After having two meets cancelled, the New Franklin boys and girls track teams were finally able to see where they stack up against other teams Tuesday during the Cairo Relays. And as expected, the Bulldogs more than held their own by recording four first place finishes and six second place finishes.
Lillian Chitwood finished with a first place finish in the long jump to lead the New Franklin middle school track team Monday in the Westran Relays. Chitwood placed first in the long jump with a leap of 4.15 meters and then finished second in the triple jump with a distance of 9.23 meters and fourth in the 400-meter dash in a time of 1:11.32.
The Boonville Pirates baseball team will know about perseverance after playing five games in five days this week. After winning 17-8 on the road Tuesday night against Osage, the Pirates will play four games in a course of four days (two on Wednesday) in the West Central Missouri Baseball Tournament hosted by Smith-Cotton and Warrensburg High School.
The Boonville Pirates golf team met its match Monday night while hosting the Southern Boone Eagles at Hail Ridge Golf Course. Although the Pirate golfers entered the dual unbeaten at 5-0, Boonville golf coach Rob VanderLinden knew the match would be tough given that Southern Boone finished second in the Tri-County Conference Tournament in 2021.
The Boonville Pirates baseball team accomplished three things Tuesday night on the road against the Osage Indians. Along with winning the game 17-8, the Pirates also recorded their highest run total of the season with 17 runs.
Boonville’s No. 6 singles player Austin Rice is quickly emerging as the gotwo guy for the Pirates so far this season.
Pilot Grove baseball coach Joe Vossler felt if his defense would be a factor Monday night while hosting the Jamestown Eagles. As it turned out, the offense played a huge role as well while scoring a total of six runs in the fourth and fifth innings of play to beat the Eagles 6-2.
The tennis match at Boonville vs. Smith-Cotton will now begin at 4:00 pm (rather than 4:30 pm). Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now…
Boonville Athletic Director Chris Shikles said the game between Boonville and Osage at Osage has been moved up one hour due to weather. The game… Login to continue reading Login…
When you know, you know. That’s how Boonville senior Jamesian McKee described his decision to play both baseball and football for the 2022-23 season at Central Methodist University in Fayette after signing a letter of intent last week in the media center at BHS.