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Area players off to good starts at Missouri Junior Amateur Several area boys are among the leaders after the opening day of the Missouri Junior Amateur at Oak Meadow Country Club. by News Tribune Published Jun. 15 2021 @ 11:00pm

Area players advance to Missouri Amateur Four area golfers made the cut for the Missouri Men's Amateur Championship during an 18-hole qualifier Monday at Meadow Lake Acres Country Club. by News Tribune Published Jun. 9 2021 @ 12:25am

Post 5 Seniors defeat Maryland Heights to win Baseball Battles Cancer Tournament It was a busy weekend for the Jefferson City Post 5 Seniors, but it ended on a high note. Post 5 won five games in three days, capping the eighth annual Baseball Battles Cancer Tournament with a 13-3 win in five innings against Maryland Heights Post 213 on Sunday at the Ballwin Athletic Association Complex. Post 5 also won the Baseball Battles Cancer Tournament in 2019. by News Tribune Published Jun. 8 2021 @ 12:40am

Post 5 Freshmen finish 1-1 against Washington The Jefferson City Post 5 Freshmen split a doubleheader Saturday against Washington Post 218, winning the opener 8-3 and dropping the nightcap 9-6 at Ronsick Field. by News Tribune Published Jun. 8 2021 @ 12:40am

Jefferson City dominates C.B.C., ends season with 12-1 third-place win The Jefferson City Jays turned the page Saturday. A day after allowing five runs in the first inning and six in the second against the Fort Zumwalt West Jaguars, the Jays put five on the board in the first and a pair in the second on their way to defeating the C.B.C. Cadets 12-1 in six innings in the Class 6 third-place game at U.S. Baseball Park. by Jason Strickland Published Jun. 6 2021 @ 12:45am

Jays fall 11-0 to Fort Zumwalt West in Class 6 semifinals When the Fort Zumwalt West Jaguars hit the ball hard, they scored. When they hit the ball softly, they still scored. It was that kind of night Friday in the Class 6 semifinals, as the Jefferson City Jays fell out of it early in an 11-0 defeat against the Jaguars in five innings at U.S. Baseball Park. by Jason Strickland Published Jun. 5 2021 @ 12:35am

Post 5 Freshmen finish fifth in Sedalia Legion Tournament The Jefferson City Post 5 Freshmen posted a 2-2 record last weekend to finish in fifth place in the Sedalia Junior Legion Tournament at Liberty Park. by News Tribune Published Jun. 5 2021 @ 12:00am

Jays, Jags set for state semifinal in first matchup since 2017 title game The 2021 Jefferson City Jays weren't Jays yet when the 2017 Class 5 state championship was claimed for the program's first title since 1989. They've followed in that team's footsteps and are a couple strides away from accomplishing the same feat. by Jason Strickland Published Jun. 4 2021 @ 12:30am

Kennett tops Blair Oaks 16-5 to win Class 4 state title The Kennett Indians picked up right where they left off. A day after rallying for nine runs in the seventh inning in the state semifinals, Kennett batted around the order three times Thursday, powering its way past the Blair Oaks Falcons for a 16-5 win in six innings in the Class 4 baseball state championship game at U.S. Baseball Park. by Greg Jackson Published Jun. 4 2021 @ 12:25am

Linn takes runner-up in Class 3 after 10-5 defeat vs. St. Pius X The Linn Wildcats had a big top of the first inning. The St. Pius X: Kansas City Warriors just happened to have a better bottom of the first inning. The Wildcats scored three runs, the Warriors answered with five and never trailed again, as St. Pius X won 10-5 to claim the Class 3 baseball state championship Thursday afternoon at U.S. Baseball Park. by Greg Jackson Published Jun. 4 2021 @ 12:25am

Blair Oaks tops Hollister 3-2 to reach Class 4 state title game Blair Oaks coach Mike DeMilia said Wednesday night wasn't about style points, it was all about the Falcons ending the game with one more run than their opponent. And they did. Wil Libbert pitched 5 1/3 shutout innings, the Hollister Tigers scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and Falcons closer Cade Stockman stranded the tying run at third base, sealing a 3-2 Blair Oaks win in the Class 4 state semifinals at U.S. Baseball Park. by Greg Jackson Published Jun. 3 2021 @ 12:35am

Linn routs Elsberry to reach first-ever state baseball title game The Linn Wildcats are making the 2021 postseason look like a walk in the park. Winning each of its four games by at least four runs, Linn rolled right along Wednesday in the Class 3 state semifinals. Andy Hueste pitched a three-hitter and Austin McKim drove in three runs, as the Wildcats run-ruled the Elsberry Indians for a 10-0 win in six innings at U.S. Baseball Park. by Greg Jackson Published Jun. 3 2021 @ 12:35am

St. Elizabeth falls to Oran in Class 1 title game In championship games, the opportunities to score are often limited. So the team that takes advantage of those limited chances is the one that takes the title. Oran took advantage of its chances Tuesday afternoon and posted a 3-0 victory against the St. Elizabeth Hornets in the Class 1 state baseball championship game at U.S. Baseball Park. by Tom Rackers Published Jun. 2 2021 @ 12:30am

Blair Oaks to face Hollister in Class 4 semifinals The Blair Oaks Falcons are going back to the Final Four, but this time, it will be in a different part of the state. After winning the 2019 Class 3 state championship in O'Fallon, the Falcons will travel today to U.S. Baseball Park in Ozark for the Class 4 Final Four. by Greg Jackson Published Jun. 2 2021 @ 12:25am

Linn to face Elsberry in Class 3 baseball semifinals The Linn Wildcats will be one step from competing in the baseball program's first-ever state championship game today when they take on the Elsberry Indians in the Class 3 state semifinals. by News Tribune Published Jun. 2 2021 @ 12:24am

Lucas, St. Elizabeth blank Leeton in Class 1 semifinal For the third consecutive Class 1 state baseball tournament, the St. Elizabeth Hornets will be playing for a title. Brock Lucas threw a three-hitter Monday afternoon to lead St. Elizabeth to a 2-0 victory against the Leeton Bulldogs in the Class 1 semifinals at U.S. Baseball Park in Ozark. by Tom Rackers Published Jun. 1 2021 @ 12:20am

Post 5 Juniors take second in opening tourney The Jefferson City Post 5 Juniors began their season this weekend with a second-place finish in the Washington Post 218 AA Memorial Weekend Tournament at Ronsick Field. by News Tribune Published Jun. 1 2021 @ 12:00am