April 2023

With sophomore distance runner Samantha “Sam” Sharp and their four relay-race units shouldering the largest load, Brookfield High School’s track-and-field Lady Bulldogs captured the championships of their two in-county meets last week. After prevailing with a 20-points cushion over South Shelby in Marceline’s Derek Becker Relays a week ago yesterday, the Lady ’Dogs battled with Palmyra for the biggest bone in BHS’ annual Gary Ewing Invitational meet last Friday.

With some Kansas City Chiefs fans probably still celebrating the team’s second National Football League championship in four years nearly three months later, the NFL brings its annual draft of collegiate players to downtown Kansas City’s Union Station tomorrow through Saturday, an event which figures to bring many thousands back to the site of the post-Super Bowl celebration program. The first round of the 2023 NFL Draft presented by Bud Light will be held tomorrow evening, with the remaining six rounds spread across Friday and Saturday.

The six high school baseball programs in or virtually bordering Linn County will need positive finishes to their 2023 regular seasons over the next couple of weeks to have a chance at winning seasons. As this week began, only Linn County R-1 and the Thunder 3-way co-op between Mendon: Northwestern, Brunswick, and Keytesville were above ground, each at 4-3.