Sports

New Lincoln Head Football Coach Brad Drehle Begins Settling In

Published by admin on Wed, 06/24/2020 - 1:45pm
With the lockdown, it has been an usual summer for all coaches but especially for transitioning coaches like Brad Drehle of Lincoln. He has been playing catch-up ball all summer. Below is our interview .
Johnie- How has your transition to Lincoln gone so far?
Coach Drehle- I have enjoyed meeting the people at Lincoln.  Everyone is invested in the program, school, and kids and that is exciting.  Coach Adam Curtis has been a huge help in organizing things and helping me get my feet on the ground.  

From The Archives From Benton County Enterprise Sports; June 21, 2001

Published by admin on Wed, 06/17/2020 - 11:41am
Great Camp For Wildcat Football
If the Central Methodist College football camp was any indication of what is in store for Wildcat football fans this fall, they should be in for another great season.  The coaching staff took 22 players to CMC to a full contact camp on June 8-10.  Warsaw played 9 games in 2 days while they were there.  The Wildcats were 9-0, beating teams like California, Palmyra, Monroe City, Marceline, Versailles, Smith-Cotton, Berkely (St. Louis) and Paris.

5K Fund Raiser Huge Success

Published by admin on Wed, 06/17/2020 - 11:40am
The two events in Lincoln ,the race on Saturday and the dance and the silent auction on Friday, raised over $15,000 as the proceeds for the 8th Annual Devon’s Beat 5K Run goes to heart screening. They have screened over 700 kids over the course of this worth while event.

From The Archives From Benton County Enterprise Sports; June 14, 1979

Published by admin on Wed, 06/10/2020 - 12:36pm
Shinn Chevrolet 
Sluggers Hitting at .513
“Hitting is the name of the game” would provide an accurate summation of the one-third completed Slo-Pitch Softball League season.
As the year takes shape, it becomes readily apparent that the teams holding down the top spots in the standings also possess the highest team batting averages.
Shinn Chevrolet, the loop leader, boasts a phenomenal team batting average of .513, 49 percentage points better than co-leader Jackman Meat Processing.

Gabe Mehrens Stands Alone As Lincoln’s Returning All-State Player

Published by admin on Wed, 06/10/2020 - 12:36pm
The two time state runner up, the Lincoln Cardinals, had eight All -State players last season. They graduated seven, leaving then Junior Offensive Lineman Gabe Mehren as the only returning All-State player.

Lincoln Softball Girls Receive Academic Honors

Published by admin on Wed, 06/03/2020 - 1:24pm
NOT JUST GREAT SOFTBALL PLAYERS. The following Lincoln Cardinal softball players received individual academic All-State honors:  Chloe Reese, Haley Mackey, Cadyn Paxton, Haley Ebeling, Alexis Harms and Jordan Young. The entire Lincoln Cardinal softball team received Academic All- State as a team with all girls having over a 3.3 GPA. In pic:  Alexis Harms, Cadyn Paxton, Haley Ebeling, Gracyn Eifert, Chloe Reese, and Jordan Young
Not pictured:  Haley Mackey, Alexis Simons, Taylor Bays, Asia Srader and Jenna Vandeveer 

Brewster Lands In Country’s Top 100

Published by admin on Wed, 06/03/2020 - 1:21pm
 
Brylee Brewster, an 8th grader at Warsaw’s John Boise Middle School, was recently named as the #76 overall softball player in the United States in the graduating class of 2025 per ExtraInningSoftball.com, a national online softball publication.  

From The Sports Archives From Benton County Enterprise Sports; May 27, 1999

Published by admin on Thu, 05/28/2020 - 9:16am
From The Sports Archives
From Benton County Enterprise Sports; 
May 27, 1999
Suicide Squeeze Nips Wildcats 6-5 In District
Defensive lapses in the field have been a big problem all spring for the Warsaw High School baseball team, and it was once again errors that spelled defeat for them Tuesday in the opening round of the Class 3A district tournament at Buffalo.

Recent Nightmare And Miracle For Devon Parrott

Published by admin on Thu, 05/28/2020 - 9:15am
A few weeks ago, the BCE did a story on Devon Parrott. I met him and his mother at the Lincoln football field. He was kicking the football and things were good. We talked about how he had dealt with his serious heart condition. A few days later, things changed.   Below is the story written by his mother Angela Parrott.

Kyle Eckhoff, Staying Strong Through Tough Times

Published by admin on Wed, 05/20/2020 - 9:57am
 
Lincoln’s Freshman Kyle Eckhoff has been labeled “the next big time athlete to come out of Lincoln.” He has heard the talk and he knows the expectations.
Last year, his father, Darren Eckhoff, a Lincoln legend, passed away. Kyle was 14 years old. Yes, just 14. Just a kid with his hopes, his dreams and the rest of his life experiences all in the future. 
His goal is to play college basketball. He nursed an injury all through last season that hampered his production, but he is healthy now.