Area Sports and Education

By Rick Duncan, Publisher This year Licking has a new coach for cross country. The Licking News is proud to welcome Eriq Kristek to the team. Kristek played baseball at Drury College for 1-1/2-years under Scott Nasby and Byron Hagler. He has a seven-year teaching career, including coaching JH baseball and boys basketball at Waynesville…

By Coach Harv Antle LICKING 12, DIXON 2 LICKING, Mo. – The Licking Wildcats advanced to the championship game of the Frisco League Tournament with a 12-2 win over the Dixon Bulldogs on Thursday at Deer Lick Park. Leading 11-2 in the bottom of the fifth, Licking’s Keyton Cook cranked a solo shot over the…

WEST PLAINS, Mo. – The Licking Lady Wildcats traveled to West Plains Saturday for the 2023 West Plains Showdown. Licking started slow in pool play, losing two sets to Mountain Grove, two to Crowley’s Ridge, and splitting with Rolla. This placed them into the Silver Bracket for bracketed play, where they stepped up to the…

The 7th Grade Volleyball Team and the 8th Grade Volleyball Team competed in the Texas County Junior High Volleyball Tournament Saturday. In the 7th Grade Tournament, the Licking Junior Lady ’Cats began the day defeating Houston in two sets. Raymondville, their next opponent, also fell in two sets. Cabool was their final match of the…

By Shari Harris, Co-Managing Editor Friday evening was Licking night at the St. Louis Cardinals’ game. The Licking High School Cheerleading squad performed at 5:45 in the stadium, and the Licking 8th-12th grade music department sang on the field during the seventh inning stretch. Though the Cardinals didn’t win the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates,…

By Rick Duncan (Based on Coach Antle Interview by Shari Harris) One individual can attain the essence of sports status, whether it be a player or a coach by contributing to their team in such a way that their actions are followed by others in order to achieve excellence. But, at times when enough entities,…

By Shari Harris, Co-Managing Editor The Lady Wildcats Volleyball team started last week with their first two regular matches on the road. They led off with a rematch against the Mtn. View-Liberty Lady Eagles on Monday, August 28. After a shaky performance against Liberty at the Jubilee, the Lady ‘Cats were able to redeem themselves…

By Coach Harv Antle LICKING 14, CONWAY 3 CONWAY, Mo. – The Licking Wildcats took down the Conway Bears 14-3 in five innings on Friday night. Rusty Buckner led a 14-hit attack for Licking. The senior doubled and homered while driving in four runs to spur the offense. Garrett Gorman and Kannon Buckner also produced…

Photos by Christy Porter