High School Sports

By Calvin Silvers Monday provided a warm afternoon at Dave Goodwin Field in Cameron, Missouri, as the two-seeded Bishop LeBlond Golden Eagles and the one-seeded Maryville Spoofhounds battled for the Class 2 District 8 Girls Soccer Championship. The two teams both found themselves on the scoreboard in the first half, but the Spoofhounds were able

By Jacob Meikel Several seniors on the Mid-Buchanan girls soccer team have far exceeded expectations set forth when they joined the program as freshman. When the program started in 2021, the inaugural season served as anything but a mirage as to what the team was able to accomplish in the years to come. The team

By Calvin Silvers It’s that special time of the spring season where teams are punching their tickets to sectionals and beyond, as both soccer and baseball are wrapping up their district tournament play. On Thursday, the Benton Cardinals baseball team was able to bring a district title back to the southside for the first time

By Calvin Silvers The skies were clear and the sun shone down on the baseball diamond at Missouri Western, where the Class 4 District 16 Championship was held. It was the No.1-seeded Benton Cardinals battling the No. 2-seeded Savannah Savages for a punched ticket to sectionals. The game featured back-and-forth play, but Benton’s three runs

By Jacob Meikel Mid-Buchanan baseball, with no senior players, conquered Thursday’s Class 3 District 16 championship with little to no jitters. The Dragons continued its domination of the tournament field, defeating Lathrop 9-0 to capture the program’s first district title since 2017. It took the Dragons the first inning to get their feet under them

By Calvin Silvers It was the second day of the Class 2 District 8 girls soccer quarterfinals at Cameron High School, as the first contest was between the seventh seeded and host Cameron Dragons and the two seeded Bishop LeBlond Golden Eagles. The action was abundant early, as this contest only needed three minutes before

By Jacob Meikel The Benton Cardinals cruised past the Cameron Dragons 15-0 in the Class 4 District 16 semifinals on Tuesday. Senior Jackson Kanacsky set the tone for the Cardinals with his start on the mound. Kanacsky struck out three batters looking to record all three outs of the top of the first inning. Benton

By Jacob Meikel North Platte baseball is headed to the district championship for the second consecutive season after defeating Bishop LeBlond 18-8 on Monday. Rainfall was persistent the entire contest out in Plattsburg for the Class 2 District 15 matchup between the two programs vastly different in records, as LeBlond had six wins to its

By Calvin Silvers The Class 1 District 15 Baseball Tournament kicked off the semifinal round on Monday, as the two-seeded St. Joseph Christian Lions battled the three-seeded Braymer/Breckenridge Bobcats for a chance at the district championship. It was the Lions’ first game of the tournament as they received an opening round bye, but the journey

By Jacob Meikel High school spring sports in the St. Joseph area has entered the postseason, with plenty of local teams aiming for a district championship in the next seven days. In baseball, four separate brackets will feature at least one local team. The Class 1 District 15 tournament is advantageous to one St. Joseph

By Calvin Silvers Believe it or not, the end of the regular season for high school girls soccer came to a close on Thursday, as the Savannah Savages traveled the short distance to take on the Bishop LeBlond Golden Eagles. The Golden Eagles entered the contest on a one game win streak, looking to carry

By Calvin Silvers Out at Central High School, the tennis courts are being used heavily, as Missouri Western and local high schools are preparing for their postseason. Central tennis junior Kevin Poggemiller is one of those still out on the courts, as he’s preparing for the 2024 singles state tennis tournament, and he couldn’t be

By Jacob Meikel The next time Talicia Byrd and Honor Mannings are on the court may not be in a Lafayette uniform, but the stars align for them to continue their basketball journeys together. The Fighting Irish senior duo, both St. Joseph natives, will move on to play college basketball at North Central Missouri College

By Jacob Meikel Monday’s heavyweight bout between two 16-win teams in Mid-Buchanan and Winnetonka saw the Grffins take down the Dragons 8-5. Scoring came early and often for both teams and neither wasted any time adding runs to the scoreboard. Winnetonka would get things rolling with a pair of runs in the top of the

By Jacob Meikel A rematch with Lindbergh in the Class 6 state championship ends in a second place finish for Central’s scholar bowl team. The Indians fell by a score of 490-220 on Saturday afternoon in Rolla, Missouri, claiming their fifth second-place finish in program history.  For Lindbergh, in its short time as a scholar

