September 2024

Lady Owls fall to S-C on tennis courts

The Marshall Lady Owls’ tennis team opened the season suffering a 6-3 dual loss at Smith-Cotton in Sedalia last Friday.Haley Tietz’s team dropped two of the three doubles matches and four of the six singles encounters.Winners in singles were: sophomore Kellin Fann 8-0 over Citalli Nava and freshman Megan Miles 8-3 over Emily Chernish at Nos.

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Midgyett proves to be slippery, Hornets sting Marshall in opener

A year ago, the Marshall Owls overcame an early deficit to swat the Chillicothe Hornets 19-13 on Cecil Naylor Field in the season opener.This year, however, the Owls’ defense struggled to stop the rushing attack of the Hornets — mainly senior tailback Silas Midgyett.The 5-11, 200-pound scatback darted through holes and broke numerous tackles, en route to a 200-yard rushing night that included two touchdown runs in Chillicothe’s 40-6 victory on Bob Fairchild Field.“I felt like our guys competed in the first half as best they could.

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