Pilot Grove’s Leah Vollrath draws a crowd while attempting to pass the ball after a rebound in the first half Friday night against Wellsville-Middletown in the championship game of the Class 1 District 10 Tournament at Pilot Grove. (Photo by Chris Bowie)
Jamestown’s Ginna Meisenheimer and Calvary Lutheran’s Kwesi Hall were selected as Most Valuable Players in the Cooper County Activities Association Conference (CCAA) for the 2021-22 season. Meisenheimer led the Lady Eagles to a 2-0 record in league play by beating both Bunceton/Prairie Home and Calvary Lutheran.
It didn’t come as a surprise that the two best boy’s and girl’s teams would also have the Most Valuable Players for the 2021-22 season. While the Community girls captured the Central Activities Conference title at 10-0, the Cairo boys also finished undefeated in league play at 9-0.
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball said only five days remain to salvage March 31 openers and a full season, telling locked out players that games would be canceled if a labor contract is not agreed to by the end of Monday.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Tari Eason scored 18 points off the bench, leading four in double figures, and LSU rolled past Missouri 75-55 on Saturday night.
Pilot Grove junior Marci Lammers puts the finishing touches on cutting down the net after helping the Lady Tigers to a district title Friday night with a 59-31 win over Wellsville-Middletown. (Photo by Chris Bowie)
GAINSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hayley Frank scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Missouri to a 78-73 upset of No.
Betty Lou Schlotzhauer, 86, of Pilot Grove, MO, died peacefully February 25, 2022, at Katy Manor, surrounded by family. Betty was born February 6, 1936, in Napton, MO, to Virgil and Blanch (Bubbert) Doty.
The New Franklin girls’ basketball team played Salisbury close for two quarters Tuesday night in the semifinal round of the Class 2 District 7 Tournament in New Franklin. Although the Lady Panthers were able to pull away in the second half for a 51-31 victory, New Franklin was down by just five (26-21) at the halfway point.
Aledo-Louie W. Wood, 83, of Aledo, Illinois, passed away at home on February 16, 2022, with his daughter and granddaughter at his side.