Mercer's Michaelis sets scoring mark
We didn't make the trek to Trenton on Friday night, but Mercer freshman Sierra Michaelis made history without us. The 5-foot-10 guard tallied 26 points in the Cardinals' 61-16 district championship victory against Ridgeway.
Mercer freshman nears scoring record
With one guaranteed game left, Mercer freshman Sierra Michaelis needs just a single "sub-par" performance to set a state record. Michaelis and the Cardinals take on Ridgeway in Friday night's Class 1 District 15 championship game at Trenton's Ketcham Center. If Michaelis scores 18 points, the 5-foot-10 guard ties the freshman scoring record of 746 points Miller's Hannah Wilkerson set four years earlier.
Troy football standout should reconsider basketball
Troy junior Garrett Meng doesn’t play basketball, much to the chagrin of boys coach Dallas Keller. This past Friday, the 6-foot-3 athletic freak proved why. After spending the afternoon lifting weights, Meng went to dunk a ball in the Troy High School gym.
Weather changes Class 4 district basketball schedule
Due to Monday’s games in the Class 4, District 16 being postponed due to snow, the schedule has been changed.
District basketball predictions
Because I like to make myself look like a fool, I'll attempt to predict this weeks Class 4 and Class 5 District tournaments for local teams. (The full brackets are below.) I'll start in Class 5 with the tournament being held at Central High School.
STATE WRESTLING: Polo and Dean Manning saga continues
When Dean Manning left Polo prior to the 2007-2008 wrestling season, it seemed the student and school would make a relatively clean break. That changed during this week's Missouri State Wrestling Championships in a bizarre turn of events.
STATE WRESTLING: Bracket previews
Dustin Williams spent the whole season wrestling on a torn left aneterior cruciate ligament. After Saturday's district final, the Benton senior 189-pounder added an injured right knee to his plight. Williams (50-0) unquestionably enters state as the overwhelming favorite to earn his first state title after placing second last year.
Class 4, District 16 for boys set
The bracket is set for the boys District 16 tournament at Smithville next week. The Lafayette Fighting Irish earned the No. 1 seed and a bye until Thursday. Lafayette is ranked No. 9 in the latest Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association poll released Wednesday and are also guaranteed to at least win a share of the Midland Empire Conference title. Its the second straight years the Irish have won the MEC and they have won the district title two straight years.
CLASS 4 DISTRICT 16: How the seeds shake out
Tuesday night's Smithville at Savannah girls contest likely solidified the seeding for the Class 4 District 16 tournament, starting two weeks from Monday at Smithville High School. Smithvillle's 41-34 victory on the Savages' home court likely locks the Warriors into the No. 3 seed. The top two seeds -- which receive a bye in the six-team bracket -- should be Benton and Platte County. Coaches plan to seed the district tournament Saturday.
Game Blog: Savannah at Lafayette
The Lafayette and Savannah junior varsity teams put on the best show on Tuesday. The teams put on a high-scoring, entertaining regulation with the Fighting Irish erasing an early 10-point deficit. And that was before the teams went to triple overtime.
Mercer freshman Michaelis’ season thus far, in perspective
There’s a long way for Sierra Michaelis to go, but the incredible Mercer freshman already sits on pace to surpass some remarkable records. Through 15 games (prior to Tuesday night’s matchup with Winston), the 5-foot-10 guard had 441 points, an average of 29.4 per game, through 15 games. Miller’s Hannah Wilkerson, currently a senior, set the state freshman record at 746 and 26.64 in 2006-2007.
GAME BLOG: CITY WRESTLING MEET
How far away was Benton sophomore Aaron Seward from being a city wrestling champion a year ago. Try playing freshman basketball. A first-year wrestler with little varsity experience Seward put his name in annals of unlikely heroes of the City Wrestling Meet.
SHOW-ME BOWL: Day 1
Ross reflects on Day 1 of the Show-Me Bowl, which included local victories by Mound City and Maryville.
PICK 'EM BLOG: 11-man sectionals
This is what I'm talking about.
PICK 'EM BLOG: 8-man quarterfinals
Sometimes parity can be a good thing. Early in the season, the possible 8-man outcome appeared pretty cut-and-dry. Mound City looked incredible during beatdowns against St. Joseph Christian and Stanberry and appeared likely to extend its win streak into next season. Then Worth County changed everything.
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