March 2022

Most County Schools’ Baseball Teams Hope To Start Play This Week

If the weather cooperates late this week, all Linn County or adjoining high schools except Marceline and Linn County will get spring sports competition for 2022 underway. Marceline doesn’t have its first competition in track and field, baseball or golf slated until next Monday, March 21, when the track-and-field squads are slated to participate in an “open” meet (unlimited entries) at Macon.

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VFW Starts Saturday Breakfasts

The Brookfield General John J. Pershing VFW Post started serving Saturday breakfasts at the VFW hall. Post Commander Rodney Burch said the Ladies VFW Auxiliary and post work together to insure diners get a satisfying meal. The post will serve the free will donation breakfast on Saturday’s through March and April from 7-10:00 a.m., of eggs, pancakes, sausage, biscuits and gravy with beverages.

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Thanks To Lockout, New Pact, Royals, Cardinals Will Open At Home

The unfortunate dispute between Major League Baseball and the players’ association which delayed the start of spring training and the regular season did create a fluky and unprecedented scheduling scenario for the Kansas City Royals and, contrary to the original schedule, allows both of Missouri’s big league teams to play their season openers at home.

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2021-22 BHS Basketball In-Team Honors Accorded

At last week’s winter sports athletics banquet/recognition program, Brookfield High School varsity basketball head coaches Ronnie Sharp and Carey Davison recognized their team members, briefly recapped their 2021-22 seasons, and announced the recipients of multiple in-team awards for each squad. For the Lady Bulldogs, from left, junior Tori Trentham was chosen for the “Sixth Girl” award, freshman Greenlee McCollum as “Best Offensively Player,” junior Darcy Izard as “Best Defensive Player.” Sophomore Maddie Wilbeck, a second-team all-Clarence Cannon Conference selection, received the “Bulldog Award” and ninth grader Gracyn Beckman was cited as the “Most Improved” Lady Bulldog. Among the Bulldogs, also from left, senior Bryson Collier was selected “Most Valuable Player,” freshman Matthew Holt “Most Improved Player,” and junior Owen Boley as “Defensive Player of the Year.” Sophomore Hank Parks was given the ”Bring Your Best” Award and senior Mitchell Day, who missed most or all of his sophomore and junior seasons with injuries, coach Davison noted, was presented the “Bulldog Award.” (Paul Sturm/LCL PHOTO)

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Starting Garden Transplants from Seed

The recent rash of unseasonably warm weather has many gardeners anxious to get into their gardens. However, history shows that the last frost in NW Missouri generally comes no later than April 18th. So the chances of more cold weather, and yes snow, are still quite good. To help counter some of that excitement, you should consider starting some of your plants inside for transplanting to the garden when it warms us. While most plants can be direct seeded into the garden, many plants benefit from being started inside then transplanted outside.

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