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Woodland’s Calvin Layton keeps sibling legacy alive with Heartland Conference championship (10/23/24)Woodland’s star cross country runner Reed Layton has won the Heartland conference championship for three straight years. Even though he graduated this past spring, his younger brother, Calvin Layton kept the family legacy alive by winning the conference championship on Tuesday, Oct. 22, in Cape Girardeau...
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Weekend Roundup: New XC record set, district softball finals set (10/20/24)Perryville senior Bair Hopkins set a new school record with a time of 16:10 at the JCAA Conference Invitational on Saturday in Festus. The previous record time was 16:29, set 34 years ago by Damien Erzfeld. Hopkins placed third in the race, earning First Team All Conference honors in the process...
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Cotrell, three Bearcats medal at SEMO meet (10/18/24)It was a great day to be a Jackson Indian at Thursday’s SEMO Conference cross country meet. The Indians and Lady Indians easily claimed both team titles in the annual culmination to the regular season at Ozark Ridge Golf Course in Poplar Bluff — but it was a pair of Notre Dame runners who won individual titles to take momentum into the postseason...
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Perryville XC sweeps Woodland Invite (10/11/24)The Perryville boys' cross country team won the Woodland Invitational, as three runners placed in the top five, including all five of its scoring runners in the top 12 on Thursday, Oct. 10 near Marble Hill. Perryville (28 points) held off host Woodland (36 points) for first in the team competition. Kelly was third (84 points), followed by Saxony Lutheran (100) and Puxico (102)...
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NFHS, MSHSAA announce Coach of the Year winners for previous academic year (10/9/24)NFHS and MSHSAA have announced the 2023-24 Coach of the Year winners, recognizing outstanding coaching achievements across 21 sports in Missouri. Discover the top coaches who made the list.
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Bearcat senior, teammates burst through field en route to strong performance (10/7/24)Whether individually or as a team, the Dexter High School boy’s cross country squad is running hard toward the end of this season.
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Bair Hopkins, Pirates dominate home XC meet (10/1/24)Perryville senior Bair Hopkins dominated his domain and won the Perryville High School “Cutlass” Invitational race on Monday, Sept. 30, with over a minute to spare. Although he did not break the course record, Hopkins ran an impressive 17:20.30. “I had to win for the team,” Hopkins said. “It’s not like I go there wanting to win, I have to. That was my mindset.”...
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Kennett cross country win first at Van Buren Invitational with near perfect score (9/26/24)Kennett's cross country team clinched first place at the Van Buren Invitational, with all scoring runners finishing in the top 10.
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Bearcat runners enjoy being at home in winning own invite (9/13/24)The Dexter High School boys’ and girl’s cross country runners certainly enjoyed competing at their own invitational recently. Not only was the fact that the Bearcat boy’s squad victorious over Notre Dame and Cape Central, but they also got to compete in front of family and friends around the Dexter High School grounds.
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Kennett cross country kicks off season at Dexter Invitational (9/10/24)Kennett High cross country team kicks off the 2024 season with a solid performance at the Dexter Invitational, led by freshman Crafton Binkard's medal-winning run.
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Dexter XC squad off to running start (9/6/24)The Dexter High School cross country boy’s squad had some question marks entering this season due to having a number of younger runners, who were new to varsity competition.
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Lady Bearcats sweep past Arcadia Valley in season-opening win (9/4/24)The Dexter Lady Bearcats volleyball team started its season in strong fashion Tuesday night when took a 25-17, 25-23, 25-14 straight-set victory over Arcadia Valley at the Bearcat Event Center. In other action Tuesday, Bernie improved to 2-0 on the season after taking a 25-11, 24-26, 25-12, 25-22 win over Sikeston, while Advance swept Richland 25-6, 25-15, 25-14. ...
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Jackson XC Preview: Youth to drive runners this fall (8/27/24)If a strong work ethic and commitment to improvement mean anything, Jackson High School cross country will be in great shape this upcoming season. “If they buy into it and just keep at it, they're going to get better,” said head coach Andrea Talley, who is entering her 39th season. “Each kid is going to improve no matter where they start. Even if they're dead last in year one, they're not going to be in year two. It’s just going to be a gradual improvement.”...