By Calvin Silvers A local student-athlete known for his electric play on the field and court is facing one of the most important decisions of his life — where to continue his athletic and academic career. Running back Gabe Fields is seen as a dominant athlete on the field, helping surge Central High School’s football

By Calvin Silvers The city of Plattsburg, Missouri, and surrounding areas have come accustomed to hearing the name Isaia Howard, as the senior has cemented a legendary athletic career, especially on the basketball court. On Thursday in front of family, friends and the Plattsburg community, Howard shared where his new athletic career will take place,

By Calvin Silvers Due to the weather, two of the stronger high school girls soccer programs battled it out an hour earlier than intended, as the Mid-Buchanan Dragons took a small trip to Bishop LeBlond to take on the Golden Eagles. LeBlond entered the game on a two-game win streak, while the Dragons entered on

By Jacob Meikel For the last decade, Central’s scholar bowl team has made a habit of winning, bringing home hardware year after year. The Indians have locked up their 10th-straight trip to state after securing yet another district championship last week and will also mark the ninth consecutive trip to the state final four. “We’ve

By Calvin Silvers Phil Welch Stadium was prettied up after some weather damage from Tuesday’s storm, and the sun shone on the diamond for the Pony Express High School Baseball Tournament semifinal matchup between the Benton Cardinals and Smithville Warriors. Despite a slow start, the Cardinals used the back half of innings to find their

By Jacob Meikel Lafayette senior Jackson Perkins’s competitive drive helped earn him All-American status in Virginia last week. Perkins came out of the National High School Coaches Association Wrestling Tournament in Virginia Beach with a 6th place finish in the 182 lb weight class, adding to his already impressive resume. Perkins was crowned a state

By Jacob Meikel The Red Division of the first-ever Walkoff Wood Bat Co. High School Wood Bat Tournament was dominated by one team, and it’s the team that has asserted itself as the best in St. Joseph this season. The Benton Cardinals capped off the championship of the Red Division with a 8-2 win over

By Calvin Silvers The past two weeks have been busy for Northwest Missouri State and Drake University basketball, as former Bearcat coach Ben McCollum announced he would make the jump from Division II to Division I in taking the Bulldogs’ head coaching job. McCollum has now figured who his assistant will be, and it’s a

By Calvin Silvers The Mid-Buchanan baseball team is off to a hot start for the spring baseball season, as they jumped out to an impressive 10-1 overall record, including an 8-game win streak in that span. Almost eclipsing their total season wins from last year already, the team is feeling confident, but the second half

By Jacob Meikel East Buchanan baseball didn’t let its loss to Lafayette on Monday linger into its Tuesday contest with St. Joseph Christian. Tuesday proved to be a blissful conclusion of the short St. Joseph tour for East Buch, as the Lions had no answer for the Bulldog offense, resulting in a 7-3 win for

By Jacob Meikel The Savannah Savages took care of business against Lafayette on Wednesday at Phil Welch Stadium, improving their undefeated record to 6-0 after a 14-1 win over the Fighting Irish. The Savages didn’t take long to assert themselves as the more dominant team in Wednesday’s contest, scoring three runs in the top of

By Calvin Silvers On Tuesday, Central High School made history, playing its first boys volleyball contest under the Indians’ name against Grain Valley. While it was a 3-0 sweep of the Indians, the team was thankful for the opportunity to host a boys team. On Thursday, more history was made for Central as its volleyball

By Jacob Meikel A Lafayette senior put pen to paper on Thursday morning to sign his National Letter of Intent that will continue his wrestling career at the college level. Jackson Perkins will join the wrestling program at Benedictine College after signing his NLI while joined by his family and his head coach Josh Walters

By Calvin Silvers The transition to spring sporting events at the high school level is nearly complete, as the girls soccer season officially got underway for Mid-Buchanan, who hosted the Excelsior Springs Lady Tigers. Despite two quick goals from the two teams combined to start, it would slow down and the Dragons’ started the season

By Calvin Silvers Winter sports are nearing a close at both the high school and college levels, paving the way for athletes to begin their transition back outside for the spring season. In Missouri, this time of the year rolls into baseball season, and in a community where many love and support the game, it’s