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Jefferson City boys wrestling opens season tonight at Fulton The Jefferson City Jays have been fortunate to have some strong senior classes in recent wrestling seasons, with many featuring four-year starters.This year will be a little different, with just two s... December 5, 2022

Press Box: Will we or won’t we get Missouri-Kansas bowl game? It’s a game many have been waiting to see for more than a decade.It appears the wait will continue.Representatives from the Liberty Bowl were in attendance handing out brochures to the media at ... December 4, 2022

Jefferson City girls look to continue improvement in wrestling program The Jefferson City Lady Jays are looking to use this wrestling season as another building block to develop the program.“We’re growing more of a team feeling this season,” Jefferson C... December 2, 2022

Helias wrestling not bothered with move up to Class 3 Moving up a class?No big deal.Dealing with new weight classes?No big deal.“We had to make a change, so you adapt to that to make it work,” Helias coach Weston Keleher said as the Crusaders... November 30, 2022

Helias girls return four starters from Final Four team The Helias Lady Crusaders are coming off a Class 4 Final Four appearance.Bumped up to Class 5, they are looking for a similar finish to this season.“I hesitate to call it pressure, it’s mo... November 22, 2022

Area girls basketball teams hit the hardwood in Jamboree The best thing about Thursday night was the opportunity to play against somebody else.And that somebody else was pretty good.“I love these Jamborees,” Jefferson City coach Kay Foster said ... November 18, 2022

Helias boys soccer falls to Orchard Farm in state quarterfinals If you just looked at the season records, it figured to be a mismatch.The Helias Crusaders entered Saturday afternoon’s Class 2 soccer quarterfinal nine games under .500, while the Orchard Farm ... November 13, 2022

Friday Football: Helias ends season with 41-24 loss to Timberland The Helias Crusaders knew they were in for a battle Friday night.They didn’t make enough plays to win it.“We knew we would have to play really well to win and we didn’t play really w... November 13, 2022

Raines supreme: Timberland QB leads Wolves past Helias A.J. Raines was as good as advertised.The Timberland senior quarterback racked up 430 yards of total offense Friday night to lead the fourth-seeded Wolves to a 41-24 victory against the second-seeded ... November 12, 2022

Helias brings winning streak into soccer quarterfinals The Helias Crusaders picked a great time to post their first winning streak of the soccer season.Adding one more win will get them to the Final Four.“We’ve been very resilient,” Helias coach Jon DeSha... November 12, 2022