Rollison nominated for the Smart/
Marceline VFW Post #1471 has nominated Mrs. Lori Rollison for the Smart/ Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher Award for 2022-23 in the High School category.
January 2023
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Brookfield Claims Own Haag Mat Tourney Crown
BROOKFIELD — Three individual champions, one runnerup, and three third-place finishers added up to a team crown for the Brookfield High School wrestling Bulldogs last Saturday in their own 2023 Gary Haag Invitational tournament. Paced by title-winners Gambal Staddie, Peyton Parn, and Devan Parn, BHS accumulated 87 team points, edging Centralia by seven points.
Diane Rodgers
Diane Rodgers, age 66 of Marceline, died Friday, January 20, 2023 at University of Kansas Hospital. Diane was born in Marceline, Missouri on December 27, 1956 to Charles Dale and Eileen Agnes (Kosman) Edgar.
Reta J. Stella
Reta Jane Stella, age 95, passed away at Pioneer Nursing Home on January 14, 2023, with her loving daughter, Tina, at her bedside. Reta was born on September 21, 1927, to Otto and Lena (Lauhoff) Straub at home in Brunswick, Missouri, and was the sixth of eleven children.
Dennis Calhoun
Dennis Calhoun, age 79, of Brookfield, Missouri left for his eternal heavenly home with Jesus on January 20, 2023, surrounded by family at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veteran’s Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. A Celebration of Life will be held at 12:00 p.m. Saturday, January 28, 2023, at the Evangelical United Methodist Church with Reverend Sue Lambert officiating.
Visiting Salisbury Too Much for BHS Basketball
BROOKFIELD — Although the girls’ game was close at halftime and still within reach going to the final quarter, Brookfield High School’s basketball squads were swept at home by Salisbury a week ago last night in the first of consecutive home doubleheaders against Lewis and Clark Conference competition. The visiting Lady Panthers expanded an 18-14 advantage at intermission into a 37-28 margin after three quarters and then more than doubled the Lady Bulldogs in the final frame to prevail going away, 52-35.
BHS Wrestling Lady Bulldogs Continue to Chew Up Foes
Brookfield High School’s wrestling Lady Bulldogs continued their strong 2022-23 season over the past 10 days, following up dominance of the Jan. 16 Sam Martin Invitational tournament at Plattsburg with a runaway win in their own BHS Tournament last Friday.
Marceline Basketball Girls Rallied, Claimed L&C Win Last Week
Last week started promisingly for Marceline High School’s basketball teams when the Lady Tigers recovered from a slow offensive start at Harrisburg to chase down the Lady Bulldogs and win, 54-51, in Lewis and Clark Conference road action a week ago last night. MHS’ hoops fortunes spiraled downward from there the rest of the week, however.
Meadville Tournament at Center Stage in County Hoops This Week
Host girls entered off four 90-points contests in succession While it figures to be nothing more than a showcase for the phenomenon which is the host school’s 2022-23 girls’ team, the annual Meadville Invitational high school basketball tournament is ongoing this week, headed toward Saturday evening championship games, weather permitting. As the event began Monday, MHS’ Lady Eagles stood not only unbeaten at 17-0 after demolishing Mendon: Northwestern last Friday night, but also unchallenged by any Class 1 opponents thus far this season, the size of foes which populate the tourney’s field.
Marceline’s Sportsman, Weese, D. Griffin, Dauber Tourney Champs
BROOKFIELD — A quartet of Marceline High School wrestlers came away from last weekend’s Brookfield-hosted tournaments with individual titles. In last Friday’s BHS Girls’ Invitational, Maddie Dauber faced and pinned three opponents to capture the 100-pounds division, Payton Weese bested five 135-pounds foes – all within the first period, and Molly Sportsman went 3-0 to pace the Lad Tigers to, with Jefferson City: Blair Oaks, a share of second place in the team standings behind champion Brookfield.