AREA SPORTS
Brashear Rallies For Softball Slugfest Win
Brashear Rallies For Softball Slugfest Win By David Sharp Brashear started off their 2008 high school softball season with eight runs in an error filled first game of the season at Scotland County (0-2). The home standing Lady Tigers came back and took a 15-11 lead going into the seventh. Tabitha Killen slammed a two…
Read MoreFalcons Hold Off Knox County Eagles
Falcons Hold Off Knox County Eagles By David Sharp Ryan Sherman scored five Fayette touchdowns, leading the home standing Falcons to a 33-15 varsity football victory over Knox County in the season opener for both teams. The Eagles played with the 2007 playoff team in the second half, but spotted the home squad too many…
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Indians Blow Out Milan–Vineyard Has 5 TD’s
Read MoreKnox County Lady Eagles Move To Softball Class 2
Knox County Lady Eagles Move To Softball Class 2 By David Sharp The Missouri State High School Activities Association announced their fall sports district and enrollment classification assignments on August 15. Knox County has returned to softball Class 2 for the 2008 and 2009 seasons. The Lady Eagles were set for Class 1 district…
Read MoreBrett Bryant Named To MHSBCA Academic All State Baseball Team
Brett Bryant Named To MHSBCA Academic All State Baseball Team By David Sharp Knox County Eagle first baseman Brett Bryant has been named to the 2008 Missouri Baseball Coaches Association Class 1 Academic All-State Baseball Team. Brett Bryant led the 2008 Tri-Rivers Conference baseball champion Eagles with a .500 batting average in his junior season.…
Read MoreKnox County HS Senior Scores National Second And Top Missouri Gun Finish
Knox County HS Senior Scores National Second And Top Missouri Gun Finish By David Sharp Knox County R-I senior Brandon Gudehus was part of a three man team that won the 2008 Missouri Scholastic Clay Target Program Junior Varsity Skeet shooting championship.Brandon Gudehus was the top overall qualifier breaking 82 of 100 targets. Wentzville’s Daniel…
Read MoreFinal KCHS Pre-Season Football Camps This Week
Final KCHS Pre-Season Football Camps This Week By David Sharp Knox County R-I will host their final summer football camp July 14-19. The newly formed Knox County and Brashear junior high school football coop will have instructional camps July 14-18 from 5:45PM to 7PM. Knox County High School football players will practice from 7:15PM…
Read MoreDaniel McMahon Repeats To Sportswriters All-State Class 1 Baseball Team
By David SharpKnox County R-I graduate Daniel McMahon has been named to the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association 2008 Class 1 Baseball Team. Daniel McMahon was a second team selection as a DH/Utility player. LaPlata junior infielder Curtiss Bunch was the lone Northeast Missouri baseball player selected to the first team. Daniel McMahon was a…
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West All Stars Win KHQA Football Do or Die Bowl IV By David SharpDefenses stopped their counterparts on downs seven times and gathered three West turnovers in what was supposed to be an offensive showcase in the fourth annual KHQA Do or Die Bowl, held June 28, 2008 at Quincy. The West defense halted a…
Read MoreKnox County Places Four On Herald-Whig All Area Baseball Team
By David Sharp Senior Daniel McMahon has been named to the 2008 Quincy Herald-Whig and the Kirksville Daily Express All-Area Baseball Teams. Senior Zach Parrish made the Kirksville Daily Express All-Area first team and the Herald-Whig honorable mention baseball team. McMahon and Parrish were previously named to the Missouri Baseball Coaches Association Class 1 All-State…
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