Sports

Cooper earns all-state honors with 11th place finish at state

Boonville junior golfer Karagyn Cooper made history Tuesday during the second day of the Class 2 Missouri State Golf Championships at Fremont Hills Country Club in Nixa.After finishing in the top 10 on Monday during the opening round with a 14-over par 85 with six pars and 10 bogeys, Cooper came back on Tuesday to shoot a score of 94 with two pars and 10 bogeys for a two-day score of 179 to place 11th overall.Boonville Lady Pirates golf coach Rob VanderLinden said by finishing 11th out of 91 golfers, Cooper not only medaled at state (a first in Boonville Lady Pirates golf history) but she also earned all-state for the 2024 season.“Day 2 of the tournament brought much tougher conditions than Day 1,” VanderLinden said.

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Pirates look to go 5-0 at home this season on Sr. Night against Eldon

The Boonville Pirates football team knows the stakes Friday night on Senior Night against the Eldon Mustangs at Gene Reagan Field.Win the game and secure second place in the Class 3 District 4 standings not to mention third place in the Tri-County Conference behind Blair Oaks and School of the Osage.Although Blair Oaks already has the No.

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Boonville CC team sets 3 PRs, 1 season best in Mexico Autumn Classic

With the district meet just two weeks away, the Boonville boys’ and girls’ cross-country team wanted nothing more than to make a statement Tuesday during the Mexico Autumn Classic.With 59 runners competing in the boy’s division and 51 in the girls, Boonville head coach Melissa Baker said the Mexico Autumn Classic was the best meet to date so far this season for these runners.

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