JEFFERSON CITY — With a school-record breaking performance by one new graduate and led one last time by distance-running phenom and also new BHS alum Alexandra “Alex” Sharp, Brookfield High School returned home Saturday night from the 2022 Missouri State High School Activities Association Track-and- Field Championships with three top-3 medals, but, for the first time in several years, no state champion.
JEFFERSON CITY — Living up to the expectations, Linn County R-1 High School junior Morgan Livingston produced a top-3 finish in the girls’ high jump last Friday in the 2022 MSHSAA Class 1 Track-and-Field Championships.
Heck, even the eventual champ shanked one off the tee on Sunday. "Just cold shanked it," Thomas said.
Jayden Keller is a young lady with big dreams. And the soon-to-be freshmen at Brookfield High School is well on her way to attaining those dreams at the young age of 14.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Led by two All-State individuals with a third near-miss, the Marceline High School golf Tigers claimed second place in the 2022 Class 1 State Championships Tuesday, falling three shots short of overcoming their 11-strokes deficit after Monday’s first round of the 36-holes tournament.
QUEEN CITY, Mo. — The Marceline High School baseball Tigers’ hopes of a district championship in only the third season of the program’s existence, like their prior pursuit of a Lewis and Clark Conference title, didn’t quite pan out, but year three of MHS diamond play did produce the Tigers’ first winning campaign.
Coach Bruce Pearl and Auburn lost two stars to the NBA from what he considered college basketball's best frontcourt. So, the Tigers did what most college programs are doing: They turned to the transfer portal.
Last season, the Arizona Diamondbacks and Baltimore Orioles tied for baseball's worst record with a staggering 110 losses apiece. With that as a baseline, 2022 has been a bit more encouraging, so far.
When amputee athlete Jacky Hunt-Broersma says her mantra is, "I can do hard things," she's not kidding — the amputee athlete has run 104 marathons in as many days, all using a carbon-fiber prosthesis.
High school baseball for the 2022 spring season is all finished for Linn County and adjoining prep programs. The curtain rang down Monday when three teams – Marceline (see related story on the preceding page), Linn County R-1, and the BKN Thunder team which involves Mendon: Northwestern – all sustained one-sided losses in the semifinals of their respective district tournaments.