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Heras wins 400-meter dash to lead Elsberry
Adrianna Kenndey and Kylie Linson of Troy Buchanan each finished first and second, respectively, in the girls shot put event at the 2021 Holt Invitational on April 3 at Holt High School in Wentzville.
With Major League Baseball’s Spring Training in full swing – and wishing I were traveling through Florida watching game after game – I decided to blow the dust off my sportswriting abilities for one week.
Behind 6 1/3 innings from Cameren Anderson, the Troy Trojans blanked Rockwood Summit in the consolation game, 7-0, on March 24 to finish third at the 25th-annual Troy Flooring Center Baseball Classic.
Everyone has their passion for something that puts them in a happy place. For Troy resident and Elsberry native, Kelli Millikan it is powerlifting.
Sixteen players will take the field for the Elsberry/Silex girls’ soccer team. Senior players are Vivian Marx, Melody Hall, Brylie King, Caylyn Dowell, and Jenna Beckham.
Former St. Louis Blues defenseman Bob Plager was killed Wednesday in a car crash in St. Louis. He was 78.
Five of the six members of the Silex Owls golf team are also members of the school’s trap shooting team.
Winfield’s baseball team, like every other program, can’t wait to begin the season.
In 2019, Troy Buchanan’s tennis squad looked to be competitive with the best teams in Class 3.
Troy Buchanan’s golf squad is a better position that most teams heading into the 2021 season.
Through the unpredictable weather Lincoln County has seen over the first part of 2021, Troy ,”
As the saying goes, “there’s strength in numbers.”
An old coaching adage is “the starting lineup in the first game is never the starting lineup in the last game.”
For most track and field teams around the state, waiting to compete again has been the hardest part after a year off.
Winfield’s baseball team, like every other program, can’t wait to begin the season.
On a nice sunny March afternoon, the Troy Buchanan baseball team practiced bunting drills.
Silex Lady Owls senior Lexi Plackemeier and sophomore Sara Grateke were recently named to the Class 2 District 5 All-District Team.
In late November the Miller Family of Troy had their world turned upside down as they lost their 15 year old daughter, Maggie, when she entered the hospital to seek treatment for the severe seizures she was experiencing and didn’t return home. Maggie was a profound athlete that found her l…
The Elsberry High School basketball teams competed this past week in the 96th Annual Bowling Green Tournament.
Missouri State football coach Bobby Petrino and his staff will be conducting walk-on tryouts for the spring 2021 season on Wednesday at Robert W. Plaster Stadium.
Four members of Troy Buchanan's wrestling team were honored for the final time at home for Senior Night on Jan. 20.
To say that the COVID-19 pandemic has had little effect on the Elsberry Basketball teams would be an understatement.
Kelan Kinion will be taking his trapshooting talents to one of the nation’s best programs.
Several Troy Buchanan High School students signed the dotted line to further their athletic journeys at colleges in Missouri and Illinois during a signing event at the school on Dec. 9.
Winfield High School is a long way from the public schools of St. Louis City.
For Winfield’s dance team, it’s about learning how to dance before performing the routines.
COVID-19 has infected nearly every walk of life around the country.
Success is a way of life for Troy Buchanan’s wrestling team.
The 2019-2020 season was tough for the Silex Owls finishing with just three wins, however, Coach Aaron Henke is ready to turn a rough season into a learning experience.
The 2019-2020 campaign was anything but pretty for the Winfield girls basketball program.
Troy Buchanan’s girls basketball squad fell two games short of a state championship in 2020.
For a year that has been deemed as “nothing but normal”, the Elsberry High School boys and girls basketball teams are ready to hit the hardwood no matter what comes their way.
The Winfield Warriors surprised some people during its 2019-2020 boys basketball campaign en route to a Gateway South Conference championship.
ketball team watched helplessly last season as Francis Howell celebrated a Class 5 District 8 championship – and a trip to the state tournament.
The Silex Lady Owls will be relying on the leadership of their three seniors for the 2020-2021 season.
This winter sports seasons will be one unlike any other and for the Silex Cheerleaders, their plan is to learn and grow.
The annual Elsberry Middle School basketball tournament was held last week with the Elsberry Lady Indians taking the top spot, while the boys team was not able to compete due to circumstances beyond their control.
Two Silex Lady Owls received All-State selections after their deep run in the 2020 softball postseason.
For Winfield football coach Cody Spegal and his Warriors, the 2020 season was about building a program from the ground up.
Six members of Ellsberry's softball team were recently named to the All-Region Team.
The final set of fall postseason district play begins for Troy Buchanan and Winfield, as their football and volleyball programs look to bring home championships in 2020.
The Silex Lady Owls defeated Community 13-4 on Friday after taking the lead late in the game.
The Winfield cross country team participated in a meet in Clopton on Oct. 12. The varsity boys placed third overall, and the team had three athletes medal individually.
Troy Buchanan football coach Ryan Nesbitt doesn’t believe in “moral victories.”
The Silex Junior High Boys Cross Country team took 1st Place in the Elsberry Middle School Invitational on Monday, Sept. 28. Then on Oct. 1 the team continued their roll finishing in second place at the Bowling Green Invitational. The CC team is coached by Andrew Mills.
For the first time this season, the lights were on for Friday night high school football at John H. Lawrence Sports Complex at Troy Buchanan High School.