Sports

Comeback Earns Lincoln Tournament Championship

Published by admin on Wed, 01/06/2021 - 10:16am
Lincoln was down 24-14 at halftime to Slater in the finals of the Otterville tournament last Saturday night.
Whatever head coach Tyler Burke said to his team in the locker room must had worked.
The number one seeded Cardinals would come out on fire in the third quarter scoring eight unanswered points in route to a 35-28 third quarter lead. Kyle Eckhoff bombed a deep three in front of his bench as the buzzer sounded to end the quarter. 

BCE Names Benton County Athletes Of The Year

Published by admin on Wed, 12/30/2020 - 12:08pm
Trey Palmer is down to his final semester of high school and throughout those years, is one of few athletes anymore who commit themselves to playing sports year around.  That commitment garners Palmer the BCE’s Warsaw Athlete of the Year for 2020. 

BCE Names Benton County Athletes Of The Year

Published by admin on Wed, 12/30/2020 - 12:05pm
Cole Camp's Athlete of the Year is none other than senior Destiny Kestner. Like most athletes, she lost softball and track due to the virus.
She went to state in her junior year in track and was All-Conference in softball. She is remembered for hitting a ball some 375 feet to centerfield at home.
In 2020, she excelled in volleyball, being named first team All-State, All-District and All-Conference.
She also made All-Conference in basketball.

Lakeland Girls Prove Too Much For Lincoln

Published by admin on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 7:15am
The Lakeland Lady Vikings came to Lincoln at 0-3 looking for their first win of the season. 
It was apparent from the beginning that they had did their homework as they pressed Lincoln full court from the onset. When the final seconds ticked away, the Lady Vikings had the 66-57 victory.
Oddly enough, the Lakeland  boys would also score 66 points in their win later that evening.

Wildcats Wrestling Takes Mats At Versailles

Published by admin on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 7:13am
In their first tournament of the year, the Warsaw wrestling team took center stage on the mats at the Versailles Wrestling Invitational on Saturday and while not many medals were earned, valuable experience for the rest of the long season certainly was gained. 
The Wildcats lone medal winner was sophomore Nick Bagley who brought home a second place finish in the 138 pound weight class.  
Results for the entire tournament, by weight class, are as follows: 

Skyline Sweeps Warsaw Tournament

Published by admin on Thu, 12/10/2020 - 8:50am
Skyline Sweeps 
Warsaw Tournament
The Skyline Tigers boy’s and girl’s basketball teams cleaned house last week in this year’s edition of the Warsaw Invitational Basketball Tournament as they both smoothed their way to championships.

Howe Leads Warsaw Over Lincoln In A Thriller

Published by admin on Thu, 12/10/2020 - 8:49am
At times, it wasn't the prettiest game on record but it was a thriller, nonetheless that gave Warsaw a 53-49 early season  victory on Monday night at Lincoln.
With 1:17 on the clock, Jenna Vandaveer hit two free throws to give Lincoln its first lead since early in the contest at 49-48.
Taylor Howe, Warsaw's calming force throughout  the game, would hit two free throws to retake the lead at 50-49 .

'Cats Fall In Season Opener To Stockton

Published by admin on Wed, 12/02/2020 - 1:35pm

A cold floor led to an early deficit that the Wildcats couldn’t claw back from as they fell to Stockton, 52-32, in the opening game of the 2020-21 season at home last Tuesday night.

The visiting Tigers, on the other hand, connected on several early shots that gave them a 17-6 advantage at the end of the first quarter.  

Murrell Named To All-Conference Team

Published by admin on Wed, 11/25/2020 - 2:42pm
Ladycats sophomore Ellie Murrell was named to the 2nd team All-Conference list for the Ozark Highlands Conference for the second consecutive year for her accomplishments throughout the recently completed 2020 volleyball season. 
“Ellie led our team in blocks and kills,” Warsaw coach Charlotte Beck commented.  “She loves the sport, wants to win and works hard. I’m excited to see her improve even more next year and I hope some other teammates can join her on the list too.”

Wildcats Selected To All-OHC Teams

Published by admin on Wed, 11/25/2020 - 2:40pm
The Warsaw Wildcats football team received 13 selections by 10 different players to All-Conference lists released to the media on Monday morning and as voted by coaches of the Ozark Highlands Conference.  
Justin Martin, (Sr, RB), Tim Burkhart (Sr, OL & DL), Zach Sharp (Sr, DB) and Jack Gardner (Jr, P) were all first team selections.  Burkhart was a unanimous selection on the offense.