AREA SPORTS
Lady Eagles Drop Non Conference Game At Canton
By David Sharp Canton (2-2) jumped out to an 18-5 first quarter lead in December 4, 2007 non-conference girls’ basketball play at Canton, resulting in a 59-29 Lady Tiger win. Knox County turned the basketball over 20 times in the first half, contributing to a 41-13 halftime deficit.Knox County went through a four minute scoreless…
Read MoreCanton Takes Last Minute Win From Eagles
By David Sharp Justin Ellison completed a three point play with 25 seconds remaining in a December 4, non-conference boys’ basketball game at Canton for a 58-56 win over Knox County. The Eagles (1-1) had a ten second call and a five second turnover go against them during the last minute of the contest.The rematch…
Read MoreLady Indians Lose to QND
By Herb ButlerThe Clark County Lady Indians traveled across the big river on Monday evening, December 3 to do battle with Lady Raiders. I would guess Quincy Notre Dame is the best team the Lady Indians will meet his season.In the opening quarter behind the Quincy High transfer, Chloe Barnes, the Lady Raiders outscored Clark…
Read MoreJV Ladies Fall to Quincy Notre Dame
By Herb Butler On Monday evening December 3, the Clark County Lady JV took on a very good QND Lady Raiders JV at Quincy. The opening quarter saw QND outscore Clark County 12-6. Kayla Buschling had four points, Ashley Gail added a basket.The second quarter saw the Lady Indians play within that six points again,…
Read MoreClark County JV Tops Hamilton
By Herb Butler On Friday evening December 7 the Clark County JV hosted the Hamilton Cardinals. In the opening quarter, Justin Oilar led the Indians with six points as Clark County outscored Hamilton 11-8. In the second quarter nothing much happened as both teams struggled. The Indians took the quarter 4-3, and led 15-11 at halftime…
Read MoreClark County Indians Outlast Hamilton Cardinals 65-51
By Herb Butler The Clark County Indians played at home against the Hamilton Cardinals on Friday, December 7. In the opening quarter the Indians struggled and could not get their game going, as Hamilton took the opening quarter 9-7. Colt Sommers had four points.The second quarter saw the Indians start to look like the Indians…
Read MoreClass 2 All-State Team Named
Class 2 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE Quarterback Joseph Kassanavoid, 6-6, 220, sr., Lawson All-Purpose Justin Eiken, 6-0, 175, jr., Blair Oaks Running Backs De’Andre Vandevender, 6-2, 215, sr., Trenton; Adam Mattson, 5-11, 185, jr., Maryville; Demetrius Terry, 6-1, 185, sr., Crystal City Receivers Charles Johnson, 5-10, 190, sr., Hogan Prep; Bryant Allen, 6-0, 155, jr., Maplewood;…
Read MoreKC Eagles Hold Off Paris Coyotes
By David SharpKnox County got off to a good start in their November 30 season opener at Paris. The Eagles jumped out to an early 10-5 lead and paced the board by as many as 13 points during the second half.Paris (0-2) battled back in a physical game. A furious last minute rally came up…
Read MoreKnox County Lady Eagles Get First Game Victory At Paris
Solid defense and a strong rebounding performance helped Knox County to a 40-27 road win over Paris (0-2) in the Lady Eagles first varsity action of the season. The November 30, 2007 contest saw Knox County take advantage of an off night from the field by the Lady Coyotes
Read MoreWoman With Local Ties Completes NY Marathon
By Nancy Platz Katie Primmer Miller of Columbia, Missouri, eldest daughter of Tom and Colleen Primmer of rural Brashear, recently completed running the New York City Marathon on November 4. The 26.2-mile marathon included runners from all over the world, and 38,000 of these runners completed the race. Area residents who flew to New York…
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