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Jefferson City boys wrestling to start season at Missouri Duals
The Jefferson City Jays return an experienced boys wrestling roster and are ready to take the next step. The Jays will begin that journey when they open the se…
Stories by Trevor Hahn
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Lincoln men's basketball gets past Hannibal-LaGrange
Some wins are prettier than others, but a win is a win. The Lincoln Blue Tigers didn’t put together a perfect performance Wednesday night against the Hannibal-…
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Lady Jays ready to take first steps in swim season
The Jefferson City Lady Jays will open up their first-ever swimming season at 4 p.m. today at the Sedalia Duals. The Lady Jays are looking achieve personal goa…
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Lady Jays wrestling season starts today at Pleasant Hill
Darrell Luebbert and his coaching staff attacked the first offseason at the helm of the Jefferson City Lady Jays wrestling program with the goal of growing the…
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Calvary Lutheran girls basketball runs past La Monte 53-27
The Calvary Lutheran Lady Lions were in a close game headed into the fourth quarter Thursday night against the La Monte Lady Vikings at Calvary Lutheran High S…
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Subscriber ExclusiveJays eager for another strong boys basketball season
Coming off their first Final Four appearance since 2004, the Jefferson City Jays are looking for an even better finish this year. The Jays will take the first …
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Subscriber ExclusiveJefferson City football falls to Kearney in Class 4 semifinals
It was a somber ending to the deepest postseason run in 15 years for the Jefferson City Jays. The No. 4 Kearney Bulldogs scored 42 unanswered points Saturday t…
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Jefferson City expecting electric environment vs. Kearney in Class 4 semifinals
The Jefferson City Jays are set for their biggest home game in 22 years. The unranked Jays will host the No. 4 Kearney Bulldogs at 1 p.m. today at Adkins Stadi…
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Subscriber ExclusiveCalvary Lutheran boys basketball wins opener vs. New Bloomfield
The Calvary Lutheran Lions came storming out of the gates in their season opener. The Lions scored the first six points of Tuesday’s season opener against the …
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Lady Jays basketball to have new look this season
Things will look a little different for the Jefferson City Lady Jays when they open the season at 7:30 p.m. today on the road against the Eldon Lady Mustangs a…
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Calvary Lutheran boys looking to take step forward this season
Coming off a program-best 17 wins last season, the Calvary Lutheran Lions feel they have developed a winning culture. The Lions are hoping that culture leads t…
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Jefferson City continues postseason ride into Class 4 semifinals
The Jefferson City Jays were prepared to deal with adversity in their Class 4 quarterfinal matchup Saturday against the McDonald County Mustangs. There was ple…
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Subscriber ExclusiveJefferson City tops McDonald County in Class 4 quarterfinals
In a back-and-forth battle between the Jefferson City Jays and the McDonald County Mustangs, the Jays landed the last punch. Jefferson City erased an early 14-…
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Subscriber ExclusiveJefferson City heading to McDonald County in Class 4 quarterfinal
For the first time in 14 years, the Jefferson City Jays are in the state football quarterfinal round. The Jays will look to clear the next hurdle at 1 p.m. tod…
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Subscriber ExclusiveJefferson City boys basketball goes 1-1 in Jamboree
It was a successful Jamboree for the Jefferson City Jays on Thursday night at Fleming Fieldhouse in the Jefferson City Jamboree against the Father Tolton Trail…
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Jefferson City girls like what they did in Jamboree
The Jefferson City Lady Jays might not have got the results they wanted from the Jefferson City Jamboree on Thursday night at Fleming Fieldhouse, but they show…
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Lincoln falls 63-27 to No. 7 Central Missouri in finale
The Lincoln Blue Tigers had the odds stacked against them Saturday at Dwight T. Reed Stadium. The Blue Tigers entered the Senior Day contest against the sevent…
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Press Box: Area high school football programs continue to impress
It has been a great season to be a high school football fan in Mid-Missouri. This past Friday marked district championship week across the state, and the middl…
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Friday Football: Jefferson City senior class relishes district title
When Jefferson City’s senior class entered the program as freshmen, it was hard to tell what direction the program was going in. The Jays were coming off a 2-8…
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Subscriber ExclusiveLate field goal sends Jays past Pleasant Hill into Class 4 quarterfinals
For the first time in 14 years, the Jefferson City Jays are district football champions. The No. 2-seeded Jays used a 25-yard field goal from Kendric Johnson w…
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Lincoln closing football season by hosting No. 7-ranked Central Missouri
The Lincoln Blue Tigers have their final opportunity to avoid their fourth straight winless season at noon today at Dwight T. Reed Stadium. But the toughest op…
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Goal Lines: Jays hope experience pays off tonight at Pleasant Hill
The Jefferson City Jays hope the third time is the charm. The No. 2 Jays are set to make their third straight Class 4 District 5 championship appearance when t…
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Lincoln women put pieces around returning core
The Lincoln Blue Tiger women’s basketball teams feels it had a strong base to build off of with their six returning players from last year’s roster. And the Bl…
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Subscriber ExclusiveLincoln men going to St. Louis for exhibition game vs. Billikens
It is a total reset for the Lincoln Blue Tigers’ men’s basketball team as it heads into the unofficial start to the season at 7 p.m. today in an exhibition con…
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Subscriber ExclusiveJefferson City’s Jobe caps senior season with cross country state medal
The fourth time was the charm for Jefferson City senior Ella Jobe. After qualifying for state in each of her first three seasons and narrowly missing all-state…
