KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jim Lynch, the hard-hitting linebacker who helped the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Minnesota Vikings in the 1970 Super Bowl following a standout career at Notre Dame, has died. He was 76.
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Five University of Missouri student-athletes were selected in the 2022 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two-time All-Star Whit Merrifield of the Kansas City Royals apologized Friday for “poorly articulated” comments about the COVID-19 vaccine after missing the team’s trip to Canada.
In a little over two weeks, the Boonville 12-year-old All-Stars will compete on the biggest stage of their careers in the Cal Ripken World Series in Branson, Missouri. After winning the Cal Ripken State Tournament in Boonville on Sunday, July 10, the Boonville 12 All-Stars received an automatic bid to the WS, which will be held August 5-13.
The annual Pirate Football Youth Prep Camp will be held on July 25-27 at Gene Reagan Field for kids in grades kindergarten through eighth grade from 4:30-6 p.m. Kids in grades kindergarten through sixth grade will include a fundamental camp, which will allow athletes to participate in a variety of skill and drill stations led by BHS staff and athletes.
The Boonville 9-year-old All-Stars will get a second chance to advance to the Cal Ripken World Series after finishing 2-1 in the State Tournament on July 14-17 in Dexter, Missouri. As the host of the Midwest Plains 9-year-old Regional Tournament July 28-August 1, the Boonville 9 All-Stars will face a field of seven other teams from Minnesota, North Dakota, Colorado and Missouri.
The Boonville 8-year-old All-Stars will get a chance to showcase their skills this weekend during the 8-year-old Player Pitch Invitational at Harley Park in Boonville. According to COCOBA (Cooper County Baseball Association) President Mike Watts, the Boonville 8 All-Stars will play a doubleheader against the Missouri Mavericks out of Columbia on Saturday, July 23 at 11 a.m.
Cooper County Bandits player Layne Brandes makes contact with the ball in the first game Tuesday night against Fayette in Junior Babe Ruth action at Twillman Field in Harley Park. The Cooper County Bandits wound up beating Fayette 15-3. In the nightcap, KWRT rallied in the bottom of the seventh to win 6-5 over New Franklin. (Photo by Chris Bowie)
As of Tuesday, July 19 KWRT, 13-4 BTC Bank, 11-5 Cooper County Bandits, 11-6 New Franklin, 9-7 Fayette, 6-11 Central Realty, 4-12 Imhoff’s, 3-12 Games for July 18-19 Monday, July 18 Central Realty 6, Imhoff’s 3 Cooper County Bandits 7, BTC Bank 3 Tuesday, July 19 Cooper County Bandits 15, Fayette 3 KWRT 6, New Franklin 5 .
The Fourth Annual Dean Caldwell Golf Tournament had a little bit of everything this year. With over 100 golfers participating in the 18 hole tournament at Hail Ridge Golf Course in Boonville, the tournament was a win for everyone with proceeds going to the Pirate Ridge Golf Academy.