Area Sports and Education

The LHS Athletic Banquet was held Thursday, May 2, at the Sherman Hill Field House. Athletic Director Phillip Gambill paid tribute to Mr. Rick Mosher and Mr. Gary Cook, recognizing them for their service and dedication to the student athletes of Licking schools. Gambill recognized the students who worked hard in their sports and the…

By Coach Harv Antle LICKING, Mo. – For the second consecutive week, weather interfered with the schedule and the Licking Wildcats were only able to play a couple of games. Game summaries are below: LICKING 5, WAYNESVILLE 0 SALEM, Mo. – The Licking Wildcats opened play in the Salem Tournament on Friday with a 5-0…

The Licking High School Track & Field team traveled to Cuba Saturday for their District meet. The Lady ’Cats team won the meet with 123 points after 19 events. Thirteen LHS athletes in 16 events will be advancing to Sectionals on Saturday, May 11, at Blue Eye. District meet results that were qualifiers included two…

Junior High Track & Field ended their season with a great finish at the state track meet on Saturday, April 27. Nearly every athlete came home with a medal. The boys’ team placed second overall and the girls’ team placed 6th. For the JH Boys’ team, Jett Sullins had three first place finishes, in the…

Stacie Hutsell, LHS FBLA Adviser SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Missouri Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) welcomed 5,000+ attendees from nearly 400 chapters to the record breaking State Leadership Conference April 14-16, 2024, to celebrate our 65th year as an organization. Members and advisers gathered in person to expand their leadership knowledge, compete in various events…

    Licking math students traveled Monday to Dixon for the Frisco League Math Competition. Seventh through twelfth graders brought home ribbons in several categories, and the high school team won first place overall. In the high-level Trigonometry and Logarithms category, Dominick Donley earned first place, Gold, and Ryleigh Barton took third place, Bronze. The…

The Licking Lady Wildcat Softball team celebrated their Senior Night last Monday, April 22, after the varsity-only game vs. Eminence. Seniors Makenna Skidmore, Allie Decker, Emalee Breeden and December Maxey took the ballfield with their parents/loved ones. Each was celebrated for their individual accomplishments and Coach Christie Medlock thanked the girls for their hard work…

By Coach Harv Antle LICKING, Mo. – Weather was the big winner last week as the Licking Wildcats played on Monday and Tuesday before rain washed out games at the end of the week. The Wildcats registered wins over Hartville and Mountain View Liberty and raised their record to 18-3. Below are the recaps: LICKING…

By Justin Coffey LHS History Club students embarked on a profound journey through American history as they visited the Boot Hill Museum and Sante Fe Trail Tracks in Dodge City, Kansas, followed by the Trail West and Oklahoma History Museum as well as the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum. The trip offered a unique…