AREA SPORTS

 Brashear Tigers Win Boy’s Tournament Title By David Sharp Community members, staff and students gathered around the Tiger Gym center court circle after the boys’ championship game of the 80th Annual Brashear Tournament. Adair County R-II Superintendent and head boys’ basketball coach Don Wilburn took a seat placed in the center, flanked by students Jaren…

 Marion County Takes Brashear Girls Tourney By David Sharp Marion County overcame first half missed scoring chances and a determined Knox County effort for the girls’ championship of the 80th Annual Brashear Tournament. Randi Lee Plunkett extended a five point Lady Mustang lead to nine with a pair of driving buckets early in the fourth…

 Tigers Win Brashear Boys Championship, KC Takes Two Seconds By David Sharp Brashear outscored Knox County 17-9 during the third quarter of the 80th Annual Brashear Tournament boys’ championship game and went on to a 57-51 win. The Tigers (15-4) won their tournament’s championship for the first time since their 2002-03 district championship season.Defending Class…

 KC Eagles Down Raiders By David Sharp Knox County sprang to an 11-3 lead in Brashear Tournament championship semi-final action and powered to a 50-27 win over conference rival North Shelby. Tenacious Knox County defense limited North Shelby (7-11) to eight made field goals, a pair of John Stoneburner three balls and a 5-8 performance…

 Lady Eagles Dial Long Distance. Advance To Brashear Title Contest By David Sharp Knox County defenders held North Shelby under ten points in the first half of Brashear Tournament girls’ championship semi-final action. Tessa Ramer earned game scoring honors with 23 points, including a single game school record six three pointers in a 61-26 KCHS…

Knox County Boys Win Fifteenth Game By David Sharp Second seeded Knox County (15-5) sprang to a 30-3 lead in Brashear Tournament first round play and powered to a 62-21 win over Marion County. Dennis Dent and Justin Reeves posted game high 16 point scoring totals. Knox County led 41-9 at intermission. Justin Tobias led…

 Lady Eagles Smother Putnam County JV By David Sharp Knox County unleashed an 81 point barrage in the first round of the 80th Annual Brashear Tournament and cruised to an 81-30 win over seventh seeded Putnam County’s JV. The second seeded Lady Eagles outscored Putnam County 32-6 in the first quarter and held a 50-14…

Lady Mustangs Advance To Championship Game By David Sharp Brashear (6-12) could not get past a tough Marion County defense and dropped a 62-42 decision in the girls’ championship semi-finals of the 80th Annual Brashear Tournament. The Lady Tigers fought back from a 36 point deficit in the fourth quarter, outscoring Marion County 19-3 against…

 Lady Indians Fall To Keokuk Clark County’s Lady Indians became the latest area team to fall to the Keokuk Lady Chief, who are enjoying a ten-plus game winning streak. Clark County held the score close early on, but the Chiefs were too much of the Big Red ladies. Megan Brennan had four points in first…