Helias baseball cruises past Smith-Cotton in regular-season finale
They look ready. The Helias Crusaders closed the baseball regular season on a seven-game winning streak with Thursday’s 10-3 victory against the Sedalia Smith-…
They look ready. The Helias Crusaders closed the baseball regular season on a seven-game winning streak with Thursday’s 10-3 victory against the Sedalia Smith-…
The Jefferson City Lady Jays accomplished a lot of good things in the soccer regular season. They've quadrupled their win total from last season, winning 12 ti…
The Helias Crusaders got enough done at the plate Monday. “Just enough,” Helias coach Chris Wyrick said after the Crusaders defeated the Rolla Bulldogs 3-1 at …
The Capital City Lady Cavaliers weren’t happy with their overall performance Friday night. But they did find some positives in the way they finished. “I’m glad…
There was no panic. “I have enough confidence in my players that even if we fall behind, we would be able to come back,” Helias coach Jon DeSha said Wednesday …
It figured to be a bit of a mismatch. It was. Gia Pardalos scored five goals Monday, the last coming with 25:26 remaining in the second half to end it, as the …
The first quality scoring chance caromed off the post. The second, the same. The third time was the charm for the Jefferson City Lady Jays.
When you look only at the results, it wasn’t the best of weeks for the Capital City Lady Cavaliers. But the Lady Cavaliers are playing the long game after fini…
The Jefferson City Jays brought some momentum back from Kansas to the Capital City. “We had two gritty wins (Thursday) and I think that carried over to being a…
We got the answer a few days ago. It’s been a topic of conversation through the years among the sports staff. What’s the next sports program the big high schoo…
It was a step toward achieving one of the big goals entering the soccer season for the Capital City Lady Cavaliers. “This was a mountain you have to climb ever…
The Helias Crusaders had five baserunners in the first inning. They had four in the next six. “That’s just not having competitive at-bats,” Helias coach Chris …
It was an early blow that was going to be difficult for the Jefferson City Lady Jays to recover from. The Hickman Kewpies scored less than three minutes into T…
It wasn’t the prettiest game for the Helias Crusaders, except maybe on the scoreboard. “It’s an ugly win, but a win is a win,” Helias coach Chris Wyrick said M…
It could be understood if the Helias Lady Crusaders were getting a little frustrated. The Lady Crusaders were having the better of the play in the second half …
The approach remains the same, no matter the opponent. “Have good at-bats, pump the strike zone, make the routine plays,” Helias coach Chris Wyrick said Tuesda…
Fatima’s long week of baseball came to an end with some small ball. The Troy-Buchanan Trojans had three bunt singles in the first four batters in the top of th…
They both got something out of it. The Jefferson City Lady Jays and the Blair Oaks Lady Falcons met for the first time in soccer Friday night at the Falcon Ath…
This one just means a little more. The Russellville Indians and the Fatima Comets are Show-Me Conference rivals. So not only was Thursday’s game the opener in …
It was a big step forward for the Helias Lady Crusaders “It was something the girls can build off of,” Helias coach Jon DeSha said after Wednesday night’s 5-0 …
Four goals in the first half, four goals in the second half. Wind at their backs, wind in their faces, it didn’t matter for the Capital City Lady Cavaliers. “W…
For the longest time, it looked like one run would be enough. Just two batters into Monday’s game, the Blair Oaks Falcons led 1-0 against the Helias Crusaders.…
It turned out to be worth the wait. After a weather delay of just less than two hours, the Capital City Lady Cavaliers scored three goals in each half Friday i…
The Helias Crusaders didn’t play their best game. But when they needed it, they put enough together to find a way to win. “The last couple of innings, we shore…
The 80 minutes of regulation play were not enough to decide a winner. Add in the two 10-minute overtime periods, not enough. The first round of five penalty ki…
The Helias Crusaders did a little too much watching. “We didn’t have many competitive at-bats for the majority of the game,” Helias coach Chris Wyrick said Tue…
The start was anything but slow. “One of our biggest problems last year was we weren’t really clicking, high-intensity, focused during warmup,” Capital City co…
This time last year, a new coaching staff was beginning to settle in at the University of Missouri. Dennis Gates was in the process of hiring his staff and fil…
The Jefferson City Lady Jays saw something. Jefferson City was getting ready for a restart near the top of the box midway through the second half of Friday nig…
The Helias Lady Crusaders got almost everything they wanted out of their soccer season opener. What was missing was a victory. “I couldn’t ask for anything mor…
It’s another step in the developing process. “There has to be a takeaway from a game like this,” Jefferson City coach Scott Blake said after the Lady Jays fell…
It’s a new look for the Helias Lady Crusaders soccer team. And it’s going to take some time to adjust. “In fairness to all coaches, everybody has varying ideas…
The Helias Crusaders and Lady Crusaders are sprinting forward in track and field. “We have a lot of excitement around the track program,” Helias track coach Ph…
As always, it’s pitching and defense for the Helias Crusaders. Maybe even more so this year. “It has to be more of both,” Helias baseball coach Chris Wyrick sa…
The Jefferson City Lady Jays broke in their new soccer facility in style Friday night. Jefferson City scored twice in the opening 20 minutes on its way to a 6-…
The Capital City Lady Cavaliers don’t return all 11 of their soccer starters this season. But with nine, it’s darned close. “We’re bringing back a lot of talen…
A new era in Jefferson City High School soccer will begin tonight. The Jefferson City Lady Jays will play the first match on their new on-campus facility, host…
Seven runs in nine innings was a good start. “That’s decent offense for the first day,” Helias coach Chris Wyrick said after the Crusaders went 2-0-1 in Jambor…
Back on Jan. 17, the Fatima Lady Comets dropped a 51-34 decision to the Owensville Dutchgirls in Westphalia. It was time for the Lady Comets to decide what kin…
The ball just stopped going through the basket. “There are things you can control, you can’t control shooting,” Fatima coach Ryan Robertson said Friday night a…
The Fatima Comets set the tone early. Very early. Cooper Kleffner drilled a 3-pointer on the first possession of the game, one of 11 from deep the Comets would…
Logan Montoya heard a pop. During his quarterfinal match Friday morning in the Class 3 state wrestling championships, the Helias junior thought something went …
It was a familiar finish for Joe Kuster. Familiarity isn’t always welcome. The Jefferson City senior finished fourth at 150 pounds in the Class 3 state tournam…
Make no mistake, wrestlers are among the toughest athletes you will ever run across. Example A? Joe Kuster. The Jefferson City senior wrestled the entire seaso…
It wasn’t as if you blinked, you missed them. But it was close, as Carter Prenger of Helias won both of his matches by first-period falls Friday to open the Cl…
Joe Kuster was prepared for the moment. After posting a quick win by fall in the opening round of the Class 3 state wrestling championships Friday at Mizzou Ar…
It’s become routine for the Helias Crusaders wrestling team. Practice has started at 5:30 a.m. each and every Friday. And with the Class 3 state tournament sta…
The Helias Lady Crusaders regained their footing. Three days after a disappointing loss at Jefferson City, Helias hosted the Rock Bridge Bruins to wrap up the …
Somebody’s season was going to end. The St. Elizabeth Hornets and Calvary Lutheran Lions fought like heck to the final buzzer to try to make sure it wasn’t goi…
The Calvary Lutheran Lady Lions had their moments. But there just weren’t enough of them. “We just made too many mental mistakes,” Calvary Lutheran coach Ty Mo…