Van-Far, Mexico and Centralia all had a presence high in the ranks of Monday’s Centralia Invitational.
Van-Far’s Pacey Reading won the tournament with a score of 74, which just edged …
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4/17/24
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Van-Far’s pitching staff is a work in progress.
Van-Far vs Wright City Photo Gallery
That was clear on Monday night at home when the Indians lost 8-1 to Eastern Missouri Conference …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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4/17/24
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Sam Pezold isn’t the type of kid to let things come to him.
Pezold All-Time Leading Scorer Story
North Callaway boys basketball head coach Matt Miller said that much was clear from …
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4/17/24
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Community R-6 senior Kylie Brooks knows her game.
The all-conference and all-district selections proved that as did the season double-double average of 15.3 points and 12.8 rebounds. Brooks …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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4/17/24
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Van-Far, MMA, Paris medal at Van-Far HS Invite
Van-Far, Missouri Military Academy and Paris spent Monday afternoon in Vandalia.
The schools were three of seven competing in the Van-Far HS …
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4/16/24
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After some more decisive wins, Mexico was back in a one-run game on Monday.
The Bulldogs extended their winning streak to eight games with a 5-4 victory over returning Class 3 Final Four team …
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4/16/24
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Indians allow big inning, lose 8-1 to Wright City
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Van-Far had that one inning it wanted to take back.
The Indians allowed six runs in the fifth inning on Monday at home to lose 8-1 to Eastern Missouri Conference foe Wright City (5-7, 3-1 EMO), …
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Photos by Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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4/15/24
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North Callaway is still flawless in Eastern Missouri Conference play.
Sam Pezold was flawless in the hits column at Clopton on Friday as he no-hit the Hawks to lead North Callaway to a 18-0 …
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Photos by Nathan Lilley, General Manager
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4/13/24
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Saturday’s game brought an earlier first pitch for Community R-6 but a longer day.
From the beginning, the Trojans committed errors to put them behind Marceline 2-1 at home after the first …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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4/13/24
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Mexico was in a good position to score much of the time on Friday.
Mexico vs Hallsville Photo Gallery
The same couldn’t be said about the Bulldogs’ opponent Hallsville as Austin …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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4/13/24
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Austin Maxwell only needed to face the minimum on Friday.
The Mexico right-hander pitched seven innings with six strikeouts, two hits and two walks to lead Mexico to a 6-0 home victory against …
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Photos by Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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4/12/24
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Every possession mattered for the Mexico girls on Thursday.
Mexico vs Fulton Photo Gallery
The Lady Bulldogs picked up their first win in seven games against North Central Missouri …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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4/12/24
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Baseball
DeMint stars as Mexico wins district matchup at Centralia
From the opening batter, Mexico's offense appeared to be ready.
Drew DeMint homered to lead off the game and finished …
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4/12/24
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Bulldogs defeat Fulton 2-0, win first time in 7 games
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The Mexico girls have played to a tie in the past seven games but have not tasted victory.
That was the case until Thursday night at home when the Lady Bulldogs defeated Fulton 2-0, picking up …
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Photos by Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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4/11/24
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Mexico boys tennis went into the unknown on Friday.
Mexico at Mexico Varsity Invitational Photo Gallery
For more than 20 years, the Mexico boys haven’t hosted a tournament until the …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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4/11/24
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Seniors from around the Eastern Missouri Conference -- including Van-Far's Nikos Connaway, Gage Gibson, Carter Jennings, Carmen Wilburn, McKenna Engh-Hoffman and Katelyn Sutton and North Callaway's …
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Photos by Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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4/11/24
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Mistakes piled up for Centralia on Wednesday.
Those mistakes turned into Eldon runs in the Panthers’ 9-4 loss at home. When the game was tied at 4, Centralia allowed five straight runs …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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4/10/24
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Tyler Grimes was among the Mexico boys’ victories on Thursday in Eldon.
Grimes won the 800-meter run at the Maroon and Gold Invitational in Eldon and the Bulldog team of Grimes, Alex …
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4/10/24
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The North Callaway offense just couldn’t break through on Monday in Mexico.
North Callaway at Mexico Photo Gallery
The Thunderbirds had several opportunities for big innings but …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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4/10/24
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It hasn’t been often that Mexico baseball had as good of a start as Monday’s game.
Mexico vs North Callaway Photo Gallery
The Bulldogs tallied six of their nine hits in a …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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4/10/24
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From the top of Tuesday’s game, Van-Far had a hill to climb.
Van-Far vs Elsberry Photo Gallery
It was that way for the Indians because of the top of the Elsberry order, namely the 1-3 …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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4/10/24
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Indians struggle with Elsberry 1-3 hitters, lose 9-5
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Finding outs at the top of Elsberry's lineup was a tall order for Van-Far on Tuesday.
Van-Far lost 9-5 at home to its Eastern Missouri Conference foe and three-time reigning district champions …
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Photos by Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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4/9/24
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Baseball
Community R-6 rattles off 17 hits, wins 15-6 at New Haven
The hits kept coming for Community R-6 on Monday.
The Trojans tallied 17 hits in a 15-6 victory at New Haven, having …
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4/9/24
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Bulldogs propped by first inning in 7-3 win vs T-Birds
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Mexico's winning streak and early lead endured through seven innings Monday with Class 3 North Callaway.
The Bulldogs scored five runs in the first inning before eventually winning 7-3 at home, …
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Photos by Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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4/8/24
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Mexico baseball has seen its fair share of one-run games this season.
Mexico vs Oak Grove Photo Gallery
In fact, the Bulldogs had played four straight such games before defeating Oak Grove …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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4/7/24
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