Sports

Warsaw Youth Wrestlers Went To State In KC

Published by admin on Wed, 03/20/2019 - 10:00am
 Four Warsaw youth wrestlers, Hunter Dority 14u, 130 lbs, Bostyn Wilson, 8u,100 , Hoyt Miller 8u and 100 pounds, John Wilson ,10 U,100 lbs. earned to right to compete at state on March 8-10 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City.
Bostyn Wilson took fifth place. The top 16 kids in their weight class and age group across the state compete in the three day event. Three years in a row Warsaw has had a set of brothers, Bostyn and Hoyt Wilson make state. First time in the history this achievement has been accomplished. No doubt there more good things to come.

Emotions And Excitement Ran High At Alumni Game

Published by admin on Wed, 03/20/2019 - 9:59am
The First Annual Warsaw Alumni basketball game had a little bit of everything on Saturday evening, March 16, 2019.
The somber moment of the evening was at halftime of the girls game where the late legendary girl’s basketball Coach Don Dixon was honored by his family, former players and a host of fans.
Dixon, 76, passed away on September 1, 2018. His jacket was placed on a chair on the girl’s bench symbolizing Don as their honorary coach.

Strafford Continues Dominance

Published by admin on Wed, 03/13/2019 - 11:55am
Where do you start? The Stafford Lady Indians defeated the only team that played within ten points of them this season in Lutheran North 61-53 for the Class Three girls championship on Saturday at JQ in Springfield MO.
They had beaten Lutheran North in St. Louis on 12-21-18 by the score of 64-55. No other school was closer than 15 and most were simply blown out.

Weather Restricts Spring Sports Practices

Published by admin on Wed, 03/13/2019 - 11:54am
“People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball
I’ll tell you what I do
I stare out the window and wait for spring.”
-Rogers Hornsby
The recent weather has canceled a few games, dampened spirits, and has sent local baseball, softball, track and golf teams indoors for the time being. One thing is for sure, the players and coaches are ready for spring and ready to practice on a daily basis outside.

WHS Track Team Springs Ahead

Published by admin on Wed, 03/06/2019 - 1:39pm
Last Year’s track team graduated three participants in Dallas Larsen,(Jerry Lumpe Award winner) Hannah Chapman (Jackie Downing Award winner) and Daryl Meldrum, but have reloaded with some promising freshman and things are looking good come this spring.

Warsaw Archers Ready For State Tournament

Published by admin on Wed, 03/06/2019 - 1:37pm
The WHS and the John Boise Middle School archery programs have been moving right along during the recent cold spell. One would imagine that the deer population isn’t too happy about this, but there are some tremendous young archers on the rise in Benton County. 
On Tuesday, they had a dual meet at home with Skyline and then on Saturday they traveled to Clinton for their last tournament of the year. Now they are off to the Bulls-Eye Target State Tournament on March 22 and 23 in Branson.

Warsaw Ends 19 Win Season With Loss In District Play

Published by admin on Wed, 02/27/2019 - 1:38pm
It is some 30 miles between Clinton MO. and Warsaw MO. However, the ride home last Thursday night seemed a whole lot further with the taste of bitter defeat still ruminating among the thoughts of Warsaw coaches, players and fans.
The semi-final district game had a lot of built in drama as Warsaw was one game away from a 20 win season, the first since 1989.
The other wild card in the deck was that Versailles Head Coach Jason Ollison had coached Warsaw three years ago and knew the Warsaw program and the players well.

They Persevered And Transformed A Program

Published by admin on Wed, 02/20/2019 - 1:45pm
By Johnie J. Logue
Enterprise Staff
‘The time for us to say goodbye is near
The day I thought would never come is here
Though many hearts are broken, we must somehow carry on
Cause, I sure am gonna miss you when you are gone
Yes, I sure am gonna miss you when you are gone’
-Randy Newman
Forgive me for going first person in this story but this one is personal. I am invested in these boys. I have been to their practices, rode on the team bus and sat in McDonald’s with them.

Lions Club Tournament Ends With Thrillers

Published by admin on Wed, 02/13/2019 - 12:56pm
The 78th Annual Lions Club Tournament is history. The icy weather canceled the Thursday boys games that were rescheduled and played early Saturday. The crowds were good in spite of the cold conditions outside and Tournament Director Corbin Cain and all of the Lions Club members did another outstanding job.
The tournament is more than just about basketball as the proceeds go to so many worthy causes.

Lincoln Struggles In Tourney Game Win

Published by admin on Wed, 02/06/2019 - 12:27pm
The fourth seeded Lincoln Cardinals held on Saturday afternoon to defeat fifth seeded Smithton 50-43 in the Kaysinger tournament in Sedalia.
In a sluggish game early, the Cardinals led 7-6 after one. With the score 11-8, the Smithton coach received a warning from a referee for being too vocal about the calls against his team.
Both teams struggled shooting the ball as Lincoln led 19-13 at halftime.
Jackson Beaman limped to the locker room with an apparent sprained ankle at the 5:28 mark in the third.