Izzy Luebbert of Helias was selected to the Class 4 girls soccer all-state team, the Missouri High School Soccer Coaches Association announced last week. Luebbert, who was a junior this spring, was...

Another high school basketball season has come and gone. Before the start of some of the games I attended this season, the public address announcer would read a statement regarding sportsmanship,...

Helias graduate Hale Hentges is getting a chance to play in the National Football League.

Indiana State freshman guard Caitlin Anderson came off the bench last Thursday to score 11 points in the Sycamores' 84-72 loss to Kansas.

Scott and Sheila Hair swear this was never a grand plan of theirs. But it has worked out really, really well. When Blair Oaks opens its football season later this month, Dylan Hair will be the...

COLUMBIA - From the American Legion Post 5 Sports Complex to Hickman High School to the Class 3 softball Final Four - Saturday was a big day for the Helias Lady Crusaders.

When you think of sports journalism, it’s natural for your first thoughts to turn to national outlets, such as ESPN. But for me, my first thoughts are of small-town journalism. I grew up on small-t...

The Central Missouri media announced Wednesday their boys and girls basketball all-district teams for the 2018-19 season.

It was do-or-die time for the Helias Crusaders. They live for the final week of the high school football season.

COLUMBIA - Blair Oaks senior Kayla Jones knows all too well what second place feels like. She was on the Lady Falcons softball team that finished runner-up in Class 2 in 2016 and '17. She was on the...

How it happened might keep Blair Oaks coaches, players and fans thinking about it for quite some time. They just know they get to keep going.

The Blair Oaks volleyball program has been talented for several years. For years, 20-win seasons, and even 30-win seasons, have been the norm for the Lady Falcons. Winning conference championships...

Josh Isaacs put the ball in play. Tanner Schmitz kept it from leaving the infield.

More than 14 months after announcing his commitment, Wil Libbert was finally able to put his name on the dotted line. “I’ve been waiting for this for a while,” Libbert, a Blair Oaks senior pitcher,...

OG Anunoby of the Toronto Raptors is among the 20 players announced Tuesday as participants in this year's Rising Stars Game at NBA All-Star weekend in Charlotte, N.C. For the fifth straight year,...

Mark Buffington earned the 300th win of his coaching career Monday night as the Calvary Lutheran Lions defeated Higbee 66-40 at Calvary Lutheran.

It was an easy day for the Capital City defense. Olivia Wood made sure of that. Wood struck out 14 Eldon batters Monday to lead the Lady Cavaliers to a 12-1 win in five innings against the Lady...

There were no National Signing Day dramatics for Brady Kerperin. All he had to do was sign his name on the dotted line. Two months after announcing his commitment, the Blair Oaks linebacker finally...

Leading Saturday's Homecoming win for the Lincoln Blue Tigers were two sophomores who weren't on the active roster at the end of the 2018 season. One player suffered a season-ending injury in the...

It has been more than a year since it happened, but Kamron Morriss can still recall the moment in an instant. Bottom of the seventh. Two outs. Runners on first and third base. Blair Oaks leads Fatima...

Jefferson City senior lineman Brody Smith has seen his college recruitment heat up in the past few months and he is still undecided on what his next step will be. But college is not the top priority...

Missouri Western freshman Justin Wood allowed six hits in six innings Feb. 15, leading the Griffons to a 5-4 win against Maryville in the MIAA/GLVC Crossover.

The Helias Lady Crusaders were going to have to earn it. The Blair Oaks Lady Falcons had won 13 consecutive softball district championships heading into the Class 3 District 9 title game Saturday...

A total of 50 players from the Jefferson City, Helias, Capital City, Blair Oaks and Russellville football teams were selected to the 2023 Central Missouri Media all-district team, as well as several...

The Cavaliers kept adding on. Capital City scored multiple runs in each of the final four innings Monday to beat the Blair Oaks Falcons 10-3 at Capital City High School. The win marks the fifth in a...

The football ended up in Jake Weaver's hands. It was appropriate. "Everybody knows that's the best play in football for an offense," the Helias senior quarterback said of the final kneel down that...

There are various roads to take to be a successful head football coach. Chris Hentges has found one that has worked for him. “Surround yourself with good people, people that work well with kids that...

It wasn’t quite a perfect season for the Tipton Lady Cardinals, but it was definitely a perfect ending. Tipton won its first state championship in program history Saturday night, avenging its only...

It wasn’t a great night at the free-throw line for the Helias Lady Crusaders. But they made them when they needed them the most. The Lady Crusaders hit three of their final four attempts at the line...

It wasn’t the finish she wanted, but for Blair Oaks senior Payton Mitchell, just making it to Saturday was the important thing. Mitchell wrapped up her high school career with an eighth-place finish...

Tears were shed, blood was spilled, and when the dust had settled the Helias Lady Crusaders were Class 3 state softball champions.

The season of firsts continues for the Blair Oaks Lady Falcons. The Blair Oaks volleyball team will play for its first state championship in program history, as the Lady Falcons defeated the Valle...

The Fatima Lady Comets came back from a nine-run deficit to win last year’s state championship. So when they faced a two-run deficit against the St. Francis Borgia Lady Knights, the Lady Comets acted...

Caitlin Anderson of Jefferson City High School is one of three finalists for the Miss Show-Me Basketball award. The award, presented to the top senior girls player in Missouri, will be presented...

Jacob Roettgen wanted the get start Saturday. Jays baseball coach Kyle Lasley wanted Roettgen to get the start Saturday. Roettgen was the right man at the right time Saturday, throwing a complete-g...

Former Jefferson City softball coach Lisa Dey could not believe it when she got the call she was being inducted into the Missouri High School Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame. “Do you have...

A total of 278 high school players were selected to the 2022-23 Central Missouri media all-district basketball team. Among the dozens of teams in the district, a total of eight made the Final Four...

It has been a good fall sports season for Jefferson City area high school teams. I mean, really, really good.

The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association tried to find the fairest way to a unprecedented situation.

The Capital City Lady Cavaliers went the distance to get their first victory of the season. The Lady Cavaliers won the first two sets 25-21, 25-23, then the Owensville Dutchgirls won the next two...

Jays basketball coach Josh Buffington will be back on the sidelines in Jefferson City. This time on the other side of the crosstown rivalry. After three years off, he's back to lead the Jays after a...

The Blair Oaks Lady Falcons are making it a habit to finish their softball seasons with an appearance in the Final Four. Last year was no exception, but capping 2021 with the program’s second state...

More than 60 area players and coaches were named to the Central Region All-District basketball teams in their respective classes in voting by area media members.

HENDERSON, Tenn. - Following the championship game of the American Midwest Conference Tournament on Monday, Columbia College senior guard Morgan Brandt was named to the All-AMC first team.

The Blair Oaks Lady Falcons are relishing their opportunity to play in the Class 3 volleyball Final Four. "It's huge, it's our first time going in school history," Blair Oaks coach Megan Distler...

The Blair Oaks Falcons ended the 2022 season ranked No. 1 in Class 2. They’ll begin the 2023 season with the top ranking in Class 3. Blair Oaks was the unanimous choice by all nine voters as the No....