Monteer Plant and Basket scored two runs in each of the first two innings to beat Auto Body Experts 4-3 in Boonslick 6U softball Monday night at Lions Park. Ella Arterberry led the hitting attack in the game for Monteer Plant and Basket with two singles and two RBIs.
Fayette broke a 5-5 tie after four by outscoring Bradley Automotive 7-4 in the fifth inning for a 12-9 win Wednesday night in Cal Ripken Minor at the BHS Ball Field. Fayette, improving to 5-2 on the season, matched Bradley Automotive with three runs in the first inning.
Curtis Francois was introduced to racing much the same way as Roger Penske, who attended his first Indianapolis 500 as a child with his father and now owns the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. For Francois, his father took him to St.
PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal insists he can’t know for sure whether any match at Roland Garros might be his very last at a place he loves, a place he is loved. For now, if he keeps winning and keeps performing the way he did during his monumental quarterfinal victory over longtime rival Novak Djokovic that began in May and ended in June, Nadal will have more chances to play.
Boonville Caterpillar’s Mitchell Richison scores a run on a close play at the plate in the second inning Wednesday night in Midget League action at the BHS Ball Field. (Photo by Chris Bowie) .
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kansas City veteran Zack Greinke was placed on the 15-day injured list Monday with a strained right forearm, the most significant in a flurry of roster moves by the Royals before opening a threegame series with the Guardians.
As Boonville Pirates track coach Ryan Lyons would say after every track, “It is a great day to be a Pirate.” Saturday at the Missouri Track & Field Championships at Adkins Stadium in Jefferson City, the Pirates lived up to that statement. While failing to qualifying in the 4 x 400 the day before, the Pirates came back and redeemed themselves on Saturday as senior Travis Dell placed seventh in the long jump with a leap of 21-7 ½, followed by a seventh place finish by sophomore Rhodes Leonard in the 800 meter run in a time of 2:00.59.
The Boonville girls’ soccer team finally had some good news after enduring a disappointing 2022 campaign. Although the Lady Pirates closed out the season at 0-17 overall under first year head coach Alec Adair, they did come close numerous times while losing 3-1 and 2-0 to Stover, and 1-0 to both St.
The Southeastern Conference spring meetings will be held in person for the time since 2019 in a little less than two weeks. It is unlikely two of the SEC’s superstar coaches will be chumming around Destin, Florida, together.
Boonville’s Travis Dell (far left) stands on the medal stand after placing seventh in the long jump Saturday during the Missouri Track & Field Championships at Adkins Stadium in Jefferson City. (Photo by Chris Bowie)