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Burkett overcomes injury, ready to defend in pole vault
Joey Burkett is hoping to save his best for the very last minute.
One and done rule not good for NCAA basketball
Sports Commentary
Because the NBA requires players to be at least 19-years old and one year removed from high school before becoming eligible to be drafted, many of the elite high school players see college as nothing more than a one-year finishing school.
Delayed victory for Linn’s Rush
Races to title in spite of incorrect lap counter
Linn senior Tyler Rush was on his way to his first career state track title. Or at least that’s what he thought.
Rudroff a quick learner at long jump
Takes Class 2 state title
South Callaway’s Garner Rudroff had not competed in the long jump prior to this year. But he said he’s always been good at jumping.
South Callaway relay team wins title in first time together
The Class 1 and 2 Missouri State High School Activities Association Track and Field Championships at Dwight T. Reed Stadium was the first time the South Callaway 4x100-meter relay team had run together this year.
Russellville bests Linn for district baseball crown
The Russellville Indians did almost everything right in Wednesday night’s Class 2 District 8 title game against Linn. That is except for the postgame celebration. Russellville coach Lucas Branson was a little too quick when his team tried to give him a bath of water after the game.
Area golfers prepare for one last tournament
It was a season of firsts for the Blair Oaks golf team.
Recent woes carry over to district opener for Jays
With an early 5-2 lead against Camdenton, the Jefferson City baseball team appeared like it might have broken out of the late-season funk that had plagued it for the last two weeks.
Jefferson City handles Quincy 8-0
The Jays pounced on the Blue Devils for six runs in the first inning. That was more than enough for senior Cameron Carroll, who tossed a complete-game shutout as the Jays rolled to an 8-0 victory at Vivion Field on Senior Night.
Jays fail to close innings in loss to Rock Bridge
Rock Bridge scored seven runs with two outs and knocked off Jefferson City 9-3 in an important battle of top-five teams at Vivion Field.
Hennessy hurls Jays past Bulldogs
Jefferson City pitcher Travis Hennessy spent this week of practice working to develop a more consistent changeup. He did that and more Thursday night. Hennessy pitched a two-hit shutout as the Jays downed South Callaway 6-0.
Green-Beckham ready to live up to the hype for Tigers
No one ever said Missouri receiver Dorial Green-Beckham was an ordinary football recruit. His presence on campus was anticipated more than any player in recent memory. He was shielded from the media as much as possible and had immediate expectations placed on him few players, if any, likely could have lived up to. So after a freshman season in which the receiver made more headlines off the field than on, the former top-ranked recruit is confident he’s made strides to become a better receiver.
Franklin shines in MU spring game
In battle for starting QB job
Missouri quarterback James Franklin has been in this situation before. Entering the 2011 Black and Gold Game, Franklin — then a sophomore with zero career starts — was battling for the starting quarterback job with fellow sophomore Tyler Gabbert.
Spring football doesn’t mean a whole lot
Sports Commentary
It’s a chance for fans to get together, strike up the grills and tell their comrades how good or bad their favorite team is going to be. But spring games offer little in the way of meaningful football, if that’s what someone is looking for.
Dennis and Roberta Licklider named to Hall
It’s not very often a husband and wife get to coach alongside each other. It’s even more rare to do so while having an unparalleled level of success spanning decades. Meet the Lickliders. Longtime Jefferson City High School track and field coaches Roberta and Dennis Licklider were inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Sunday night at the Capitol Plaza Hotel.
Pete Adkins named Missouri Sports Legend
Former Jefferson City High School football coach Pete Adkins is not short by any stretch of the imagination when it comes to accomplishments. He won 405 games, owns a 71-game winning streak and captured nine state football championships during his 43 years as a head coach. He was even the subject of a Melissa Etheridge music video (which was shown during the ceremony) honoring his accomplishments. All of that only scratches the surface. But when he learned he was going to be named a Missouri Sports Legend by the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, he knew he had something he could put up there with all the other highlights in his career.
Jays handle Lee's Summit, Lee's Summit North
To go 2-for-2
The Jefferson City Jays have started a trend of falling behind early in games. But they’ve made a habit of having big innings to counteract the early trouble.
