Whitney Barnes

Whitney Barnes

Lady Owls defeat Moberly on tennis courts

Winning two of the three doubles matches and four of the six singles matches, the Marshall Lady Owls downed visiting Moberly 6-3 in a North Central Missouri Conference tennis match at the MHS Sports Complex last Wednesday.Seniors Avery Evans and Dianna Escarate won in singles and doubles.

Slater scores last two TDs, beats Tigers

Seniors Chase Hemeyer, Brandon Terrill and Jalen Knox all showed out for the Slater Wildcats last Friday night.Hemeyer passed for 160 yards and four touchdowns – three to Terrill and one to Knox — and Knox raced down the field on a kickoff return for a touchdown that gave the Slater Wildcats the lead for good in an eventual 44-34 victory over the Wellington Tigers in a non-conference game at the Slater Sports Complex last Friday night.It was the head-coaching debut for Mitchell Jenkins, who was ecstatic after the victory.“I feel really good for our community and our kids,” Jenkins noted.