Area Sports and Education

LHS senior Kiley Ingram signed a letter of intent on Monday, January 31, to play basketball at Westminster University. Ingram excelled as a member of the state-ranked Lady ‘Cats basketball team. Westminster University is a private, four-year college in Fulton, Mo., and their Blue Jays sports teams compete at the NCAA Division III level.

  On Thursday, January 27, Lt. Col. Christopher Scott presented Licking High School senior Krysta Joyner with an Army Values Leadership Award recognizing her excellence in demonstrating the Army Value of Respect. Respect was the January character trait recognized by Fort Leonard Wood. Local schools were invited to nominate a student in grades 7-12 who…

  By Shari Harris, Publisher The Licking Wildcats traveled to Salem Friday night, January 28, for the second half of this year’s Big Cat Classic. The Wildcats made a clean sweep of this year’s trophies winning 71-61 over the Salem Tigers. The Junior Varsity started the evening with a convincing 69-21 win, raising their season…

  By Shari Harris, Publisher The Licking Lady Wildcats played the girls’ half of the Big Cat Classic games Tuesday, January 25, in a home contest and kept the trophy for another year, defeating the Salem Tigers 72-49. Junior varsity started the evening with a half-game and nearly shut out the JV Tigers, 27-4. Photos…

By Shari Harris, Publisher Licking’s opening round in the St. James Tournament Tuesday, Jan. 18, was against the St. James Tigers. The Tigers came out ahead, 78-44, in the contest, moving Licking to the consolation bracket of the tournament. Licking’s record fell to 8-8, with 4-0 in the conference. With the Wildcats keeping within striking…

By Coach Steve Rissler The Lady Wildcats traveled to the Rogersville tournament last week to compete against some of the best teams in southwest Missouri. Licking drew Webb City in the first round. The ‘Cats were seeded third and Webb sixth. Licking was short-handed due to sickness, missing starters Kylie Taylor and Abbie Sullins, and…

By Shari Harris, Publisher The 2022 Homecoming Game was an evening of excitement for the filled auditorium at Sherman Hill Field House. Junior Varsity started the evening off right with a half-game win over the Iberia Rangers. The Homecoming Coronation was held between games, including a salute to LHS alumni and basketball teams from decades…

Coach Steve Rissler The Lady Hornets of Laquey traveled to the comfy confines of the Sherman Hill Fieldhouse on Thursday for a Frisco League Matchup. Licking started fast, jumping out to a 10-0 lead before back-to-back threes from Laquey made it a game for a little bit. The girls didn’t panic and kept on grinding…

Submitted During the 2021 – 2022 school year, the American Legion, Department of Missouri, sponsored an Oratorical Contest for high school students. The purpose of the contest is to develop knowledge and appreciation of the United States Constitution. Sami Hall, a student at Licking High School, won the county contest sponsored by American Legion Post…

The Licking Wildcats had a short week of action due to weather related school cancellations at the end of the week. On Tuesday, Jan. 4, they faced a tough Willow Springs team at the Sherman Hill Field House and came up short, 52-77. Willow Springs (6-3) is ranked eighth in Class 4 this year. They…