Area Sports and Education

By Coach Steve Rissler Seven LHS track athletes traveled to College of the Ozarks to compete against the top athletes of District 6. The team traveled to Point Lookout on Friday evening to practice and get acclimated to the track at C of O. After a successful final practice, the team had a relaxing dinner…

By Coach Harv Antle PLATO, Mo. — The Licking Wildcats blanked the Plato Eagles 13-0 in five innings Tuesday night, May 10, at Plato. Three Wildcat pitchers teamed up to shutout Plato on one hit. Kannon Buckner opened with two innings of scoreless work and fanned two. Rusty Buckner also pitched two innings, getting credit…

Photos by Shari Harris By Shari Harris, Publisher Coaches, Wildcats, Lady ‘Cats and their families gathered at the Sherman Hill Field House Thursday, May 5, for the Licking High School 2022 Sports Banquet. Coaches from each sport handed out awards to their players and recognized the sacrifices made by the players, the coaches, and the…

By Coach Steve Rissler On Saturday May 7th the track team traveled to Hollister to compete in the Class 2 district 5 meet. The girls’ team finished fourth overall with a score of 77. Finley Sullins advanced to sectionals in all four of her events. She placed third in the 100m and 200m, fourth in…

By Coach Harv Antle SPRINGFIELD – The Licking Wildcats returned to the field on Saturday after a 10-day layoff due to weather to meet the Ava Bears in Springfield at New Covenant High School and emerged with a 9-4 victory. Licking pushed a run across in the top of the first inning and grabbed the…

By Coach Harv Antle OZARK, Mo. – In a game moved to U.S. Ballpark in Ozark due to field conditions, the Licking Wildcats edged the Hartville Eagles 5-4 on Monday night. Hartville took an early three-run lead only to see the Wildcats come from behind and take the game, which held district seeding implications. Licking…

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By Coach Harv Antle MOUNTAIN GROVE, Mo. — The Licking Wildcats saw their seventh inning rally fall short on Tuesday night, April 12, and lost to the Panthers 4-3. Mountain Grove scored twice in the first inning and two more times in the third. Meanwhile, the Wildcats left two runners on in the first and…