The No. 9 Missouri Valley College men’s soccer team clinched a share of the Heart of America Athletic Conference regular season championship last week, and two members of the team have swept the weekly conference awards for their efforts in two games.
Excelsior Springs senior quarterback Chance Moreland rushed for 204 yards and three touchdowns in 18 carries, leading the host and fourth-seeded Tigers to a 46-0 shutout win over the No. 5-seeded Marshall Owls in the quarterfinal round of the Class 4, District 8 tournament Friday.
It’s win-or-go-home time for high school soccer teams in district play around the state. The top-seeded Marshall Owls punched their ticket to the Class 2, District 6 title game by registering a 4-0 victory over No.
Sophomore forward Sam Green netted a goal in each half to lead the No. 9ranked Missouri Valley College men’s soccer team to a 3-0 victory over 15thranked Oklahoma Wesleyan on Gregg-Mitchell Field in Marshall Tuesday. Green now has 15 goals and 36 points this season and owns the program single- season record for game-winning goals with eight. He has scored seven penalty-kick goals. He also has scored in each of the last six games and has netted multiple goals in four of the last five contests.
A beat-up Slater Wildcat football team ran into a buzz saw in the first round of Class 1, District 5 action Friday. The top-seeded and once-beaten Lincoln Cardinals scored the first 42 points, en route to a 48-8 victory over No.
Ashton Sander’s Santa Fe Lady Chiefs’ volleyball team battled its way back from two sets down and held a lead in the decisive fifth set, but eventually lost its quarterfinal battle at Tarkio/Fairfax (East Atchison) Saturday.
Three losing streaks continued for the Missouri Valley College football team Saturday. The Vikings failed to capitalize on several good opportunities, gave up a late touchdown and lost to the Central Methodist Eagles 14-9 on Gregg-Mitchell Field.
Six Marshall runners competed at the Class 4, District 4 meet at Jesse James Park in Kearney Saturday. When all was said and done, two Marshall boys recorded personal-record (PR) times, but none of the three boys nor three girls had a good enough time on the 3.11-mile (5 kilometer) course to move on to state competition.
Although the Marshall Owls didn’t have any event winners, several swimmers set new personal-record (PR) times at theWest Central Classic Meet in Sedalia Thursday. The Owls had all six swimmers on the roster compete, including racing in two different relays.
by Hobby King/Sports Editor Over the past few weeks, several Slater Wildcat football players have suffered injuries that have ended their seasons. Despite having a… Login to continue reading Login…