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Friday Football: Jays average nearly 20 yards per carry in first half vs. Owls
The Jefferson City Jays took pride in their blocking Friday night against the Marshall Owls in their 49-3 victory in the Class 4 District 5 semifinals at Adkin…
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Jefferson City hammers Marshall in Class 4 district semifinals
The No. 2 seed Jefferson City Jays started fast and never let up Friday night at Adkins Stadium, running away with a 49-3 win against the No. 6 seed Marshall O…
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Blue Tigers hoping little things lead to first victory
The Lincoln Blue Tigers are getting back to the basics. The Blue Tigers are harping on doing the little things right with the idea of bigger things to come aft…
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Lady Jays excited to qualify as a team for Class 4 cross country championships
The Jefferson City Lady Jays cross country team will reach territory the program has not seen since 2018 when the Class 4 girls cross country state championshi…
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Goal Lines: Jefferson City to face unfamiliar foe Marshall in district semifinal
Just more than 100 years after the Jefferson City Jays and the Marshall Owls met on the football field for the first time, they are set for their most importan…
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Camdenton becomes eighth member of CMAC
When the Central Missouri Activities Conference was formed in 2020, there were seven members. But there was always an interest in adding an eighth school. On W…
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Subscriber ExclusiveJefferson City in volleyball Final Four for first time since 2000
The Jefferson City Lady Jays are making sure they relish this experience. The Lady Jays open their first Final Four since 2000 at noon today against the St. Pi…
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Class 4 volleyball Final Four team capsules
Here are capsule looks at Incarnate Word, Jefferson City, St. Michael the Archangel and St. Pius X: Festus, who are competing in the Class 4 volleyball Final F…
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Capital City drops soccer district final to Springfield Catholic
It was a feeling the Capital City Cavaliers will not soon forget Wednesday night. The fourth-seeded Cavaliers had a chance to win the program’s first distri…
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Subscriber ExclusiveLady Jays volleyball battles past Webb City into Class 4 Final Four
After the Jefferson City Lady Jays had their season end on their home floor in each of the past two seasons, there was no way they were letting it happen again…
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Friday Football: Jefferson City rolls past Fulton into district semifinals
It was a night for everyone to get in on the fun for the Jefferson City Jays. Eight players recorded a carry for the second-seeded Jays, five players scored to…
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Subscriber ExclusiveJefferson City football rolls to 63-16 victory against Fulton
It was a business-like performance from the No. 2 seed Jefferson City Jays on Friday night against the No. 7 seed Fulton Hornets at Adkins Stadium. The Jays sc…
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Goal Lines: Jefferson City focused for district opener vs. Fulton
It is win or go home time for the Jefferson City Jays. The No. 2 seed Jays are using a simple motto headed into the start of the postseason at 7 p.m. today aga…
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Subscriber ExclusiveFatima looks for second straight softball state championship
The reigning Class 3 state champion Fatima Lady Comets enter the Final Four, which begins at 11 a.m. today with a matchup against the fifth-ranked Oak Grove Pa…
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Class 3 softball Final Four team capsules
Here are capsule looks at Fatima, Oak Grove, St. Francis Borgia and Winfield, who are competing in the Class 3 softball Final Four in Springfield.
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Early deficit too much to overcome, Lincoln falls to Eastern New Mexico
Thursday night’s game went south from the opening kickoff for the Lincoln Blue Tigers. The Blue Tigers fumbled the opening kickoff and trailed 14-0 just more t…
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Subscriber ExclusiveIn short prep week, Lincoln football set to host Eastern New Mexico
Coming off a short week, the Lincoln Blue Tigers will be back in action at 7 p.m. today when they host the Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds at Dwight T. Reed Stad…
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Subscriber ExclusiveJefferson City volleyball sweeps Union to win district title
It was a full-circle moment for the Jefferson City Lady Jays on Tuesday night at Fleming Fieldhouse. The Lady Jays led two sets to none on their home floor in …
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Subscriber ExclusiveHelias softball holds off Camdenton for 4-3 win in state quarterfinals
The Helias Lady Crusaders enter every softball season with the goal of a district championship. But after falling just short of the Class 4 state title last se…
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Friday Football: Jefferson City tops Moberly to snap two-game skid
The Jefferson City Jays’ seniors knew something needed to change following last week’s loss to the Battle Spartans. Two of those seniors, quarterback Jacob Wil…
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Subscriber ExclusiveJefferson City football beats Moberly on Homecoming
It was a happy Homecoming for the Jefferson City Jays on Friday night at Adkins Stadium. The Jays bounced back from a two-game losing streak to top the Moberly…
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Lincoln football set to host Missouri Southern
The Lincoln Blue Tigers are hungry to break their 33-game losing streak. The Blue Tigers will get another chance today when they host the Missouri Southern Lio…
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Goal Lines: Jefferson City hosts state-ranked Moberly for Homecoming
The Jefferson City Jays enter tonight’s regular-season finale against the Moberly Spartans sputtering of late on a two-game losing streak. But the Jays do not …
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Lady Jays find extra gear in volleyball win vs. Camdenton
The Jefferson City Lady Jays turned it on when they needed it Wednesday night at Fleming Fieldhouse. The No. 2 seed Lady Jays sputtered in the third set of the…
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Top-seeded Fatima downs California in district semifinals
On to the next one for the Fatima Lady Comets. Taylor Baumhoer and Mia Kliethermes combined to toss a one-hit shutout in the circle and Kinzey Woody finished a…
