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The Mexico girls were in a fight until the very end on Monday to kick off districts. After falling behind 16-3 in the first quarter and having Wright City tie the game at 60 in the final minute, the …
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Photos by Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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2/27/24
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When buckets were needed down the stretch, Harrisburg hit them while the Van-Far boys fell further behind. The Indians' season ended at 22-6 -- their most wins since 2020 -- after a 57-48 loss to …
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2/24/24
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Van-Far boys to play for district title Saturday
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The Van-Far boys are going to the championship game. The top-seeded Indians defeated Sturgeon (13-15) 54-30 in the Class 2 District 5 semifinals at Clopton in Clarksville to win their seventh …
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2/23/24
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Paris boys eliminated in districts by Sturgeon
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The Van-Far boys' opponent for 5:30 p.m. tonight at Clopton in Clarksville will be Sturgeon (13-14) after the Bulldogs defeated Paris 54-47 on Tuesday. The Coyotes' final record this season is …
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2/22/24
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Three Mexico Bulldogs still in fight at state wrestling
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Wednesday's number of state Bulldog wrestlers was already the most in the six years, and two Mexico boys are still in the running for a state title after the first day of the Class 2 boys state …
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2/21/24
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Mexico's Johns, Centralia's Shelton in Class 1 girls state semis; North Callaway's Giboney eliminated
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Mexico, Centralia and North Callaway all had representation in Wednesday afternoon's Class 1 girls state wrestling meet. Mexico's Alexus Johns and Centralia's Jayci Shelton will wrestle in the …
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2/21/24
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Centralia, North Callaway and Missouri Military Academy began their weeks at the MSHSAA state meet on Wednesday morning, First, those schools competed in the Class 1 boys meet.
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2/21/24
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Mexico wrestling sent off rolling to state meet
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Eight Mexico Bulldogs and three Lady Bulldogs will be hitting the mats at the state tournament over the next two days at Mizzou Arena in Columbia. But before that, they were given a sendoff by …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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2/20/24
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Going into Monday night's Senior Night and Winterwarming doubleheader, the roles were flipped between Mexico and Moberly. The Lady Bulldogs had to face an eighth-ranked Moberly team and lost 68-50 …
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2/20/24
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Mexico to send 8 boys to state; Centralia, North Callaway, MMA wrestlers make it out of districts
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Bulldogs sending most wrestlers to state since 2018
The state qualifiers just kept on coming for the Mexico boys on Saturday in Boonville.
The Bulldogs had eight wrestlers place in the top …
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2/17/24
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The Missouri Military Academy seniors really wanted to win Thursday's home game in Mexico. MMA was without two seniors (Josh McCart and Joseph Roach) due to injuries and had high-effort performances …
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2/15/24
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Lady Panthers, Panthers, split Senior Night vs Southern Boone
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The Centralia seniors were all recognized on Tuesday. On Senior Night, the Lady Panthers cruised to a 48-26 win over Southern Boone while the Panthers lost 56-52 after the Eagles came back.
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2/14/24
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History was made for each area girls wrestling program competing Saturday at the Class 1 District 2 meet at St. Charles West. On the second day, when state qualifiers would ultimately be decided, …
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2/10/24
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Community R-6 swept by Glasgow on Senior Night
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Community R-6 basketball and cheerleading recognized members its school family on the same night because it was Senior Night and the final home games of this season. However, the Lady Trojans and …
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2/9/24
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Indians roll in 2nd half to defeat Class 3 South Shelby
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Despite playing earlier than expected on Thursday at home and having a few players under the weather, the Van-Far boys defeated Class 3 South Shelby 60-46 after pulling away 34-23 in the second half. …
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2/8/24
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The North Callaway boys wanted to be led by their seniors on Tuesday night, and that is exactly what happened at home against Wright City. In the four seniors final home game, they combined for 46 …
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2/7/24
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Senior night wasn't special to Riley Blevins on Monday night just because this is her final high school season. The North Callaway standout, and former Mexico Lady Bulldog, scored her 1,000th career …
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2/6/24
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MMA 128 pts for 4th out of 11 teams, California 1st 154.5 ahead of St. Louis University High School by .5
The Missouri Military Academy Colonels won some hardware at their home meet, and the …
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2/3/24
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Van-Far seniors step up in Senior Night split with MT
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Van-Far had the chance to honor its seniors on Friday night at home against Eastern Missouri Conference rival Mark Twain. The Lady Indians and Indians each recognized three seniors as the Lady …
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2/2/24
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Ladybirds hold off EMO foe Elsberry 54-49 in OT
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The North Callaway girls made the plays when it counted on Thursday night at home. After going to overtime for the second time in four games, the Ladybirds won their second overtime game of the …
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2/1/24
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Bulldogs take two of three duals at North Callaway
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The Mexico boys wrestling team are preparing for districts in about two weeks. The Bulldogs won two out of three duals on Tuesday in a quad meet at North Callaway, defeating California 47-18 and …
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1/30/24
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Thunderbirds win three duals on Senior Night
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The North Callaway Thunderbirds and their two seniors had a good final showing on their home mats. North Callaway defeated all three schools involved in its quad meet on Tuesday, winning 72-5 against …
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1/30/24
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The second half was different for each Community R-6 basketball team on Monday night. In a week each team has four games, the Lady Trojans had a good start with a 47-33 win over Bunceton/Prairie Home …
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1/29/24
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The Van-Far boys needed a more physical second half for the second straight Saturday. The Indians defeated Eastern Missouri Conference and district foe Clopton (14-5) 62-46 on Saturday to win their …
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1/27/24
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MMA falls short 46-40 at home against Chamois
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The energy in the gym was there on Friday from the sea of cadets in the stands and from the Colonels on the court, but Missouri Military Academy couldn't prevent its losing streak from extending to …
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1/26/24
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