Area Sports

The MSHSAA, Class 3, Sectional was played at Truman State University on the Pershing Arena Court on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. The 22-6 Milan Ladycats were the home team, and their opponent, the 17-11 East Buchanan Bulldogs, who were the District 15 Champions. The Sophomore, Junior laden Bulldogs, were a pesky defensive unit who kept…

Fans making the trip to the Missouri Western State University field house at St. Joseph, Missouri saw one of the most hotly contested, epic battles of the 2021-22 high school basketball season. Stanberry got a Tyler Schwebach basket with nine seconds in regulation time. Green City had a game tying shot blocked and missed two…

The Milan Wildcats were matched up against the Marceline tigers, the Number 3 seed, and winners over the Number 2 seed Carrollton Trojans on Saturday, February 26, 2022. Milan, the Number 3 seed in the Milan Tournament defeated the Number 1 seed Marceline Tigers to win the Milan Championship Tournament. The Wildcats handled the Tigers…

The Class 3 District 16 basketball competition was held in Trenton on Saturday, February 19-26, 2022 with the games being played at the NCMC Ketchum Center. Milan drew a first round bye in the 7 team competition. Number 4 seed, South Harrison defeated Number 5 seed Marceline, to advance and tackle the Ladycats of Milan…

By: David Sharp Top seeded Green City (22-6, Ranked eighth in Missouri Boys Class 1) fired out to a 20-9 lead in their February 25, 2022 boy’s championship game and powered to a 63-38 win over Grundy County/ Newtown-Harris. The Panthers (20-8) played Green City closer in the second quarter. Green City held a 32-…

The Milan Ladycats traveled to Memphis on Friday, February 18, 2022 to do battle with the Scotland County Lady Tigers. This would be the final contest for the regular season against the non-conference opponent, but a former rival in the old Tri Rivers Conference. The Ladycats lost to the Lady Tigers early in the season…

Green City employed an effective full court pressure defense, winning their February 11, 2022 Tri-County Conference boys game at La Plata by an 85-52 final score. The Gophers improved to 17-6, 7-0 in the conference. Green City sprang with an 11-2 lead when Zander Salas tossed in a home run ball with 5:01 to play…

By David Sharp Green City (15-6, ranked eighth in Missouri Boys Class 1) responded to a La Plata Tournament upset loss to the Kirksville JV with a solid performance and a 57-42 win at Schuyler County. The February 3, 2022 contest at Queen City was one of several area high school basketball games rescheduled after…

LADY WILDCATS DISPLAY MILAN TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY-The Milan Lady Wildcats proudly display the first-place trophy from the 2022 Milan Tournament. The Lady Wildcats downed Marceline by a 53-36 final score in the girl’s championship game. Shown on the front row from left to right are: Auburn Cole, Gracie Dickerson, Hallie Weaver, Emily Menchaca, Janissa Martinez,…

Linn County Homecoming was held on Friday, January 21, 2022. Homecoming Candidates and Royalty are shown above. They are (left to right) second runners up Maesen Hoerrmann and Conner Spainhour, Queen Maddie Chapman and King Silas Dodd, first runners up Morgan Livingston and Gage Seals. Photo submitted