Missouri National Guard team welcomes the challenge of winter biathlon
Used as a training exercise, a physical challenge and a way to have fun, members of the Missouri National Guard biathlon team have taken a liking to the winter biathlon, a sport few Missourians are familiar with.
Jays take fifth at tournament
At Capital City Invitational
Jefferson City head coach Brian Ash was happy with his team’s 2-1 performance in the Capital City Invitational.
Jays utilize seventh-inning rally to topple Comets
The Jays (9-2) scored the winning run on a wild pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh to rally past Fatima 3-2 in a loser’s bracket semifinal of the Capital City Invitational on Friday at the American Legion Sports Complex.
Jays rally past Fatima in Capital City Invitational
For six innings, Fatima pitcher Patrick Schnieders handcuffed Jefferson City’s offense.
Eureka 7, Jefferson City 5
Capital City Invitational
Jefferson City’s first-round game Friday afternoon in the Capital City Invtational could be categorized as a series of missed opportunities.
Haith's second year a disappointment
Sports Commentary
Wait until next year. With 26 NCAA Tournament appearances and no Final Fours, it’s a phrase Missouri basketball fans know all too well.
NCAA Tournament expectations lower this time for Missouri
A year ago, the Missouri Tigers were coming off a Big 12 Tournament championship and carrying the expectation on their backs they were about to make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament. That dream died hard on the tournament’s second day when Missouri suffered a stunning first-round loss to 15th-seeded Norfolk State.
Jays golf team improves with year of experience
A young and inexperienced Jefferson City golf team took its share of lumps on the course a season ago. But with most of its varsity team returning, the Jays are hopeful to turn some of the struggles into more positives this season.
Jays bring veteran squad into track season
The Jefferson City Jays were three points shy of a trophy at the state track meet last season.
Blair Oaks golf team looks to turn corner
Year 1 of Blair Oaks golf ended with two golfers in the state tournament and the team barely missing out on qualifying for the sectional round.
Jays hope to build on lessons learned last year
The fate of Jefferson City’s baseball season a year ago was pretty well determined after just nine games. An early eight-game losing streak was tough for the Jays to overcome during an 11-15 season. So it’s no surprise this year the Jays are focusing on their first set of games as a way to build up some confidence. “I think the key for us is to get off to a quicker start,” Jefferson City head coach Brian Ash said. “I think if you get off to a quicker start, the confidence level gets there.” The Jays, who open the season today with a doubleheader against Springfield Glendale and Helias at Vivion Field, started to play more consistent baseball at the end of last season, but it was too late to erase a slow start.
Teams fighting for postseason life at SEC Tournament
When it comes to teams on the NCAA Tournament bubble, the Southeastern Conference seems to have more than its share. Combine that with a lack of dominant teams at the top, and the SEC Tournament that tips off today in Nashville, Tenn., has the makings to be an interesting five days.
JCHS hires Caballero as athletic director
In searching for a new activities director, Jefferson City Public School administrators were looking for someone passionate about helping make Jefferson City High School competitive across the board. Turns out Mark Caballero was looking for the same thing from the school. The two found their match as the Ozark High School athletic director was named the new activities director at Jefferson City High School on Tuesday.
Missouri focused on SEC Tournament
Missouri’s first season in the Southeastern Conference didn’t exactly play out like it was scripted. Five conference losses that came down to the final possession and a sixth-place finish in a league many experts thought Missouri could compete for a title in seemed to leave a disappointed taste in the mouth of some Tiger players. But with the regular season complete, the Tigers seemed ready to flip the page to the postseason, where they realize there is plenty still on the table.
Missouri closes season at Tennessee
Missouri coach Frank Haith has probably had to answer one question more than any other this season: Have all of the transfers and new parts figured out how to gel together as a team? Haith seems to finally have the answer he has hoped for all season.
Tigers dominate Razorbacks in Anderson’s return
Arkansas coach Mike Anderson helped rebuild Missouri’s basketball program that had fallen on hard times during his five years as Missouri’s coach from 2006-11. In his return Tuesday night to Mizzou Arena, all of the goodwill seemed like a distant memory. The Tigers raced out to a 26-point halftime lead and routed the Razorbacks 93-63 in front of a capacity crowd of more than 15,000.
