Boonville senior wrestler Haylie Mendez goes up against Taylor Reiter of Timberland in the second round in the 120-pound weight class Saturday in the Class 1 District 2 Tournament at North Point High School in Wentzville. Mendez finished 2-2 in the tournament. (Photo by Will Johnson)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Kobe Brown made two free throws with 9 seconds remaining and finished with 21 points to help Missouri hold off Texas A&M 70-66 on Saturday. Brown sank 5 of 9 shots from the floor and made 11 of 12 free throws for the Tigers (9-13, 3-6 Southeastern Conference).
GIRLS Class 1 1 Platte Valley (South Nodaway) 2 Leeton 3 South Iron 4 Delta 5 Mercer 6 Meadville 7 Chadwick 8 Macks Creek 9 St. Elizabeth 10 Walnut Grove Others receiving votes: Higbee, Golden City, Stanberry Class 2 1 Ellington 2 Wellington-Napoleon 3 Miller 4 Blue Eye 5 Scotland County 6 Bishop LeBlond 7 Newburg 8 Salisbury 9 Community R-6 10 Schuyler County Others receiving votes: Northeast Cairo, Oran Class 3 1 El Dorado Springs 2 Strafford 3 Skyline 4 Licking 5 Tipton 6 Milan 7 West County 8 South Shelby 9 Mansfield 10 Sparta Others receiving votes: Steelville Class 4 1 St Charles West 2 Southern Boone 3 John Burroughs 4 Westminster Christian 5 Chillicothe 6 Cardinal Ritter 7 St.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Justin Herbert hit Mark Andrews with two touchdown passes, leading the AFC to a 41-35 victory over the NFC on Sunday in the return of the Pro Bowl. New England rookie Mac Jones passed for 112 yards, threw a touchdown pass and did a memorable rendition of the Griddy dance in the Las Vegas debut of the NFL’s annual All-Star game, which came back from a one-year hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
BEIJING (AP) — Whether it’s a figure skating melodrama starring Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan, or years of cross-country skiing showdowns between Norway and Italy, rivalries have a way of spicing up the Winter Olympics.
Boonville sophomore Audrionnah Donahue made history Sunday at the Class 1 District 2 Wrestling Tournament at North Point High School in Wentzville. By winning her semifinal match on Sunday with a first period pin against Gracey Jordan of Marceline in 1:30, Donahue became the first female wrestler at Boonville to qualify for the state tournament.
BASKETBALL Class 4 District 9 At Blair Oaks BOYS Boonville, Blair Oaks, Father Tolton, Fatima, Fulton, Southern Boone GIRLS Boonville, Blair Oaks, Fatima, Fulton, Helias, Southern Boone Class 1 District 10 At Pilot Grove BOYS Columbia Independent, Higbee, Jamestown, Madison, Pilot Grove, Prairie Home and Wellsville-Middletown GIRLS Columbia Independent, Higbee, Jamestown, Madison, Pilot Grove, Bunceton with Prairie Home and Wellsville-Middletown Class 2 District 7 At New Franklin BOYS-GIRLS Fayette, Glasgow, Harrisburg, New Franklin, Salisbury, Slater, Westran WRESTLING Class 2 District 7 At Mexico (Feb. 11-12) Boonville, Fulton, Hallsville, Kirksville, Lutheran St.
Boonville senior softball player Emma West knew right away that she wanted to play softball at Moberly Area Community College in Moberly. After playing the last four years for the Boonville Lady Pirates softball team, West said she chose MACC because she really liked the coach and his plans for the program.
The Boonville Lady Pirates basketball team overcame a shaky start to beat the Marshall Owls 61-26 Tuesday night in the Southern Boone Tournament in Ashland. The Lady Pirates, improving to 12-6 on the season, trailed a one point in the first quarter against Marshall by a score of 8-1 but still managed to take a 16-11 lead after the first eight minutes.
The Boonville boys basketball team is quickly learning that nothing ever comes easy. Monday night in the opening round of the Southern Boone Classic in Ashland, the Pirates led by as much as 13 at the half but saw that lead dwindle in the second half as St.