Pirates get beat on the boards by 20, lose fourth quarter lead
The Boonville Pirates basketball team hit another snag Tuesday night in the opening round of the Centralia Invitational Tournament. In a No.
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Sleeper scores 17, Pilot Grove girls beat Bunceton with Prairie Home 56-25
Pilot Grove girls basketball coach Grant Fricke when Emma Sleeper goes so does the Lady Tigers after Wednesday night’s 56-25 win over Bunceton with Prairie Home in the Lady Tiger Classic. Of course Fricke knows its takes every player on the floor and the players on the bench to make it happen for Pilot Grove but having Sleeper has made the difference in a 3-0 start by the Lady Tigers.
Boonville frosh boys hold on to beat Hannibal, 38-33
The Boonville boys freshmen basketball team held on to beat the Hannibal Pirates 38-33 in the consolation semifinals of the Mexico Tournament Wednesday night in Mexico. The Pirates, 1-2 on the season, led Hannibal 13-12 after one, 21-12 at the half and 27-18 after three quarters of play but then had to hold on in the final period as Hannibal rallied back with a 15-11 advantage to cut the lead to five.
Pilot Grove boys hold on to beat Prairie Home, 69-67
It didn’t come as a surprise that the game between the Pilot Grove and Prairie Home boys basketball teams came down to the wire Tuesday night in the Pilot Grove Tiger Classic. After all, the Tigers and Panthers have played their fair share of close games back in the days when both teams competed in the Cooper County Athletic Association Conference.
LSE wrestlers continuing to improve after busy weekend
The LSE Pirates wrestling team continues to show progress after competing in two meets on Friday and Saturday in Higginsville and Moberly, respectively, and then again on Monday at Eldon. In the match last Friday at Higginsville against Lexington, Richmond and Odessa, Karina Armstrong and Carlie Kusgen both went unbeaten in two matches.
Cooper leads LSE 8th girls past Oakland, boys lose
The LSE girls eighth grade basketball team won 45-24 over Oakland Wednesday night in the 39th annual LSE/Ss. Peter & Paul Tournament in Boonville.
Ss. Peter & Paul 7th girls upend LSE, LSE boys lose to Camdenton
The Ss. Peter & Paul girls seventh grade basketball team outscored LSE 21-10 in the first half and never looked back, beating the Lady Pirates 38-11 in the opening round of the California Middle School Tournament.
Imhoff leads Ss. Peter & Paul girls past Smith-Cotton
The Ss. Peter & Paul girls eighth grade basketball team improved to 6-1 on the season by beating Sedalia Smith-Cotton Monday night in the opening round of the LSE/Ss. Peter & Paul Tournament in Boonville.
Lady Pirates capture third place in TCC Tournament
After suffering its first loss of the season in almost seven months Wednesday night in the semifinal round of the Tri- County Conference Tournament, the Boonville Lady Pirates basketball team responded with a big thunder in overtime Friday night in the third place game by beating Blair Oaks 56-49.
Anderson says 73-58 loss to Pintos is a wake-up call for Pirates
Boonville Pirates basketball coach Mark Anderson called Thursday night’s 73-58 loss to the California Pintos in the semifinal round of the Tri-County Conference Tournament as a wake-up call. While the loss dropped Boonville to 1-1 on the season, Anderson said he felt like the team had a good first quarter but then missed a couple of layups that they should have finished.