Senior Night unique for Missouri
COLUMBIA — When Missouri forward Laurence Bowers was a freshman, he was coming off the bench helping Missouri during its run to the Elite 8 in the NCAA Tournament.
Anderson returns to Mizzou Arena
COLUMBIA — As Mike Anderson prepares to return to Mizzou Arena today as Arkansas’ head coach, the Missouri basketball team is playing the role of silent observer regarding the matter.
Missouri puts undefeated home record on line against LSU
Fresh off a road victory at South Carolina, Missouri will try and keep its perfect home season alive today.
Missouri focused on S. Carolina, not NCAA Tournament hopes
As March rolls around, a lot will be made regarding where the Missouri basketball team stands as it relates to the NCAA Tournament. Just don’t expect to hear much of that talk from the team.
Haith doesn’t pull any punches about Tigers’ lack of effort
Missouri coach Frank Haith has said all season the key to his team’s success lies on the defensive end. It’s an area he’s gone out of his way to praise, especially after Missouri’s 63-60 victory against then-No. 5 Florida last week. But Monday, Haith was pointed about how disappointed he was with the team’s defensive effort in Saturday’s 90-83 overtime loss at Kentucky.
Lady Jays close strong to capture district opener
Clinging to a 33-32 advantage with less than three minutes remaining, Jefferson City closed the game on a 10-0 run, with all 10 coming from Megan Foster, to defeat Sedalia-Smith Cotton 43-32 in the first round of the Class 5 District 9 Tournament on Monday at Hickman.
Blair Oaks nips California for district tourney title
ASHLAND — Ranked second in the state in Class 3, Blair Oaks has relied on a mixture of offense, defense and intangibles to reach this point in the season.
Blair Oaks falls short in district semifinal
In boys basketball
Trailing almost the entire time in its district semifinal against Hallsville, Blair Oaks couldn’t get the key baskets when it needed them the most.
Sports Commentary: Snow should mean no
Following a schedule not the most important thing
Schools around the state made wise decisions last week when they canceled classes due to the impending winter weather. But some school districts dropped the ball when it came to extra curricular activities, particularly Friday night when a number of schools did not cancel basketball games.
Bowers continues to improve his game after strained MCL
COLUMBIA — Since returning from a knee injury that sidelined him for five games, Missouri forward Laurence Bowers has been looking to regain his form offensively.
Missouri coach gets informed about NCAA’s findings in Miami investigation
Less than 30 minutes after Missouri knocked off fifth-ranked Florida, Missouri coach Frank Haith said he received a notice of allegations from the NCAA regarding his role in the NCAA’s investigation at Miami. But Haith said there was no unethical conduct reported in his notice, meaning, whatever the allegations are, they could be less severe than once thought.
Missouri gets high-profile victory by beating Florida
Trailing nearly the entire game against fifth-ranked Florida, Missouri put it all together in the final minutes and downed Florida 63-60 in front of more than 15,000 fans.
Pressey continues through difficult stretch
It’s no secret Phil Pressey wants the ball in his hands in late-game situations. A dynamic playmaker who can create his own shot or create one for others is a good weapon for the Tigers to have.
Tigers look for redemption against Gators
Missouri will try to avenge the loss today at Mizzou Arena (8 p.m. ESPN-TV), a game that sits in the middle of a critical stretch for the Tigers.
Anderson meets former team as Missouri travels to Arkansas
When Mike Anderson left Missouri following the 2010-11 season to become head coach at Arkansas after a sticky departure in Columbia, most figured it would be a long time before the Tigers and Razorbacks renewed their rivalry. That was nothing a simple switch in conferences couldn’t take care of. Now a Southeastern Conference matchup, Anderson meets his former team for the first time at 3 p.m. today in Fayetteville, Ark. (ESPN-TV).
Tatum entering SIU-C Hall of Fame
Jamaal Tatum is no stranger to being in the spotlight on the basketball floor.
McGurk leaving JCHS
Jefferson City High School activities director Mike McGurk said Thursday he is leaving his post to take a similar position at Lee’s Summit North High School.
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