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Banged-up Capital City falls to Hickman in girls soccer
The Capital City Lady Cavaliers are mixing up the lineup. Not by choice, but by injury-forced necessity. “The injuries are real, but those aren’t going to be a…
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Subscriber ExclusiveJefferson City girls soccer rallies for 2-1 win vs. Smith-Cotton
For 65 minutes, the Jefferson City defense did everything it could to keep the Lady Jays within striking distance. Then the offense broke through. The Lady Jay…
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Capital City baseball tops Palmyra, Warrensburg
Night and day. That’s how Capital City coach Brett Skinner described the difference in his team from Friday night’s game and the first game of Saturday’s doubl…
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Subscriber ExclusiveCapital City baseball falls to Battle in extra innings
The Battle Spartans took advantage when given a chance. The Spartans scored an unearned run in the sixth inning to tie the game and two runs in the ninth innin…
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Subscriber ExclusiveSt. Elizabeth baseball beats Calvary Lutheran for fifth straight win
The St. Elizabeth Hornets just keep rolling. The Hornets, ranked No. 1 in Class 1, beat the Calvary Lutheran Lions 13-2 in five innings Tuesday at Calvary Luth…
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Subscriber ExclusiveCapital City baseball cruises past Bowling Green, Camdenton
The Capital City Cavaliers were able to set the cruise control for two wins Saturday. The Cavaliers opened their split home doubleheader at Capital City High S…
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Subscriber ExclusiveCapital City girls soccer falls to St. Michael the Archangel
The Capital City Lady Cavaliers are still learning to respond to the first punch. “The story right now is we let eight minutes of play define us again,” Capita…
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Subscriber ExclusiveCapital City’s offense has good day in split in Festival
Capital City’s offense was ready from the start. The Cavaliers scored 16 runs combined in a doubleheader Saturday, winning 9-2 against the Class 4 No. 10 St. C…
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Press Box: A’s transition to play in minor league stadium is bad look for ownership
What is happening to the no-longer Oakland A’s is a travesty for the sport. Last year, I wrote a column about how bad the Coliseum is as a stadium as an exampl…
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Subscriber ExclusiveConfident Capital City edges Lee’s Summit 5-3 to win fifth straight
The Capital City Cavaliers are playing with confidence. Confidence on the mound, confidence in the field and confidence they can get the job done at the plate …
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Subscriber ExclusiveCapital City girls drop soccer decision to Southern Boone
Southern Boone keeper Claire Pickett guessed right by diving left. Pickett made two saves to that side in penalty kicks to lead the Lady Eagles to a 3-2 (4-3 i…
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Subscriber ExclusiveBig second half leads Lady Jays soccer past Lady Cavaliers
Jefferson City girls soccer coach Scott Blake knew a change was necessary, but he waited until halftime. “This game needed a change, I knew we were going to ha…
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Subscriber ExclusiveDavis’ single lifts Blair Oaks baseball past Southern Boone
The Blair Oaks offense came through when it needed to. The Falcons collected only one hit, but Warren Davis’ sixth-inning RBI single put them up for good in a …
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Subscriber ExclusiveCapital City baseball rolls past Waynesville in run-rule win
After starting the season with three games decided in the seventh inning or later, the Capital City Cavaliers decided to only play five Thursday. The Cavaliers…
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Subscriber ExclusiveJays baseball uses eight-run seventh inning to defeat Cavaliers
The Jefferson City Jays were waiting for their chance to break through. They did it in the top of the seventh inning. The Jays sent 13 batters to the plate in …
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Subscriber ExclusiveCapital City set to start boys golf season
The Capital City Cavalier golf team is enjoying the sun. For the first time, the Cavaliers have had the chance to regularly practice outside and on the course …
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Subscriber ExclusiveCapital City boys tennis returns all six starters
New head coach Jesse Brown gets to start with a near-perfect situation. After coaching the Capital City Cavaliers’ tennis team as an assistant last season, Bro…
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Subscriber ExclusiveCapital City track and field looking to reload this season
The Capital City Cavaliers will have some reloading to do after bringing home the team’s first state team trophy last year. The Cavaliers took fourth in Class …
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Subscriber ExclusiveState track and field qualifiers return for Calvary boys, girls
The Calvary Lutheran Lions and Lady Lions are continuing to grow the track and field program. Eleven boys and seven girls will compete this year for Calvary, l…
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Subscriber ExclusiveAustell scores three goals as Capital City soccer tops Camdenton
Amaura Austell started the girls soccer season on the left foot. Then the right foot. Then the right again. Austell recorded a hat trick to power the Capital C…
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Subscriber ExclusiveCapital City opens baseball campaign with high hopes
The Capital City Cavaliers are looking to take the next step. The Cavaliers won their first district game last season, advancing past the first round for the f…
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Subscriber ExclusiveCapital City girls aim for third CMAC soccer title
The Capital City Lady Cavaliers have a target on their back. “These girls are back to back conference champions,” Capital City girls soccer coach Kelsey Hile s…
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Press Box: These days, MLB players don’t need as much training in the spring
As has been true every March for most of my life, I am very excited for baseball season. But before I get to what I’m excited about as the season grows closer,…
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Subscriber ExclusiveBig game by Martin helps lead Jays past Cavaliers in district semifinals
For the fourth consecutive year, the Jefferson City Jays are headed to the district championship game. The No. 2 seed Jays used a 31-point, 13-rebound, three-a…
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Subscriber ExclusiveMissouri men's rally comes up short against Mississippi
As they have in so many games this year, the Missouri Tigers fell behind quickly in the first half. And as they have in so many games this year, they came back…
