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Lady Trojan place fourth at Paris tourney

Published by admin on Mon, 10/05/2020 - 10:06am

The Community R-6 softball team won one of three games in the Paris Tournament last Saturday, but rebounded with a 10-1 rout of Mark Twain on Monday.

The Lady Trojans are now sitting on a 11-4 record.

Against Mark Twain,Community jumped out to a 9-0 lead in the opening inning. The Lady Trojans collected 15 hits overall. Emma and Sarah Angel, Alexix Welch, Emmi Johnson and Emily Hoyt each had multiple hits. McCailyn Drainer also smacked a homer.

Emma Angel earned the win on the mound. She allowed four hits and struck out five.

Van-Far softball falls in consolation game at Louisiana tourney

Published by admin on Mon, 10/05/2020 - 9:56am

The Van-Far softball team won one of three games it played in the Louisiana Tournament last Saturday.

The Indians fell 12-3 to Clopton in the consolation championship. They opened the tournament with a 12-1 loss to Monroe City, but rebounded with a 9-6 win over Knox County.

In the Knox County game, Devyn Keller, Madilyn Ingram and Hailey Lowry had multiple hits. Keller and Lowry also contributed three and two RBIs, respectively.

Mexico's Knipfel wins NCMC Tourney

Published by admin on Mon, 10/05/2020 - 9:54am

The Mexico Lady Bulldogs golf team fielded two medalists as they hosted the North Central Missouri (NCMC) Conference Monday at Arthur Hills Golf Course. Lilly Knipfel continued her winning ways as tourney medalist with a 79; Grace Siegel of Futon was runner-up with a 95.

Mexico’s Kennedi Rowe also medaled in a tie for sixth place with a 106. Morgan Craig shot a 138.

Mexico riding 3-game streak

Published by publisher on Thu, 10/01/2020 - 7:54am

The Mexico girls volleyball team is beginning the climb back to the .500 mark.

The Bulldogs capped a winning week with a three-set sweep of Bowling Green last week to improve to 4-6 overall. The victory was the squad’s third in a row, after beating Kirksville and Fulton earlier in the week.

Senior Addison McCoy had 14 kills and 10 digs to help Mexico to the win (25-16, 25-15, 25-15). Mya Miller had a team-high 15 kills, while Nayelia Ruiz had a team-best 16 digits. Ally Wilson had 26 assists and Lizzie Joiner added 15.

Van-Far loses close game at Louisiana

Published by publisher on Thu, 10/01/2020 - 7:51am

The Van-Far football team narrowly fell to the Louisiana Bulldogs (1-4) on Friday night, losing 35-28.

Van-Far kept the game close throughout, but couldn’t grab the lead in the end due to continued miscues. The Indians fell to 0-3 overall. They travel to South Callaway this Friday. Kick off is 7 p.m.

Louisiana improved to 1-4.

Both teams traded scores early — the Bulldogs struck first, ending the first quarter up 6-0. Van-Far and Louisiana both scored in the second quarter — Tony Garland rushed for a one-yard touchdown — ending the half with a score of 14-6.

Bulldogs have trouble keeping up with Pirates

Published by publisher on Thu, 10/01/2020 - 7:50am

The Mexico football team was defeated by state ranked Hannibal 34-13 on the road Friday night.

The Bulldogs (2-2) sputtered on offense, unable to reach the end zone until the final seconds of the first half and unable to put together momentum in the second.

The Pirates, who are ranked third in Class 4, remained undefeated at 4-0.

Two Bulldogs medal at Gans Creek Classic

Published by publisher on Thu, 10/01/2020 - 7:49am

The Mexico cross country team had two runners medal at the Gans Creek Classic held in Columbia Saturday.

Anna Fairchild had her best race of the season and placed eighth overall in the girls division. She finished the 3.1-mile race in 22 minutes, 45 seconds.

Also medaling was Thomas Peuster who was ninth in 18:31.60 in the boys division.

The boys team placed first overall out of 14 schools in their division. The compiled 101 points, two ahead of runner-up Harrisonville.

Hoyt places fourth at Van-Far meet

Published by admin on Mon, 09/28/2020 - 3:03pm

Community R-6 freshman Dylan Hoyt placed fourth overall in the Wellsville Invitational Monday.

He completed the 3.1-mile race in 20 minutes, 7 seconds. Clopton’s Hunter Burt won the boys race in 19:20.

Van-Far was led by a ninth-place finish from Cayden Caldwell who finished the race in 22:22. Other runners for the Indians were Fulton Walsh (14th, 24:10), Ennis Childs (15th, 24:26), Skyler Penley (16th, 24:32) and Maciah Hugg-Hemanda (18th, 28:37).

Mexico softball grabs pair of wins

Published by admin on Mon, 09/28/2020 - 3:02pm

The Mexico softball team stayed above the .500 market with a pair of shutouts in two conference games this week.

The Bulldogs (10-7) erupted for 15 runs in the first three innings in a 15-0 beating of Marshall on Monday and blanked Moberly 6-0 on Tuesday.

In Monday’s win, Mexico plated four runs in the first and tacked on six in the following inning. Kierstan Epperson, Abby Bellamy and Brooke Teal each had two hits. Jordyn Thurman struck out two in three innings of work on the mound.

Trojans keep progressing, sit with 8-2 record

Published by admin on Mon, 09/28/2020 - 3:02pm

Community R-6 softball has kept the momentum going in the right direction with four victories in its past five games.

The Trojans completed the five-game stretch with a 11-1 win over New Franklin Monday. On Saturday, they won two of three games as they hosted three games as part of the Cairgo Tournament.

On Friday, Community defeated Sturgeon 14-1. The Trojans had an 8-2 record heading into Thursday’s game against Madison. They play in the Paris Tournament today.

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