If the weather cooperates late this week, all Linn County or adjoining high schools except Marceline and Linn County will get spring sports competition for 2022 underway. Marceline doesn’t have its first competition in track and field, baseball or golf slated until next Monday, March 21, when the track-and-field squads are slated to participate in an “open” meet (unlimited entries) at Macon.
Despite the snow last Friday, March 11, members of the Brookfield High School Coquettes performed in Springfield at the State Basketball Tournament. .
Carter Vandeloecht (left) earned first team Lewis and Clark All-Conference and All-Tournament honors this season. He was the second leading scorer in both the regular season and conference tournament. Rhea Krumpelman (right) earned Second Team All-Tournament honors at this weekend’s LCC Tournament. The Marceline Tigers Scholar Bowl team went 2-1 at the tournament, finishing fifth. The team was the third seed going into the event.
Linn County Senate Bill 40 staff and workers put on their annual talent show, for the Brookfield community on March 11 at the Brookfield Park Baptist Church. The entertainment consisted of Brittney Spears, Village People, cheerleaders, dance numbers and special guest Elvis. The crowd cheered and clapped during the performances.
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has confirmed that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been detected in an American white pelican in Clay County, Mo. Confirmation came from the National Veterinary Services Lab in Ames, Iowa. Additionally, the University of Missouri Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab has confirmed positive birds from Pettis, Randolph, and St. Charles counties.
At last week’s winter sports athletics banquet/recognition program, Brookfield High School varsity basketball head coaches Ronnie Sharp and Carey Davison recognized their team members, briefly recapped their 2021-22 seasons, and announced the recipients of multiple in-team awards for each squad. For the Lady Bulldogs, from left, junior Tori Trentham was chosen for the “Sixth Girl” award, freshman Greenlee McCollum as “Best Offensively Player,” junior Darcy Izard as “Best Defensive Player.” Sophomore Maddie Wilbeck, a second-team all-Clarence Cannon Conference selection, received the “Bulldog Award” and ninth grader Gracyn Beckman was cited as the “Most Improved” Lady Bulldog. Among the Bulldogs, also from left, senior Bryson Collier was selected “Most Valuable Player,” freshman Matthew Holt “Most Improved Player,” and junior Owen Boley as “Defensive Player of the Year.” Sophomore Hank Parks was given the ”Bring Your Best” Award and senior Mitchell Day, who missed most or all of his sophomore and junior seasons with injuries, coach Davison noted, was presented the “Bulldog Award.” (Paul Sturm/LCL PHOTO)
The unfortunate dispute between Major League Baseball and the players’ association which delayed the start of spring training and the regular season did create a fluky and unprecedented scheduling scenario for the Kansas City Royals and, contrary to the original schedule, allows both of Missouri’s big league teams to play their season openers at home.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri fired basketball coach Cuonzo Martin on Friday night, one day after the Tigers finished a 12-21 season with a 76-68 loss to LSU in the second round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament.
From the familiar names at the top of the bracket -- Gonzaga, Kansas, Baylor -- to the well-worn debates all across it -- why did Coach K get shipped out West? did somebody do Dayton wrong? -- this version of Selection Sunday felt as comfortable as a well-worn Air Jordan.
All-Star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. of the San Diego Padres likely will need surgery for a broken left wrist and could miss up to three months, general manager A.J.