Area Sports and Education

By Advisor Rae Kirkwood Four members of the Licking FFA Chapter attended Missouri FFA Camp Week 5 at Camp Rising Sun. There were 23 chapters represented, with 136 campers. Camp elections were held Monday afternoon. Autumn Johnson was the chapter’s delegate. Jd Fox ran for a camp office, and members of the camp elected him…

By Coach Harv Antle LICKING, Mo. – The Licking Wildcats held their end of the season baseball banquet and awards ceremony last week at Triumph Sports. Licking Mayor Keith Cantrell was in attendance to present the Wildcats with a proclamation from the city congratulating the team on its season and state championship. Following the proclamation,…

By Shari Harris, Publisher All-State, All-District and All-Conference teams for baseball have been announced for the 2023 Spring Season, recognizing individual accomplishments, and the Class 3 Champion Licking Wildcats baseball team received several recognitions at Monday night’s meeting of the Licking Board of Education. The Class 3 All-State baseball first and second teams were announced…

By Harv Antle OZARK – The Licking Wildcats claimed the Class 3 State Baseball Championship on Thursday at Sky Bacon Stadium in Ozark with a 3-1 victory over the South Callaway Bulldogs. Licking opened the scoring in the second when Kannon Buckner was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded that scored Keyton Cook.…

By Harv Antle LICKING – The Licking Wildcats advanced to the quarterfinals of the state tournament with an 11-0 win over the Forsyth Panthers on Wednesday night, May 24, at Deer Lick Park. In a game that was suspended Tuesday night in the bottom of the third inning with two outs and Licking ahead 7-0,…

Licking High School Track & Field athletes competed in the Class 2 State Track Meet on Friday and Saturday in Jefferson City. Jadyn Barnes finished third in the Javelin. Oscar Phillips earned 12th place in the Pole Vault. Finley Sullins placed 14th in the Long Jump and 15th in the 100 meter. Kaida Cook took…

By Harv Antle HOUSTON – The Licking Wildcats advanced to the finals of the Class 3 District 9 Tournament with a 10-0 win over the Mountain View-Liberty Eagles on Wednesday night, May 17, in Houston. Keyton Cook went the distance for the Wildcats’ mound. In five innings, the junior allowed one hit and fanned nine.…

Submitted Annually, the American Legion Post #41 in Houston, Mo., recognizes high school students from around the County for exceptional citizenship in their community. These students are all familiar, in varying degrees, with the history of our country. They know that our way of life didn’t “just happen.” It is the product of work and…

 By Shari Harris, Publisher Family, friends, administrators, teachers, and, very importantly, graduating seniors filled the Sherman Hill Field House on the Licking High School campus for the graduation ceremony of the Class of 2023 on Sunday, May 14. Seventy-one seniors earned their diplomas this year. Of those, seven earned Summa Cum Laude honors (GPA of…