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All of Marceline High School’s spring sports squads were in action late last week, but the weather early this week limited scheduled MHS competitions.The baseball Tigers continued their alternation of outcomes a week ago yesterday when they edged visiting Mendon: Northwestern, 9-8.Golf Tiger Lance O’Dell was runnerup medalist in a 4-schools match at Moberly that same day, while the track-and-field athletes were winning three events in the Fayette Relays meet.No details were available at press time on the win which again leveled the baseball varsity’s record – this time at 3-3.After having a would-be Monday home game with Paris postponed until 5 p.m.

The regional sports scene did some percolating on a variety of fronts the past week or so.The Major League Baseball season began a week ago yesterday, of course, with the Kansas City Royals and St.

Bucklin/Macon County basketball players Aiden McNeil and Seth Hulett received Tri-County Conference honors.

With a 7-5 victory over the Slater Wildcats in their home opener Tuesday evening, the Marceline High School baseball Tigers squared their early-season record at 2-2.

Missouri’s annual snagging season for spoonbills (paddlefish) opened today and the spring turkey season is only a month away.

After successful decade as MHS boys’ leader, he makes first appearance in state semifinals in a decade at nearby school

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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.

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.

By BILL WEHRLELCL Outdoors Sports Editor Hunting seasons are pretty much over for the winter months, but there’s always something for the dedicated outdoorsman and outsdoorswoman to do.Chillicothe is blessed to host three conservation organization fund-raising banquets each year during hunting’s “offseason,” and these will be coming up soon.