Sports

Pirates hope history doesn’t repeat itself against Versailles

Let it be known that the last time the Boonville Pirates football team played the Versailles Tigers, who were 0-7 at the time, the Tigers came away with a 21-20 win on Homecoming.While the Pirates would go on to finish the season at 8-5 with a 21-7 loss against Reeds Spring in a Class 3 quarterfinal game, Boonville Pirates football coach Greg Hough said at the time that game was a pretty low moment not only for the coaching staff but for the program.

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New Franklin A boys win 44-17 over Jamestown

New Franklin’s A middle school boys’ basketball team picked up their first win of the 2024 season Tuesday night in the Prairie Home Middle School Tournament by beating Jamestown 44-17.The Bulldogs, 1-0 on the season, opened the first half with a 17-11 lead against Jamestown and then outscored the Eagles 27-6 in the second half.New Franklin middle school basketball coach Jim Schlotzhauer said the boys were really excited to play tonight.

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