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Subscriber ExclusiveCapital City boys beat Washington for first-ever district win
Imran Din-Gabisi was feeling it from the word “go.” “I felt good in warmups, it’s win or go home,” Din-Gabisi said. “I feel like that just amplifies me to that…
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Subscriber ExclusiveState Wrestling: Capital City’s Turner runner-up at 285 pounds
For the second time in two attempts, Reyce Turner is taking home a state medal. After taking fourth at 285 pounds last season, Turner returned to the Class 3 b…
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Subscriber ExclusiveDefense leads Capital City boys basketball past Soldan
The Capital City Cavaliers gave up 15 points in the first quarter. The first team gave up 22 the rest of the way. Capital City came back from a 15-7 deficit at…
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Subscriber ExclusiveState Wrestling: Four Cavaliers remain in medal chase in Class 3
One Capital City Cavalier is guaranteed to bring home a medal, three more still have a chance. Four Cavaliers survived Day 1 of the Class 3 boys state wrestlin…
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Subscriber ExclusiveState Wrestling: Lady Cavaliers’ duo gain experience at tournament
The Capital City Lady Cavaliers are coming home with experience. Aubrey Kempker (100) and Carmen Hill (130) both hit the mats for the first time at the Class 2…
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Subscriber ExclusiveState Wrestling: Capital City sending combined 10 wrestlers to Columbia
The Capital City Cavaliers and Lady Cavaliers continue to set program records. For the first time in the short history of Capital City wrestling, the Cavaliers…
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Subscriber ExclusiveCapital City girls basketball falls to Sedalia Smith-Cotton
The Lady Tiger height advantage was too much to overcome. Sedalia Smith-Cotton center Anastasia Bellamy scored 12 of her team-high 21 points, with six coming o…
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Subscriber ExclusiveLate rush propels Jefferson City boys past Capital City
The energy was high at Capital City High School from the start. Jefferson City was able to maintain it through the end. The Jays pulled away in the final 11 mi…
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Subscriber ExclusiveFatima girls spoil Senior Night, upend Jefferson City 48-45
A nearly nine-minute scoreless streak was too much to overcome for the Jefferson City Lady Jays. The Class 3 No. 6 Fatima Lady Comets outscored the Lady Jays 1…
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Subscriber ExclusiveCapital City boys basketball gets past Kauffman
The Capital City Cavaliers did just enough. Behind Aman Kesete’s 26 points, Capital City beat the Kauffman Blue Knights 53-48 on Tuesday, winning a second cons…
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Press Box: All the Chiefs’ winning brings national whining
Part of the fun of sports is having a team to collectively hate, a heel. A team everybody else can be against together. Congratulations, Chiefs fans, that’s yo…
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Missouri men's basketball loses 11th straight SEC game
The Missouri Tigers have had to face consistent issues through the Southeastern Conference portion of the schedule. Again and again, the Tigers have not risen …
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Subscriber ExclusiveSame old, same old as Capital City boys fall to Miller Career
The Capital City Cavaliers ran into some familiar issues Friday night. “Change the date, change the opponents name … it’s still too many turnovers, not enough …
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Subscriber ExclusiveCobian helps Calvary Lutheran boys to win against Jamestown
The momentum was all going to Jamestown. Then Israel Cobian set his feet. Down two and with four fouls, Cobian took a charge with 1:12 left to play, getting th…
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Missouri men's basketball falls to Texas A&M, now 0-10 in SEC
Twice the Tigers looked to have momentum, and twice the Aggies answered it with extended runs. Texas A&M used a run of 16-2 to end the first half and one of 17…
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Subscriber ExclusiveStart of second half proves costly for Capital City in loss to Hazelwood East
A 12-0 run to open the second half sank the Capital City Cavaliers. After going into halftime trailing by a point, the Hazelwood East Spartans scored the first…
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Subscriber ExclusiveMissouri men fall to 0-8 in SEC with loss to Arkansas
After three consecutive years making the Sweet 16, this season has looked pretty different for the Arkansas Razorbacks. But after not looking like a tournament…
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Subscriber ExclusiveBlair Oaks boys basketball dominates in win against Glasgow
Brady Dapkus gave the Falcons the lead and Blair Oaks never looked back. Dapkus drove from the high post for a layup, putting the Falcons up 2-0 with 7:10 left…
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Subscriber ExclusiveJays basketball falls at home to second-ranked Kickapoo
Jefferson City’s offense went quiet at just the wrong time. The Class 6 No. 2 Kickapoo Chiefs used an 11-3 run midway through the fourth quarter to build a lea…
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Subscriber ExclusiveMissouri women's basketball loses 69-67 at home to Texas A&M
The Missouri Tigers came all the way back. But the hole they dug themselves early proved just a couple of points too big, leading to the Texas A&M Aggies outla…
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Subscriber ExclusiveCapital City wrestling takes decision from Helias in CMAC dual
For the first time in four years of Central Missouri Activities Conference wrestling competition, the Capital City Cavaliers beat the Helias Crusaders. Capital…
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Subscriber ExclusiveMissouri men's basketball falls to Florida, still winless in SEC play
Saturday night belonged to Tamar Bates. It just didn’t belong to the Missouri Tigers. The Tigers were unable to get a celebratory win for Norm Stewart’s 89th b…
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Subscriber ExclusiveHelias boys open CMAC slate with win against Capital City
Helias won on the boards, it won on forcing turnovers and it won on 50/50 chances. The Crusaders got their conference season started Friday night by holding of…
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Subscriber ExclusiveMissouri women get past Georgia for second straight win
Missouri won the tip and never looked back. After winning the tip-off, Hannah Linthacum hit a game-opening layup with 9:37 left in the first quarter to put the…
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Press Box: Exceedingly chilly game in Minnesota was frozen fun
Football is a game to be played in the elements. All the elements. But sometimes it’s not about the game. All week building up to the Chiefs playing one of the…
