CHILLICOTHE — The Brookfield High School wrestling Bulldogs’ 2022-23 regular season wrapped up in synch with the bulk of the campaign last Thursday, with a strong showing. The rugged light- and middleweight members of the BHS boys’ lineup won all except one bout – six of the 11 by fall – as the Bulldogs rolled over host Chillicothe 60-24 in their regular-season finale.
Roll through own tourney with “running clocks,” add pair of tougher games MEADVILLE — Nailbiters were largely out of fashion during last week’s 44th-annual Meadville Invitational tournament with only four of the 22 total games ending with single-digits differences. Not unexpectedly, the undefeated host Lady Eagles marauded their three opponents, playing the final quarter of each game with leads of at least 30 points – meaning the game clock rarely stopped in those frames.
BROOKFIELD — Challenged only once in five overall bouts, Brookfield High School’s wrestling teams wrapped up their 2022-23 regular season Jan. 24 by sweeping visiting Kirksville, Palmyra and Mexico in dual matches for both genders. The Bulldogs were tested by Kirksville, but prevailed by having a full lineup, while the Tigers had openings at 150 and 215 pounds that gave BHS its 12-points winning margin of 44-32.
The “regular” Missouri goose season, which allowed hunting for basically all the species of geese that visit Missouri spring and fall and has been open since Nov. 11, is set to close next Monday, Feb.
Mizzou basketball men knock off fourth ranked foe, firm up NCAA hopes It was quite the weekend on the regional, advanced- levels sports scene, one which could scarcely have gone better for local fans. Heck, even the Kansas City Royals signed a freeagent player you’d heard of, albeit only after dealing away two former starters.
While they haven’t fashioned anything more than a 5-games winning streak, the 2022-23 Brookfield High School basketball Lady Bulldogs have used steadily- solid work to reach three times that many victories with the final month of the regular season still ahead of them. At home last Friday night, what BHS girls’ head coach Ronnie Sharp labels a “great win for us” saw the Lady ’Dogs bite Ewing: Highland’s Lady Cougars, 44-38.
Marceline High School’s basketball Lady Tigers were eight minutes away from a perfect 3-0 week last week, but couldn’t quite close the deal at home. Following an early-week 52-45 triumph at Milan and a home Lewis and Clark Conference 46-39 decision over Scotland County the night before, the Lady Tigers (12-8, 3-1 conf.) led visiting North Shelby for most or all of the first three quarters of their game last Friday before the Lady Raiders uncorked a 26-points final frame to pull out a 62-56 verdict.
Marceline High School wrestling standout Conner Quinn raised his 202223 record to 36-5 (prior to last night’s regular-season finale double-dual at Chillicothe) by winning all five of his 144-pounds weight division bouts and being champion of the Odessa Bulldog Invitational.
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.
While the coveted prize of the schools’ historic “Bell Game” gridiron rivalry wasn’t at stake when Brookfield and Marceline’s high school basketball teams locked horns at BHS last Thursday, both contests were there for the taking by either side and ultimately turned on one player in each game repeatedly “ringing the bell” at a pivotal point. With host Brookfield wearing a slight favorite’s mantle in each contest, based on their performances to date in 2022-23, the tight contests were decided by single-digit margins and ultimately landed in the “wins” column of BHS’ Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs.