Stories from Friday, October 3, 2008

The Marshall Police Department is investigating a theft from Break Time, which occurred on Friday, Sept. 26.

The Marshall girls' tennis team won five of six singles matches Thursday en route to a 7-2 non-conference home victory over Class 2 Columbia-Hickman. Junior Dina Kaissi, a state qualifier last year, gave the Lady Owls their only losses with a 6-0, 6-0 shutout of junior Virginia Hutcherson at No. 1 singles and 8-1 decision over Hutcherson and freshman Haley Evans at No. 1 doubles...

BRUNSWICK -- The Slater softball team closed out a regular season which saw it make substantial gains with a disappointing 2-1 non-conference loss Thursday at Brunswick. The Lady Wildcats committed only one error during the contest, but it was costly. After senior Krystal Wheeler led off the fourth inning with a double, a booted grounder allowed her to score. The stanza's second run came in on freshman Samantha Garvin's double...

Missouri Valley College played textbook road football for the second time this season last week against a team which had beaten it in 2007. As it did a fortnight earlier at Graceland, the Vikings built up a big lead -- thanks to a defense which wouldn't surrender a touchdown -- during a 47-10 romp at Evangel. Despite how it may have looked on paper, though, MVC head coach Paul Troth considered the effort "far from perfect."...

MAGNOLIA, Ark. -- Junior Jake Shaw of Cocoa, Fla., racked up 300 points to lead the Missouri Valley College men to victory at the Southern Arkansas University Rodeo last week. Shaw won the steer wrestling competition, was second in tie-down roping and was the header on the sixth-place team roping entry to finish second for the all-around title. The only other Viking to win was sophomore Will Smith of Luyoff, S.C., in saddle bronc riding...

After four straight losses, Marshall's first win of the season last week may not have cured all that ailed a young football team, but it sure helps. "It makes it a lot easier to go back to practice," remarked Owls head coach Paul Thomas. "Now we have to sustain it."...

After four straight losses, Marshall's first win of the season last week may not have cured all that ailed a young football team, but it sure helps. "It makes it a lot easier to go back to practice," remarked Owls head coach Paul Thomas. "Now we have to sustain it."...

A 31-year-old Imperial man received minor injuries early Friday, Oct. 3, in a one-vehicle accident on Interstate 70, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. Douglas Dunphy apparently lost control of his 2002 Chevrolet 1500 about 4:50 a.m. when he was 1.2 miles west of the U.S. Highway 65 interchange, according to the report...

At their regular meeting Thursday, Oct. 2, Saline County Commissioners announced an agreement has been reached between the county and two area landowners regarding rights-of-way on the land immediately surrounding the bridge over Salt Fork Creek on County Road 427...

About 30 4- and 5-year-olds participated Friday morning, Oct. 3, in St. Peter School's second annual Trike-A-Thon, in which all funds raised are donated to St. Jude Children's Hospital. Last year's event raised $1,200, which Preschool Director Peggy Sherman said was quite a surprise...