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By Calvin Silvers Up in Savannah, Missouri, while it may not be homecoming, fans can still expect a thrilling atmosphere as they cheer on their Savages in a high-stakes MEC conference showdown against the Cameron Dragons. Both teams have faced their fair share of injuries to key players and faced narrow losses, but this Friday

By Calvin Silvers As we dive into Week 6 of the high school football season, it’s hard to believe we’re already past the halfway mark. This week promises more high-stakes action, which includes the showdown between the visiting Cameron Dragons and the Savannah Savages. For the past decade, the Savages have held the upper hand,

By Jacob Meikel A softball bout between two conference foes, each with one loss on the year, ends in the Mid-Buchanan Dragons defeating North Platte 4-1 on Tuesday. Both teams entered Tuesday night’s contest in Dearborn as two of the top teams in Class 2. Neither Mid-Buchanan nor North Platte would see an opponent as

By NewsPress Now Check out the final scores of your favorite city and area teams. Bishop LeBlond falls to Archie 38-14 Both teams headed into Friday’s game undefeated, and both entered as top-tier teams in the 8-man ranks. Just as LeBlond was looking to get on the scoreboard in the first quarter, Archie got a

By Calvin Silvers The No.4-ranked Bishop LeBlond Golden Eagles soar into Week 5 with an impressive 4-0 record, but this week presents their toughest challenge yet, gearing up to face the defending 8-Man state champions and top-ranked Archie Whirlwinds, who are hungry to maintain their reign of dominance. As the Whirlwinds roll into town, they’ll

By Calvin Silvers The Savannah Savages boys’ tennis team recently achieved an impressive 2nd place finish in the Class 1 District 16 Tournament, highlighted by Cole Horton’s victory in the Class 1 singles state championship. This remarkable success did not go unnoticed, as MSHSAA honored head coach Wakefield Hare with the prestigious 2023-2024 Boys Tennis

By NewsPress Now Check out the final scores of your favorite city and area teams. Bishop LeBlond defeats Plattsburg 60-12 in News-Press NOW’s Game of the Week. If the opening kickoff served as a foreshadow of how Friday’s nights contest would play out, Bishop LeBlond would serve as the beneficiary. Plattsburg would fumble the opening

By Calvin Silvers The Plattsburg Tigers are making waves in the 8-man football scene after their transition from 11-man just two seasons ago. Right out of the gate, they found success, making a strong run to the state quarterfinals against South Holt last season. While fans last saw star quarterback Isaia Howard in that quarterfinal

By Calvin Silvers It’s Week 4 of the high school football season and this week’s ‘Game of the Week’ features two 8-man teams in the 3-0 Bishop LeBlond Golden Eagles, traveling to Plattsburg to take on the 2-0 Tigers, who moved to 8-man football two seasons ago. Like last year, LeBlond will face the Tigers

By Jacob Meikel The Benton Cardinals served up a 3-0 loss to the Central Indians on Monday to improve the Cardinals’ record to 8-0 on the season. The last two meetings between these St. Joseph School District foes had gone the distance in the past, going five sets, with both happening in comeback fashion when

By NewsPress Now Check out the final scores of the city and area matchups for the third week of high school football. Lafayette defeats Benton 22-0 Lafayette continues to dominate the all-time series against Benton, and it wasn’t particularly close. The Fighting Irish’s ability to do damage on the ground and through the air proved

By NewsPress Now Benton @ Lafayette The Fighting Irish host their crosstown rival in a series that Lafayette has owned. They own the latest bragging rights when they won 26-14 at Sparks Field last season. Benton enters this one off of a 21-14 loss to Central last Friday night. Central v. Grandview 2024 marks the

By Jacob Meikel Lafayette football has the latest bragging rights over its rival in the Benton Cardinals, as the two teams are set to square off on Friday. The Fighting Irish have already matched their win total from a year ago. At 1-1, it’s their best start to a season since 2020. In their win

By Calvin Silvers In one of the most anticipated matchups of the season here in St. Joseph, the Benton Cardinals and Lafayette Fighting Irish will renew the fierce rivalry under the Friday night lights. The classic Northside versus Southside showdown has been dominated by Lafayette for the past five seasons, but Benton is hungry to

By NewsPress Now GAME OF THE WEEK: Central 21, Benton 14 The matchup between Class 5 Central and Class 3 Benton has been lopsided for the last two years. Central won the previous two matchups against the Cardinals by an average of 31 points per game heading into Friday’s contest. Offense was hard to come