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Buffington named head coach of Jays basketball It only took three years for Josh Buffington to get the high school coaching itch again. Buffington, the former Helias boys basketball head coach, was announced Friday afternoon as the new Jefferson City Jays head coach. by Greg Jackson Published Apr. 17 2021 @ 12:35am

Jefferson City strolls to win vs. Rolla to split tournament games The morning and afternoon were night and day for the Jefferson City Jays on Friday. Jefferson City began the Columbia Tournament with a run-rule loss to the Owensville Dutchmen, but the Jays rolled to a run-rule win later in the day against the Rolla Bulldogs at Vivion Field. by Jason Strickland Published Apr. 17 2021 @ 12:30am

Helias posts 1-0 win against Borgia in soccer Shootout It was a subtle move to give a big spark. Early in the second half Friday, Izzy Luebbert moved from center-mid to the outside. It was a decision made to boost the Helias offense in what was a scoreless contest against the Borgia Lady Knights at the Crusader Athletic Complex. It paid off. by Tom Rackers Published Apr. 17 2021 @ 12:30am

Iberia gets hot at plate, defeats Capital City 10-2 A tie at 1 would only stand for a couple innings. Then Iberia kept the line moving against Capital City. The Rangers scored all of their runs from the fourth inning on Friday in a 10-2 defeat of the Cavaliers at Capital City High School. by News Tribune Published Apr. 17 2021 @ 12:20am

Prep Baseball: Calvary Lutheran splits pair in tourney The Calvary Lutheran Lions split a pair of games in the Calvary Lutheran/New Bloomfield Invitational on Friday, falling 18-0 to California in the opener and beating Tipton 11-7 in the loser's bracket semifinal. by News Tribune Published Apr. 17 2021 @ 12:20am

Prep Baseball: St. Elizabeth 11, Laquey 1 The St. Elizabeth Hornets opened the Calvary Lutheran/New Bloomfield Invitational with an 11-1 win against Laquey. by News Tribune Published Apr. 17 2021 @ 12:20am

Prep Baseball: New Bloomfield 6, Lone Jack 5 The New Bloomfield Wildcats batted around in the fifth inning to rally from five runs down Friday in a 6-5 victory against the Lone Jack Mules in the New Bloomfield/Calvary Lutheran Tournament. by News Tribune Published Apr. 17 2021 @ 12:20am

Prep Baseball: South Callaway 4, Wright City 3 The South Callaway Bulldogs held off the Wright City Wildcats on Friday for a 4-3 victory. by News Tribune Published Apr. 17 2021 @ 12:20am

Prep Baseball: Dixon 1, Linn 0 The Dixon Bulldogs scored the game's only run in the bottom of the first inning Friday, beating the Linn Wildcats 1-0 in the Linn Tournament. by News Tribune Published Apr. 17 2021 @ 12:20am

Boys Tennis: Helias wins Marshall Tournament The Helias Crusaders went 3-0 in dual competition Friday to win the Marshall Tournament. by News Tribune Published Apr. 17 2021 @ 12:20am

Boys Golf: Jays in dual The Jefferson City Jays dropped a dual Thursday to the Rock Bridge Bruins at Old Hawthorne. by News Tribune Published Apr. 17 2021 @ 12:20am

College Softball: Bunch breaks Northern Iowa HR record Northern Iowa redshirt senior Sammey Bunch broke her own single-season home run record Wednesday in the Panthers' 10-2 win against Iowa State. by News Tribune Published Apr. 17 2021 @ 12:00am

Sharp offensive attack leads Capital City past Owensville The Capital City Lady Cavaliers are in Phase 2. It's off to a good start. The Lady Cavaliers scored seven first-half goals Thursday night on their way to an 8-2 victory against the Owensville Dutchgirls at Capital City High School to extend their winning streak to five games. by Tom Rackers Published Apr. 16 2021 @ 12:40am

Blair Oaks rolls past Smith-Cotton, falls to Battle For one day, it was as if the Blair Oaks baseball team was an honorary member of the Central Missouri Activities Conference. "Overall, we competed, and that's what we wanted to do," Blair Oaks coach Mike DeMilia said Thursday after the Falcons defeated the Sedalia Smith-Cotton Tigers 12-1 and lost 1-0 to the Battle Spartans in pool play of the Columbia Tournament at the Falcon Athletic Complex. by Greg Jackson Published Apr. 16 2021 @ 12:35am

Jefferson City posts another shutout in win against Battle The zeroes are starting to pile up. The Jefferson City Lady Jays posted an 8-0 victory Thursday night against the Battle Spartans in Central Missouri Activities Conference action at the 179 Soccer Park. It's the fourth shutout victory in six days for Jefferson City. by Tom Rackers Published Apr. 16 2021 @ 12:35am

Helias rolls past Capital City in boys tennis The Helias Crusaders nearly swept Thursday's action against the Capital City Cavaliers, winning 8-1 in a Central Missouri Activities Conference matchup at Capital City High School. by News Tribune Published Apr. 16 2021 @ 12:20am

Francis Howell makes early run stand up in win against Jefferson City The Jefferson City Jays opened play Thursday in the Columbia Tournament with a 1-0 defeat against the Francis Howell Vikings at Hickman High School. by News Tribune Published Apr. 16 2021 @ 12:15am

Prep Baseball: Linn 7, Russellville 2 The Linn Wildcats scored six runs in the first three innings on their way to a 7-2 victory against the Russellville Indians on Thursday in Show-Me Conference play. by News Tribune Published Apr. 16 2021 @ 12:15am

Prep Baseball: Fatima 8, Hallsville 1 Evan Kliethermes pitched a complete game Thursday for the Fatima Comets, leading them to an 8-1 non-conference win against the Hallsville Indians. by News Tribune Published Apr. 16 2021 @ 12:15am

Prep Baseball: Eugene 8, Jamestown 3 A four-run fourth inning helped propel the Eugene Eagles to an 8-1 win Thursday against the Jamestown Eagles. by News Tribune Published Apr. 16 2021 @ 12:15am

Helias girls blank Father Tolton in soccer The Helias Lady Crusaders had put together some good practices heading into Wednesday night's game against the Father Tolton Lady Blazers. So Helias soccer coach Jay Hebenheimer decided it was time to cut back on managing things so much from the bench and let the Lady Crusaders figure things out for themselves on the field. It was a productive plan. by Tom Rackers Published Apr. 15 2021 @ 12:35am

Rock Bridge assistant Joe Collier named Capital City football coach Joe Collier has been named the new head football coach at Capital City High School. Collier has spent the last 16 years as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Rock Bridge High School. by News Tribune Published Apr. 15 2021 @ 12:25am

Guinn leaving Helias for School of the Osage Tom Guinn is stepping down as the activities director at Helias High School to accept the activities director position at School of the Osage. School of the Osage announced the hiring Wednesday. by News Tribune Published Apr. 15 2021 @ 12:25am