Area Sports and Education

HOUSTON, Mo. – Licking Wildcat Baseball continued their winning ways during last week’s Houston Tournament. In their first game, Licking defeated Mountain Grove on Monday, March 18. Strong pitching by Silas Antle and Austin Stephens kept the Panthers scoreless, while Wildcat batters put four runs on the boards.Licking R-8 School District Licking improved their season…

The Licking Track & Field team headed to St. James on Tuesday, March 19, for their first meet of the year. Wildcat and Lady Wildcat Gold Medal winners included Finley Sullins – 100m; Hannah Medlock – High Jump; and the 4x200m Relay Team of Ty Fallert, Benton Corley, Derek Mendenhall and Ethan Stout. The team…

The Lady ’Cats Softball team defeated Summersville on Tuesday evening at Deer Lick Park. Licking’s bats were hot as the ladies outscored Summersville 12-2. A road trip to Ava on Thursday evening saw less fortune for Licking, as Ava topped the Lady ’Cats 9-2 for the evening. Saturday held two games for Licking on their…

Photos by Shari Harris

The Licking Chapter of National Honor Society, formed in 1978, held their annual induction ceremony on Thursday, March 14. Seven new members joined the student organization, whose purpose is to “create enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote leadership, and to develop character in the students of secondary schools.” National…

Post-season honors for the 2023-2024 boys and girls basketball season have been announced. Three members of the LHS Boys Basketball team, three members of the LHS Girls Basketball team, and the LHS Girls Basketball Head Coach were all recognized. For the Wildcats, seniors Keyton Cook and Austin James received honors as All-Frisco League Conference, KJEL…

By Jo Ennis Licking’s Club Phoenix, an eleven-year-old girls’ volleyball team, has made an impressive debut in their first year of existence. Despite having only two team members with prior experience, they have already achieved notable success. Under the guidance of Coach Kassi Ramsey, here are some highlights: in their initial games held in Winona,…

By Christy Porter, Managing Editor Students in Candice Shepherd’s fourth grade classes have been learning about natural disasters recently, and undertook the creation of some not so natural disasters of their own. The students, placed in groups, were instructed to choose from three natural disaster experiments and with minimal directive to provide the set-up and…

By Christy Porter, Managing Editor Licking R-VIII participated in the annual statewide tornado drill, which was activated at the Elementary and Junior High/High School levels, with different procedures for each, last Wednesday. The JH/HS drill was activated at 10:30 a.m. and students with teachers left their classrooms and proceeded to lower levels and/or a safer…