Area Sports and Education

Both the 7th and 8th grade Junior High Lady ‘Cats had solid seasons. The 7th Grade team finished with 6 wins and 7 losses. The 8th Grade team had 6 wins and 8 losses. Season highlights included the 8th Grade Lady ‘Cats winning the 2021 Mountain Grove Junior High Tournament Consolation Trophy, going 3-1 in…

By Coach Steve Rissler The Licking Lady Wildcats made the trek north for the Annual Rolla Christmas Tournament. This year the Lady ‘Cats received the 6th seed in the eight-team tournament. Licking faced Truman (Independence) in the opening round for the second year in a row. Unlike last season, the girls came out on fire…

By Shari Harris, Publisher After winning the first round game of the Cabool tournament Monday against Eminence, Licking faced fierce competition against Norwood (number one rank in Class 2) and Gainesville (number eight rank in Class 2). In round two on Tuesday, Dec. 28, Licking fell behind early against Norwood, who led 21-8 at the…

Office of State Rep. Bennie Cook JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (December 28, 2021) – State Representative Bennie Cook organized the First Annual South Central Missouri Christmas Choir Program at the Missouri State Capitol this month. The following schools were able to attend the event – Houston, Licking, Salem, Mountain Grove and Willow Springs. The students had…

By Shari Harris, Publisher Licking started the Cabool Holiday Tournament with a first round win over Eminence Monday, in a close, 75-70 win. Licking carried a 38-29 lead into halftime, but Eminence came roaring back in the third quarter, with Licking hanging onto a slim 57-56 lead going into the fourth quarter. Despite Cabool taking…

MSU-WP WEST PLAINS, Mo. (December 20, 2021) – Ashley A. Creek, Licking, has been awarded the James and Audrey Friend Restricted Scholarship and the Jack and Marian McNevin Endowed Scholarship from Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP). Creek, a 2020 graduate of Licking High School in Licking, is a sophomore at MSU-WP who plans to pursue…

Licking v. Steelville The Licking Wildcats faced the Steelville Cardinals Monday night in the first of two back-to-back home games. The Cardinals took three of four quarters to defeat Licking 92-71. Photos by Shari Harris & Gracelyn Wesley JB Huff led the team with 17 points and 8 rebounds; Chris Bartling had 12 points, 5…

The December 15 Missouri Basketball Coaches Association rankings for girls basketball has been released. The Licking Lady Wildcats are ranked fourth in Class 3, behind Strafford, El Dorado Springs and Skyline. Photos by Shari Harris Junior Varsity and Varsity Lady ‘Cats teams defeated Mansfield Thursday at the Sherman Hill Field House. JV won 44-20, and…

Jessica Hildebrand, Activities Director On December 1, Licking High School’s Leadership Class came to Licking Residential Care and volunteered about an hour of their time to decorate one of the residents’ trees for Christmas! They were a very nice group of kids, and they spent time with some of the residents and put together a…

Submitted American Legion Post # 41 in Houston hosted a High School Oratorical Scholarship Program County Contest, with several high school student contestants in Texas County this year. Several students in Texas County applied for the contest but the final selection came down to just two students. Sami Hall from Licking High School and Kenney…