Far off the beaten path, way down in southwest Georgia near the Florida state line, a remarkable life began in the most humble of circumstances. Jackie Robinson was born just outside the small town of Cairo (pronounced “KAY-ro”), the child of sharecroppers struggling to make ends meet in the grinding poverty of the Jim Crow South.
Boonville senior Travis Dell wanted to know where he stacked up against some of the best Thursday during the annual Jack McCush Relays at the BHS Sports Complex. As it turned out, Dell may have surprised himself with two first place finishes and two second place finishes against a field of 11 teams.
The Boonville girls’ soccer may have lost the battle Thursday night at home against the Fatima Comets. But when it comes to playing one of their most complete games of the season in a 3-0 loss, Boonville head coach Alec Adair said this game ranks right up there.
Twillman Field in Harley Park?Friday, April 22 Boonville vs. Centralia, 4 p.m.
Due to lack of returning players not signing up and need of managers and coaches, Junior Babe Ruth tryouts for new players, which was scheduled for Sunday, April 10, has been rescheduled for Sunday, April 24 at 2 p.m. at Twillman Field in Harley Park.
After 10 seasons and over 200 victories, Boonville Lady Pirates basketball coach Jaryt Hunziker is moving south after accepting the same position as girls’ basketball coach at School of the Osage. Although the Boonville coach leaves with just one losing season-his first-in the 10 years at Boonville, Hunziker produced some of the Lady Pirates best records in program history with two Final Four appearances by placing third in 2015 and winning the team’s first-ever state title in 2021.
The Pilot Grove baseball team won for the ninth straight game to improve to 10-1 on the season by beating the Slater Wildcats 15-0 in three innings Thursday night in Pilot Grove. Although the game was originally scheduled to be played at Slater, head coach Joe Vossler said field conditions moved the game to Pillot Grove.
New Franklin track coach Adam Quest said Thursday’s Westran Relays were brutal as the Bulldog runners battled strong winds, which made running conditions very difficult. Despite the adverse weather conditions, New Franklin still picked up five place finishers in the relays with Drake Clark placing third in the 200 meter dash in 24.94 seconds and fourth in the long jump with a leap of 5.45 meters.
Sedalia, Missouri – April 11, 2022 – Former SFCC Head Basketball Coach Dale Kimberling passed away on Thursday, April 7, at the age of 76. Kimberling launched his collegiate coaching career as head women’s basketball coach at SFCC from 1977-1979. He left to coach at North Central Missouri College from 1979-1987, then coached one year at Missouri Southern State University.
The Boonville C Baseball Team had mixed results Thursday night at home against Smith-Cotton by winning the first game against the Tigers 6-3 and dropping the second 11-9. In Game 1, Boonville C Team coach Jalen Poindexter said this was the first all-around game of the season.