High School Sports

By Jacob Meikel Three St. Joseph football players got the chance to put the pads on one last time at last Saturday’s Missouri 8-Man Football All-Star Game. Bishop LeBlond seniors Brady Rocha and Jackson Sigrist, as well as St. Joseph Christian senior Jaren Padgett took to the field at Spratt Stadium, as they realized it’s

By Calvin Silvers The campus of Missouri Western has seen some heavy traffic this summer, as multiple schools and athletes have been using the football facilities for teams and summer camps. This Saturday will be no different, as the 16th annual Missouri 8-Man All-Star game will take place at Spratt Memorial Stadium. The more than

By Calvin Silvers The community of St. Joseph has been known to recreate quality game day experiences for area student-athletes and coaches, and the St. Joseph Sports Commission is keeping that true as they announced the field and matchups for the 3rd Annual St. Joseph Area Sports Hall of Fame Holiday Hoops Classic and the

By Jacob Meikel Central senior Gabe Fields made one of the biggest decisions of his young life last week, committing to Vanderbilt University to continue his football career. A decision that was worth mulling over came to a conclusion last Friday, as Fields went to social media to announce his decision to join the Commodores.

By Jacob Meikel In what was a successful year of high school baseball for the St. Joseph area in 2024, multiple local players received recognition for their superb play. On Monday, the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association released its 2024 All-State teams with several local players making the cut this time around. The Benton

By Jacob Meikel Mid Buchanan and Benton’s baseball programs will both travel to Ozark, Missouri, this week attempting to cap off their seasons with state championships. The Cardinals will take to the state semifinals this week for the first time since 2007. The last time they went, head coach Johnny Coy was a player instead

By Calvin Silvers It was an unusual circumstance Thursday at Mid-Buchanan High School for the Class 3 State Quarterfinals, as the Dragons found themselves as the away team on their home field, going against the Lone Jack Mules. The Mules entered the contest at 30-1 on the year, but in their most important game of

By Jacob Meikel The 31st win of the season for Benton baseball came in dominant fashion as the Cardinals got to pack up early in the Class 4 quarterfinals. Superb hitting and shutout pitching was the exact formula in route to a 16-0 victory for the Cardinals over District 14 champion St. Michael the Archangel

By Calvin Silvers While the city of St. Joseph was washed out with rain earlier Tuesday afternoon, the overcast skies held off during the Class 4 State Tournament in the sectional round as the St. Pius X Warriors made the trip to Missouri Western to take on the Benton Cardinals. Despite what looked like a

By Jacob Meikel Mid-Buchanan baseball had enough in the tank to stave off KCI Conference foe Lawson to win in the Class 3 sectional round over the Cardinals 7-5 on Tuesday. The one and only other time the two teams had faced this season, the Dragons came out on top in nine innings. Tuesday’s sectional

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