Austin Rice is quickly emerging as the gotwo guy for the Pirates so far this season.
Pilot Grove baseball coach Joe Vossler felt if his defense would be a factor Monday night while hosting the Jamestown Eagles. As it turned out, the offense played a huge role as well while scoring a total of six runs in the fourth and fifth innings of play to beat the Eagles 6-2.
The LSE boys and girls track teams had another outstanding performance Monday while competing against a field of 11 other teams in the Higginsville Meet. With the seventh and eighth grade competing together as a team but separately in the team standings, LSE still managed to record 12 first place finishes out of 28 events scored.
The Boonville Pirates C Baseball Team dropped two games against the Fulton Hornets Monday night at Twillman field in Harley Park, losing by the scores of 9-3 and 5-4. Boonville Pirates C-Team Coach Jalen Poindexter said errors killed the team in Game 1.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Every big leaguer thinks their team has a chance when they arrive to spring training. The old “hope springs eternal” cliché is, after all, more apropos to Major League Baseball than perhaps any other professional sport.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The boxes weren’t flying off the shelves.
After having two meets cancelled, the New Franklin boys and girls track teams were finally able to see where they stack up against other teams Tuesday during the Cairo Relays. And as expected, the Bulldogs more than held their own by recording four first place finishes and six second place finishes.
Lillian Chitwood finished with a first place finish in the long jump to lead the New Franklin middle school track team Monday in the Westran Relays. Chitwood placed first in the long jump with a leap of 4.15 meters and then finished second in the triple jump with a distance of 9.23 meters and fourth in the 400-meter dash in a time of 1:11.32.
The tennis match at Boonville vs. Smith-Cotton will now begin at 4:00 pm (rather than 4:30 pm). Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Boonville Athletic Director Chris Shikles said the game between Boonville and Osage at Osage has been moved up one hour due to weather. The game… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close