When you’re replacing a head coach who’s won 13 state championships and is in two halls of fame, you’d better find a proven commodity.

Using today’s vernacular, the pitching in Jefferson County is sick. So sick, it should be on life support.

A sophomore playing in his first two varsity matches, Bowen led the Blue Jays to two wins last week against JCAA opponents. Bowen was the individual medalist in both 9-hole matches, shooting a four-over par 39 March 24 at Oak Valley Golf Cour…

When a team finished the season with an overall record of 13-13 and a conference mark of 4-4, it’s easy to assume that it was average.

The Eureka High baseball team oozes with college talent.

Generally, I would be excited to write about an upcoming outdoors event in Jefferson County, but a program planned by the state Department of Conservation gives me some pause, because I am familiar with the long-term effect that the informati…

Superb pitching is an obvious reason the Festus Tigers have won five consecutive Class 5 District 1 baseball championships, including shutouts in the last three, and won their only state title in 2023 after a second-place finish in 2022.

The De Soto High baseball team won its first three games of the season, and everyone who wore the green and white played their part.

The Dragons are off to an 3-0 start and the senior catcher played a vital role in their success. In a 12-5 win over Arcadia Valley in the season opener March 19, McCullough, a three-year starter, had two hits (double, walk) and four RBIs. Tra…

The old saying claims that hunting is all fun and games until you pull the trigger. That's when the work begins.

Spring begins tomorrow!

A 6-5 junior guard, Guethle surpassed 1,000 career points with one season to go. Guethle finished the season with 1,025 career points and averaged a team-high 21 points per game. His 65 3-point baskets came after he set the school record for …

The Missouri Invasive Plant Council has sent a Save The Date reminder for the annual Bradford Pear Buyback Event on April 21, but the more important calendar consideration is March 16, which is opening day for registration to participate.

Lift for Life Academy Charter has won three girls basketball state championships since 2021. After LFL won the Class 3 state title in 2021 and Class 4 in 2024, the private school was bumped to Class 5, and won that crown last year.

With the exception of the Festus girls basketball team, hoops season came to an abrupt end, like that thief in the night known as daylight savings cost us all an hour of sleep and forced us to set our clocks forward Sunday.

The 5-8 sophomore guard made the game-winning 3-point basket in overtime to help the Tigers (23-6) beat host Farmington 62-61 in the Class 5 District 1 semifinals March 4. In a 45-40 victory in the district final over top-seeded Hillsboro on …

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about Camp Hellbender, a program for adults to relive their childhood summer camp experiences. It sounded like a good time, but I was disappointed when I found out that the annual program didn’t have anything to…

The Festus boys basketball team is in Cape Girardeau tonight to play Farmington in the Class 5 District1 semifinals. Tip-off is 7 p.m.

And a freshman shall lead them.

Here are some sights and sounds from the state wrestling championships last week at the Mizzou Arena in Columbia.

The incredible turnaround the St. Pius X boys basketball team experienced in the last month came to an end in the Class 3 District 3 championship game against top-seeded Valley Park.

■ District basketball scores (some games were played after deadline)

Cainen Menke, St. Pius X wrestling