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Davis, Flippin and Comegys qualify for state in wrestling

The Boonville Pirates wrestling team couldn’t have asked for a better finish Saturday while competing in the Class 2 District 2 Tournament at Mexico High School. With eight of the nine wrestlers moving on to the second day of the tournament, the Pirates had an even better finish in the medal round on Saturday by going 3-for-3 in third place matches to send three on to the state tournament on February 22-23 at Mizzou Arena in Columbia.

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Missouri Media Basketball Rankings

As of 2-15-23 GIRLS CLASS 1 1 Meadville 2 South Iron 3 North Shelby 4 Platte Valley 5 Delta 6 Leeton 7 Santa Fe 8 Mercer 9 Golden City 10 Mercer T-10 Community T-10 Hume Receiving Votes: St. Elizabeth, Chadwick, Walnut Grove CLASS 2 1 Bishop LeBlond 2 Tipton 3 Northeast (Cairo) 4 Miller 5 St.

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Class 2 District 2 Tourney

The Boonville boys’ and girls’ junior varsity basketball teams dropped a pair of games on the road Thursday night in Ashland, with the Lady Pirates losing to Southern Boone 54-27 and the Pirate boys falling 53-39. The Lady Pirates, 3-9 on the season, trailed Southern Boone 14-4 after one and 30-17 at the half.

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