Area Sports and Education

By Shari Harris, Publisher WILLOW SPRINGS, Mo. – The Wildcat XC team traveled to the Willow Springs meet on September 12. Eight high school and ten junior high runners competed. Levi Stout led the Wildcat runners, finishing 23rd with a time of 19:19. Ethan Stout was less than a minute behind, in 46th place with…

The Wildcat baseball boys traveled to Van Buren on Tuesday, September 4. The varsity lost 1-7, but the junior varsity scored an abundance of runs, with a final score of 16-1. On Thursday, September 26, it was another loss for the varsity in Gainesville, as they came up just short, 3-4. The junior varsity blanked…

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By Shari Harris, Publisher LICKING 3, WILLOW SPRINGS 2 LICKING, Mo. – It was a long evening for the Licking Lady ‘Cats on Monday, September 16, as their contest against the Willow Springs Lady Bears went five sets with many points battled over by both teams. In the end, Licking triumphed on their home court, 24-26,…

By Coach Cole Roark LICKING 3, CROCKER 0 CROCKER, Mo. – Licking traveled to Crocker on Monday, September 16. In the varsity contest, a low scoring game resulted in a Wildcat victory. Karson Walker took the mound and threw a complete game shutout, allowing four hits, walking one, and striking out one. The Wildcat offense…

  Licking Elementary instructor Candice Shepherd brought Jeff Kinder in last week to talk to her fourth grade students about September 11, 2001. Kinder was a member of the Missouri Highway Patrol at the time of the attack, and provided the students with both a history of what happened and his perspective on it. The…

    By Coach Cole Roark LICKING 15, PLATO 0 IBERIA, Mo. – The Wildcats headed to Iberia for this year’s Frisco League Tournament. Licking was seeded #2 and played the #7 seed Plato Eagles in first round action on Saturday, September 7. Isaac Rinne threw a no-hitter with three strikeouts through the three-inning contest.…

    The Licking Lady ’Cats Volleyball team highlighted their week with a win over Houston on Thursday night at their home court. After falling in the first set 24-26, the ladies picked up their game and took the next three, 25-22, 25-20 and 25-23. Hadlee Davis and Aubrey Gorman each had three aces, Allie…

    By Shari Harris Publisher The Sonshine and Rainbow Day School kicked off their school year on Thursday, September 5. There were a few tears as children and parents began a new routine separate from the other. But the volunteers at the Day School quickly spread “Sonshine” and had children smiling again. The Day…