Sports

Cole Camp Loses To Boonville In Districts

Published by admin on Thu, 03/01/2018 - 8:41am
 
Cole Camp jumped out early in a very physical match up with Boonville in the opening round of district play at Cole Camp on Wednesday night. However, after leading 14-8 after one and 26-21 at the half, they trailed 37-34 after three. The Bluebirds would fall to a tough Boonville club 56-45.
It was a closer game than indicated by the final score. Both teams raced up and down the court in the second half with the Bluebirds going ice cold from the floor in the final ticks of the clock.

The Life Of A Student Athlete

Published by admin on Thu, 03/01/2018 - 8:39am
While there are many athletes at WHS who do well in both academics and sports, I had the opportunity to interview Aubrie McRoberts who plays both softball and basketball and Reagan Shelby who is an outstanding catcher for the WHS softball team. Both were recently named Academic All-State for softball. Below is our interview.
JL- How much harder is it to manage your time between sports and school work? You miss a lot of time in school by leaving early to go to away games. How do you handle that?

Lincoln Wins On Senior Night

Published by admin on Wed, 02/21/2018 - 12:49pm
Both the girls and the boys basketball teams won on Tuesday night. It was Senior Night and both teams came up with victories over Stover.
The girls pulled away at halftime, being tied up at 25 all to win going away 50-39 for their second conference win of the season. 
The Steadfast Six had trouble stopping Emily Bauer, who had 20 points for Stover, but Lincoln had three players in doubles figures with Haley Ebeling, Chloe Reese and Lindsey Koll having 11 points each. Christina Eckhoff had nine, Jordan Young six and Blayke Bays had two.

Seven To Remember In Hall Of Fame

Published by admin on Wed, 02/21/2018 - 12:48pm
On Friday night, before the Warsaw boys game with Southern Boone, Seven Hall of Fame members were brought center court to be recognized before the hometown fans.

77th Annual Lions Club- Tournament Survives Weather

Published by admin on Thu, 02/15/2018 - 8:48am
In spite of freezing rain canceling games and moving the schedule around, the 77th Annual Lions Club Tournament was a success last week and a whole lot of fun for the kids.
As always, the proceeds for the tournament goes to many worthy charities in the surrounding area. The community wishes to thank the many sponsors for their gracious support.
Tournament Director Corbin Cain commented, “Even with some bad weather, we were able to get the games played with some good attendance.

Coach Bob Campbell Inducted Into Warsaw Basketball Hall Of Fame

Published by admin on Thu, 02/15/2018 - 8:47am
Coach Bob Campbell, a long time native of Warsaw once said, "I knew while playing ball as a kid that I wanted to be a coach.”  Needless to say, that decision greatly effected the course of his life and allowed him to be a great influence in the Warsaw area.
Coach Campbell taught hundreds if not thousands of kids the fundamentals of basketball and other sports through his PE classes, after school programs and his various youth teams.

Warsaw Wildcats Win On Court Warming Night

Published by admin on Fri, 02/09/2018 - 10:00am
The Warsaw Wildcats claimed their 13th win of the season and their first conference win by defeating Eldon 63-54 on Friday night at home before a good Court Warming crowd.
With the lead changing several times in the first quarter,Warsaw would pull in front with baskets by Cole Branson and Logan Davis to take a 17-13 first quarter lead. It was 31-26 at half time and both teams went into the locker room with plenty to think about.

Lion's Club Tournament Starts Despite Weather

Published by admin on Fri, 02/09/2018 - 9:57am
The 77th Annual Lions Club started on Monday and will continue through Saturday at the Warsaw Community Building. Hopefully the weather will hold off for the week long event. Two games were played with two others being canceled due to freezing rain.
The vision that Pete Lumpe, Lloyd Parsons and Gordan Howard Drake had over 77 years ago for the tournament and the community is still alive and well.
Director Corbin Cain and a host of other dedicated men and women  have donated their time and talents to the tournament this year.

Lincoln Junior High Remains Undefeated

Published by admin on Thu, 02/01/2018 - 7:30am
After winning their own tournament on Saturday, the Lincoln Junior High Lady Cardinals beat Green Ridge 37-15 on Monday night to remain unbeaten at 7-0.
With star player Averi Kroenke on the bench with a twisted ankle late in first half, Jenna Vandaveer would take up the slack with a 21 point performance.
Kroenke had 11 points and should be back in action for their next contest.
 It was 14-7 after one and 23-7 at the half. Lincoln made it 31-10 after and played their reserves the rest of the way.

Warsaw Boys Revenge Loss To Lincoln Cardinals

Published by admin on Thu, 02/01/2018 - 7:28am
In a much anticipated rematch of long time Benton County rivals, the Warsaw Wildcats defeated the Lincoln Cardinals 66-61 in boys basketball action on  Monday night, January 23.
Back in November, Lincoln had squeezed out a 61-60 victory over Warsaw in the semi-final matchup of the Warsaw tournament on a last second flip shot underneath the basket by Jackson Beaman as time ran out.