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Dexter XC seniors being counted on for performance, leadership (8/23/24)DEXTER – The Dexter High School varsity boy’s cross country squad spent the entire summer “building a base,” according to senior Cameron Bell, but now that the season is here, and competition nears, the training gets turned up a notch. “You need every mile before the season starts,” Bell explained, “that is so important. When you have those miles, and you get to your season and you’re starting to do workouts, to have that really solid base, it really takes your running to another level.”
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Don Franklin continues to rebuild cross country at Kennett (8/22/24)Don Franklin is revitalizing Kennett's cross country team, seeing growth and commitment in his young athletes.
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Bearcat runners (officially) begin pursuit of 'BIG trophy' today (8/12/24)The Dexter High School boys cross country program has done A LOT of running this summer, but Bearcat senior Ben Dowdy said the squad still hasn’t caught up with what it is chasing with all of its heart.
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Dexter runners building a 'base' through stifling heat, rigorous training (7/31/24)DEXTER – On Tuesday afternoon, as the heat index climbed comfortably past the century mark, the Dexter High School varsity cross country squad gathered to do what few people would contemplate, which is run four miles through the undulating hills of Crowley’s Ridge.
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Lauren Eftink goes out with a bang with Semoball Award (7/16/24)For the second year in a row, Notre Dame cross-country and track and field athlete Lauren Eftink took home the Semoball Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Year award, adding to three total including her Semoball Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year award in 2023...
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Father-son Layton duo headline Woodland’s splashing Semoball Awards performance (7/16/24)Part of the Woodland Cardinals’ efforts to claim the Semoball Cup this year, the Marble Hill program made a big statement in this year’s Semoball Awards. This push came largely behind the efforts of Reed Layton, who took home the crown as the Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Year for his pair of state titles this fall...
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Malden launches new cross country program (7/2/24)MALDEN, Mo. - Malden High School announced the start up of a new fall sport for student athletes to participate in. On Sunday, June 23, Malden held its first ever cross country sign-up meeting. Head cross country coach Dalton Freshour said the meeting was a way for him to kick things off for the team. He offered the meeting as a chance for students and parents to ask questions about the newly included sport...
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Semoball Awards spring sports finalists announced (6/6/24)Semoball Awards finalists for the spring sports categories were announced Thursday morning on a selection show broadcasted live on SEMO ESPN Radio and streamed on the Semoball.com Facebook page. Baseball Levi McKinnie, Chaffee Gabe Dirnberger, Oran Cooper Rhodes, Jackson...
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C2SB State Semifinal: Kennett gets offensive in rout of Lone Jack (5/20/24)SPRINGFIELD – The Kennett High School softball squad has been offensive with its play all spring. The Indians have averaged nearly 12 runs per game, which is the most by any Kennett team in nine years, and that was evident on Monday, as Kennett obliterated Lone Jack 11-4 in the semifinal of the MSHSAA Class 2 State Semifinal at the Killian Softball Complex in Springfield.
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Reed Layton, Woodland XC win Class 2 state championship (11/6/23)Friday marked the last time that Ryan Layton would coach his two sons together. His sons – Reed and Calvin – put on a performance for the ages for Woodland in the Class 2 MSHSAA Cross Country Championship race. Reed won the state title and Calvin was fourth and that success buoyed the Cardinals to the school’s first-ever title in the sport and only the second ever across every sport for the school in Marble Hill...
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Bryce Gentry finishes Jackson career in state championships (11/6/23)Bryce Gentry didn’t get to where he wanted on the podium but left Gans Creek Cross Country Course with another all-state medal. The Jackson senior ran his second fastest time ever – 15:33.6 – and placed 12th overall in the Class 5 MSHSAA Cross Country Championships held on Saturday in Columbia...
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Notre Dame’s Lauren Eftink finishes second in XC state championships (11/6/23)Notre Dame’s Lauren Eftink nearly extended her recent winning streak. The senior had won her past three races headed into the MSHSAA State Cross Country Championships on Saturday. She ran her best time in her final race and ended up finishing in second place in the Class 3 finals, running 18:29.70. She was 2.7 seconds behind Southern Boone County’s Alex Volkart on Saturday for the title. Volkart, a Tulsa pledge, repeated as the state champion with her win...