March 2024

After 59 Wins in Row, Meadville Girls Stopped in State Basketball Quarterfinals

MEADVILLE — The matchup of which Meadville High School basketball Lady Eagles head coach Steve Carvajal had been wary since the first week of January came to pass last Friday night and demonstrated why it had been concerning.The Cairo Lady Bearcats, state participants on the Class 2 level each of the past two years and ousted from that tourney in the quarterfinals last year by eventual champion Tipton, used their superior depth to fight through apparently-significant, in-game injuries to two starters and out-duel the host Lady Eagles 71-58 in the 2023-24 Class 1 state tourney quarterfinals a week ago tonight.The outcome not only ended MHS’ previously-perfect season at 28-1, but also terminated its 59-games winning streak over the past two seasons.

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West Linn News

By Eudora FitzpatrickA Happy Birthday is wished for Lesa Neal, Chris Cothern on March 17, Kelbie Miller, Natalie Holcer, Keith Herring, Kinzer Meneely, Brooke Dinsmore on March 18, Karlie Cordray, Abby Seifert, Kristen Holcer, Christina Ryan, Ashton Burnett on March 19, Kelsey Rick, Jamison Jacobs, Jack Gray on March 20, Buffy Tipton, Christian Finck, Jarrett Stauffer, Christina Gudgell, Makenna Cowan, Warren Zimmerman on March 21, Jeremy Myers, Eli Bagley on March 22.A Happy Anniversary is wished for Mr.

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Brookfield High’s Basketball Seasons Conclude in District Play

By DENNIS HUGHESSpecial to the LCLJust as happened two years earlier, medical misfortune marred the Brookfield High School Lady Bulldogs’ spirited bid to spring a big surprise in their district tournament.A week ago Wednesday, a budding upset of top-seeded host Carrollton in the girls’ Class 3 District 16 Tournament semifinals was sidetracked by an injury and ultimately derailed in a season-halting 43-41 loss.Giving the Lady Trojans all they could handle, the upset-minded Lady Bulldogs led 23-21 late in the third quarter when Jerzi Fields fell to the floor in agony.

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Time to buy MDC 2024 Annual Hunting and Fishing Permits

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds Missouri hunters and anglers that related annual permits expire at the end of February, including 2023 permits for small game, fishing, trout fishing, and combination hunting and fishing.Buy Missouri hunting and fishing permits from one of many vendors around the state, online at mdc.mo.gov/buypermits, or through MDC’s free mobile apps, MO Hunting and MO Fishing, available for download through Google Play for Android devices or the App Store for Apple devices.Save time by buying hunting and fishing permits for multiple people in a single transaction.

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