Area Sports and Education

By Christy Porter, Managing Editor Wednesday, August 23, marked the beginning of a new school year at Licking R-VIII and for some students the beginning of their school career. Scholars of all ages were welcomed back by the administration, principals, teachers, support staff and bus drivers with excitement for the accomplishments that will occur during…

  “The Essence of Sports” By Rick Duncan, Publisher Over the decades sports has produced many winning coaches, but it’s always the big games that document success and set aside a great coach. There is one variable that most great coaches focus on and that’s not success, but failure. Failure is a given in every…

By Christy Porter, Managing Editor Simmons First Foundation, of Simmons Bank, representatives James Huff, Community President, and Kristy Williams, Portfolio Manager, presented Amy Antle, Licking R-VIII Literacy Specialist, a mini grant in the amount of $1,000 for the Licking Elementary Reading Tools Project on Tuesday. The grant will in part be used for a new…

By Coach Harv Antle LICKING 8, SILO 6 OZARK, Mo. – A pair of defending state champions opened the fall baseball season on Friday at Sky Bacon Stadium in Ozark, and the Licking Wildcats defeated the Silo Rebels 8-6. Licking won the Class 3 state championship this past spring and Silo, near Durant, was the…

By Shari Harris Co-Managing Editor New elementary principal Mr. Brian Barry greeted families as they entered the Elementary School lobby Monday evening, and directed them to the newly expanded cafeteria to await the start of Open House. Following a brief set of instructions to those gathered in the cafeteria, he continued to greet newcomers and…

                  The Essence of Sports By Rick Duncan, Publisher What is “the essence of sports?” Our definition is: one that applies themself in such a way to achieve excellence in every aspect of the game and at the same time applies everything they learn to real life.…

The Licking High School varsity cheerleaders, choir and band will be performing at a St. Louis Cardinals game on September 1. The Cardinals will play the Pittsburgh Pirates, with a 7:15 p.m. game time. The Wildcat Cheerleaders will perform around 5:45 p.m. during the pregame show, outside of Busch Stadium. The LHS Choir and Band…

By Shari Harris, Co-Managing Editor Licking High School and Junior High School registration and 7th grade orientation was held Thursday, with split sessions available for students to receive their schedules and school supplies. Teachers, counselors, administrators and technology support staff were on hand to assist parents through the process, including registering their students into the…

OpED By Rick Duncan, Publisher Whether it’s the Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, the Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Florida, Cooperstown in New York, any college Hall of Fame or the Sherman Hill Field House at the Licking High School, sports memorabilia, pictures and trophies line the walls representing individual and…