Sports

Reflections Of A College Athlete Dealing With The Loss Of His Season

Published by admin on Thu, 03/26/2020 - 10:28am
With the NCAA canceling the rest of the college season in wake of the Coronavirus, college athletes all across the country are having to deal with the reality of it all.
I caught up with Lincoln graduate Corbin Reese, who is in his second year at Southwest Baptist in Bolivar. The 6'4" lanky southpaw was red-shirted last season. Reese could be a diamond in the rough as they say that some of the bigger schools might have overlooked. Time will tell, but for right now he is in limbo awaiting for next year along with all of his fellow teammates. Below is our interview.

Lincoln Names New Head Football Coach With Rich Tradition

Published by admin on Wed, 03/11/2020 - 12:56pm
With a lot of wondering and speculation about who would be Lincoln’s next head football coach, the search ended last week with the announcement on Thursday of new head coach Brad Drehle. 
Needless to say, it looks like the Lincoln administration did a great job and that the great tradition of Lincoln football will continue for many years to come.

Lincoln Wins Sixth Grade Kaysinger Tournament

Published by admin on Wed, 03/11/2020 - 12:55pm
The Lincoln six grade boys defeated Tipton 41-32 to capture the  Kaysinger tournament on Friday night in Lincoln.
Tipton led 3-0 on an early three pointer for their only lead of the game.
It was 10-7 after one, 25-18 at the half and 36 -23 after three.

Warsaw Youth Wrestling Competes At Districts

Published by admin on Wed, 03/04/2020 - 1:44pm
Warsaw Youth Wrestling Competes At Districts
The Warsaw Wildcat Youth Wrestling Club sent ten wrestlers to the 2020 Missouri USA District 4 Tournament this past weekend in Lees Summit and eight of those ten had finishes good enough to advance them to the 2020 Missouri USA Region B Tournament this coming Saturday in Higginsville. 

Scoreless Third Quarter Beats Lincoln In District Play

Published by admin on Wed, 03/04/2020 - 1:43pm
Unlike baseball and football where you can score and then just play defense the rest of the game but with basketball you have to keep scoring.
The fifth seeded Lincoln Cardinals experience that first hand in their matchup on Thursday against New Franklin. Lincoln lost 62-55 in a fast paced, action packed thriller.
Lincoln, who usually starts out slow, got quickly out of the gate and jumped to a 16-14 first quarter led thanks to a three by Bo Kroenke at the buzzer.

Lincoln Upsets Cole Camp

Published by admin on Thu, 02/27/2020 - 8:49am
While most don’t like the term upset, even Lincoln fans admitted that they were the underdogs going into Friday’s matchup with Cole Camp. Not only did Lincoln win 68-57 in a game in which they led all of the way except for the early minutes, Lincoln’s Bo Kroenke scored his 1000th point on a three point jumper from the top of the key .Lincoln would call time out and Lincoln’s A.D Adam Curtis would announce to the fans what had just happened.
 Kroenke commented later, “ They told me awhile ago that I needed 80 points but I had no idea how close I was.”

Wildcats Wrestlers Come Up Short At State

Published by admin on Thu, 02/27/2020 - 8:48am
All three Warsaw Wildcats wrestlers advanced to the second day of the 2020 MSHSAA State Wrestling Championships last week at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, but ultimately all three came up just short on Friday, ending their respective seasons just shy of their season-long goals of making the podium at their biggest tournament of the year.  
At the 106 pound weight class, freshman Elijah Dority eased his first day nerves with a pin of Trevor Bone of Gateway Science Academy at the 1:25 mark of the first period.  

Cole Camp Wins In Thriller To Avenge Loss

Published by admin on Wed, 02/19/2020 - 11:07am
Cole Camp’s Ruvin Garbuzov, Cole Camp’s 6’6" center, hit a layup on a pass from Ethan Ives under the basket with less than a second remaining to give Cole Camp the 82-80 victory over Versailles in a wild one on Friday night in Cole Camp.
Earlier in the season, Cole Camp lost by two to Versailles in the finals of the Stover tournament after jumping out to a 16-2 lead. This time around, it was fairly close throughout the contest except for a run by both teams with Versailles pressing full court throughout the game.

Wildcats Wrestling Punches Tickets To State

Published by admin on Wed, 02/19/2020 - 11:05am
Elijah Dority, Nick Bagley and Patrick Surrell all extended their seasons as they punched their tickets to the Missouri State High School Athletic Association (MSHSAA) state wrestling tournament beginning this Thursday in Columbia at the Mizzou Arena on the campus of the University of Missouri.  

Lincoln’s Kevin LaFavor Accepts Coaching Job In Clinton

Published by admin on Thu, 02/06/2020 - 7:39am
In what was a sad announcement for Lincoln fans, but a great addition for Clinton high school, Kevin LaFavor has accepted the Head Football Coaching job with Clinton High School. He will finish out the school year at Lincoln.
Coach LaFavor has spent the last three seasons at Lincoln, two as head coach. He has achieved a 27-3 record and two amazing state runner-up finishes.
LaFavor is returning home as he grew up as a Clinton Cardinal. He was an All-Conference and All- District football player. His wife, Emily, is also a Clinton High School graduate.