BEIJING (AP) — Before he got out of town, the great Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris called the Beijing Games a version of “sports prison.” He was joking — sort of — but his vision wasn’t that far off.
The futile pursuit of simplicity I am a Jeff. Always have been.
It’s easier to say we are in physical pain than to say, “My heart is breaking.” Everywhere you look as you go about your lives in town there are people all around you who are experiencing the ravaging effects of grief or worry. It’s the people you shop among at the 10Box and General Dollar store, your friends, work colleagues, social media acquaintances, and for some, the people you may see sitting at your dining table. It could be you. Life is challenging and attempts to break us down sometimes and nothing and no one can protect us from this reality.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A new attraction in downtown Las Vegas wants guests to bask in movie magic through a gallery of iconic props including a James Bond American Express card, “Predator” weapons and a hat worn by Johnny Depp in “Alice Through the Looking Glass.”
The Boonville Lady Pirates basketball team made the Class 4 District 9 Tournament a little more complicated after knocking off the No. 1 seed Friday night during Courtwarming at the Windsor gymnasium at Boonville High School.
The Boonville boy’s junior varsity basketball team dropped two games in the Mexico Tournament on Saturday, losing to Battle 54-42 and Bowling Green 43-32. The Pirates, 7-9 on the season, trailed Battle by just two points (23-21) in the first half but was outscored 31-21 in the second half to suffer the loss.
The Boonville Pirates basketball team is proof that it doesn’t matter what you do in the first half as long as you play better in the second half. Such was the case Friday night during Courtwarming against the Southern Boone Eagles in Tri-County Conference action at the Windsor gymnasium.
Boonville seniors Peyton Hahn and Travis Dell came back with hardware from the state tournament over the weekend at Mizzou Arena in Columbia. Competing in Class 2, Hahn captured first in the 285 pound weight class to finish the season at 43-1 overall, while Dell finished fourth in the 182 pound weight class to close out the season at 42-6. (Photos by Chris Bowie)
The Pilot Grove girls’ basketball team will play for another day after beating Columbia Independent 70-4 in the opening round of the Class 1 District 10 Tournament Saturday in Pilot Grove. As for the Bunceton with Prairie Home basketball team, they had its season come to an end by losing to Wellsville-Middletown 55-36.
The New Franklin girls’ basketball team was far from perfect Saturday in the opening round of the Class 2 District 7 Tournament in New Franklin. In a No.