North Callaway beaten in Senior Night battles with Bowling Green
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North Callaway's Senior Night could've gone better on Thursday night. Both teams lost games to Eastern Missouri Conference foe Bowling Green.
The Ladybirds lost 54-51 after allowing Bowling Green …
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Photos by Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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2/17/23
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Girls basketball
Seniors almost carry Lady Trojans to victory, lose 52-47 to Cairo
Going into Tuesday night, the Community R-6 girls had won five straight conference titles and tried hard …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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2/15/23
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For Mexico head coach Darren Pappas, win No. 100 wouldn’t have been possible without his players.
Mexico at St. Elizabeth Photo Gallery
The Bulldog alumnus earned his 100th career …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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2/15/23
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Alexus Johns hit the mat for her crash course in wrestling this season for Mexico.
The freshman qualified for the MSHSAA Class 1 girls state wrestling tournament after finishing as the runner-up …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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2/15/23
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Centralia’s Madie Shelton has learned that a sport whose matches are six minutes require much more time than that.
District Wrestling Photo Gallery
The sophomore qualified for the MSHSAA …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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2/15/23
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Some area teams learned who they would open the playoffs with.
Community R-6 and North Callaway each have assignments for their boys and girls teams and the same is true for Van-Far, Missouri …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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2/15/23
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It wasn’t easy, but the Community R-6 girls program continued to roll on Friday.
The Lady Trojans secured their sixth straight 20-win season with a 46-43 victory at Central Activities …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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2/15/23
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Thunderbirds climb back over 500 with 64-55 win vs East Buchanan
North Callaway head coach Matt Miller felt Saturday was the Thunderbirds’ most complete game.
During the first game of …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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2/15/23
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The Mexico girls’ game was steady enough to win Friday in Jefferson City until the fourth quarter.
The Lady Bulldogs lost 49-38 at Class 5 Capital City after being outscored 11-5 in the …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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2/15/23
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Brooke Giboney’s first year wrestling for North Callaway came to an end.
The freshman was eliminated on Saturday of the Class 1 District 2 Tournament at North Point High School in Wentzville …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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2/15/23
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Community drops pair to conference foe Cairo
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The Community R-6 teams played their final regular season game and also final home games on Tuesday against Central Activities Conference foe Cairo.
The Lady Trojans fell just short 52-47 after …
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2/15/23
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Lady Coyotes effective from line, beyond arc in 47-33 win vs Sturgeon
While both Paris and Sturgeon struggled from the field, Paris was good where it counted on Monday.
The Lady Coyotes …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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2/14/23
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Girls basketball
Van-Far leans on post in 58-49 win vs Wright City
For most of the season, the Van-Far girls have relied on senior and leading scorer Mara Jensen for offense.
Van-Far girls, …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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2/14/23
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Van-Far closes home schedule with pair of wins
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The Van-Far girls and boys each played their final home games of the 2022-23 season, each defeating Eastern Missouri Conference foe Wright City.
The Lady Indians won 58-49, led by the 26 …
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Photos by Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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2/14/23
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Johns, Shelton to represent Mexico, Centralia at state
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Mexico freshman Alexus Johns and Centralia sophomore Madie Shelton are heading to the Class 1 girls wrestling state meet in two weeks. Johns finished second at 235 pounds and Shelton was third at 120 …
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Photos by Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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2/11/23
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Pappas wins No. 100 in Bulldog win at St. Elizabeth
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Mexico boys basketball head coach Darren Pappas won his 100th career game, which all came on the sidelines for his alma mater, on Friday night. Four Bulldogs scored in double figures to defeat St. …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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2/11/23
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Mexico senior Fernando Guzman has shown much growth on the field but has grown around great teammates.
Guzman wants to continue to have camaraderie as that is why he made his college soccer …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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2/11/23
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Mexico freshman Kaden Benne played three quarters in the junior varsity game Monday at home hours before he would leave his mark against Marshall.
Mexico vs Marshall Photo Gallery
The Bulldogs …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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2/11/23
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The Mexico girls were giving away too much Monday night at home.
Mexico vs Marshall Photo Gallery
The Lady Bulldogs were giving away too many points to Marshall, trailing 21-10 in the …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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2/11/23
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The score started getting tight late in the Community R-6 girls’ Friday night game at home against Sturgeon.
The Central Activities Conference foe who had lost to the Lady Trojans twice fell …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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2/11/23
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Through three quarters, Sturgeon’s offense was clicking and put the Community R-6 boys in a tough situation.
After the final few minutes, none of that mattered anymore.
Community R-6 …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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2/11/23
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Ladybirds turn over Wright City, win 63-40
The North Callaway girls hadn’t taken defensive control in its previous three games.
Head coach Tim Turlington said that changed Monday at …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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2/11/23
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Indians' ball movement adjusts well to Wellsville in 73-42 win
The Van-Far boys haven’t played much at home this season, but they were able to make Tuesday’s special night …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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2/11/23
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The Missouri Military Academy wrestling team finished the regular season with a bang on Monday.
In their final action before the district meet Jan. 17-18 at Lafayette County in Higginsville, the …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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2/10/23
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Macon fought back before halftime, but the Centralia girls didn’t allow them to come any closer.
After leading 24-22 at halftime, the Lady Panthers outscored the Clarence Cannon Conference …
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By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor
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2/10/23
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