Stories from Friday, September 12, 2003

BOYS' SOCCER NCMC at Fulton 1, Mexico 0 Non-conference at Hickman 5, Hannibal 0 at Rock Bridge 1, Quincy, Ill.-Notre Dame 0 Marshall Tournament (Round Robin) Marshall 5, Clinton 2 Kirksville 1, Southern Boone 0 (2OT) VOLLEYBALL Non-conference Sacred Heart 25-25, at Sweet Springs 20-22...

JEFFERSON CITY -- Three members of the Marshall girls' golf team equaled or bested their personal low scores Thursday, but Helias won the dual match, 181-199, at Redfield Golf Course in Eugene. Senior Hillary Werdenhause shot a 41 to lead the Lady Crusaders (2-1). Senior Jenny Dehn's 43 and sophomore Jill Collins' 57 were the lowest scores of their careers, and senior Kate Finnegan matched her best with a 54. Senior Grace McCartney turned in a 45 to round out the Lady Owls' scoring...

MARCELINE -- Freshman Kensie Cavanah struck out 11 while tossing a five-inning no-hitter Thursday during Marceline's 10-0 Lewis and Clark Conference victory over visiting Slater. Junior Kim Terrell opened the scoring with an RBI single in the bottom of the first inning, but the Lady Tigers (3-1, 1-1 L&C) didn't break out until a six-run third -- drawing four straight walks and getting another run-scoring single from junior Jessica Schmitt...

SWEET SPRINGS -- The Sweet Springs volleyball team gave a good accounting for itself Thursday during its home opener. Despite dropping a 25-20, 25-22 decision to perennial Kaysinger Conference power Sacred Heart (5-2), the Lady Greyhounds "played two hard-fought games" and showed "improvement over the first two matches," according to head coach Redd Rennison. "They are playing together now."...

JEFFERSON CITY -- The Marshall girls' tennis team notched five straight-set wins while beating Helias, 8-1, Thursday at Jefferson City. MHS junior Nicki Erickson (6-0, 6-1), junior Ann Lewis (6-3, 6-1) and senior Missy Eilers (6-1, 6-0) cruised. Seniors Bethany Shannon (6-1, 4-6, 6-3) and Krystle Chase (4-6, 6-2, 6-1) pulled out three-set decisions. ...

MALTA BEND -- Malta Bend baseball coach Tim Linhart wasn't stalling to allow thundershowers to arrive Thursday when he went to the mound in the top of the second inning of his team's CAC clash with Keytesville. The Tigers wanted to continue, for when the rain came it washed out a rally in the bottom of the second -- with the bases full and two outs with their clean-up hitter coming to the plate to try to snap a 3-3 tie. ...

The Marshall boys' soccer team had only some minor bumps en route to a decisive 5-2 victory Thursday over Clinton in the opening round of the MHS Tournament. The wet field may have slowed down the Owls, a technically proficient squad. Another possible impediment, taking into account its 7-0 romp over the Cardinals a year ago, is all of the new parts which are having to be meshed in a Marshall team which lost a fine group of senior leaders off the group which reached the MSHSAA Class 2 Championships last year for the first time in the program's history.. ...

Although any loss hurts, especially one in which a Cinderella has the glass slipper shatter in the fourth quarter, Missouri Valley College head football coach Paul Troth believes "there were a lot of positives" his team could take from last week's 38-15 loss to defending Heart of America Conference champion MidAmerica Nazarene...

It's never an easy trip to Hannibal, but at least the Marshall football team is no longer staring at a long losing streak against the Pirates. The Owls' 34-28, double-overtime victory last season ended a 15-year string of futility. Now the challenge is for, with both teams having lost fine senior classes, Marshall to show that it has caught up with the Bucs' program...

Following is a listing of reports from the Saline County Sheriff's Department: * On Thursday, Sept. 11, Willie Joe Marquess, 27, of Marshall, was arrested on a Saline County felony warrant for two counts of driving without a license. Marquess was taken into custody at the local probation and parole office. He posted bond and a court date was set...

Mamie E. Garrison, 89, of Mayview, formerly of Sweet Springs, died Thursday, Sept. 11, 2003, at Meyer Care Center in Higginsville. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Sweet Springs. Music will be "Amazing Grace" and "How Great Thou Art." Friends may call after 2:30 p.m. ...

The Saline County Juvenile Office received a 2003 Ford Crown Victoria, county commissioners announced Friday. The car was purchased from Joe Machens Ford of Columbia for $19,954, about $4,000 under the amount available through a Missouri Department of Public Safety matching grant. The county's share was $2,432...

Missouri Valley College will host a reunion this weekend for participants in a Navy officer training program that occurred on its campus 60 years ago. The public is invited to attend a 1:15 p.m. Saturday ceremony to dedicate a monument, including flag poles, plaques and Navy and college seals, on the campus quadrangle and a 2 p.m. Saturday ceremony at the veterans memorial on the Saline County Courthouse lawn...

Mikiah Zumalt, 7, receives a crown from Jade Triplett, 2002 Waverly Apple Jubilee queen, as she is announced the winner of the 2003 princess competition. Last year's princess, Chasitie Payton, is also pictured at left. First runner-up was Jessica Drake, 8. Leigha Graf, 5, won second runner-up honors...

Jade Triplett, the 2002 Waverly Apple Jubilee queen, honors Elizabeth Beckman, 17, with a crown and the title of 2003 Apple Jubilee queen Thursday night during the competition sponsored by Zeta Psi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi. First runner-up in the contest was Kendra Dankenbring, 17, with Cyres Poe, 16, named second runner-up...

Auctioneer and Waverly Jaycees member Seth Conner takes bids for some apples from Peters Orchards in Waverly during the auction Thursday night at the Waverly Apple Jubilee. The annual auction brought in $30,275, which the Jaycees will use for community improvement projects...

The Sweet Springs Board of Education took up end-of-the-school-year matters during its regular monthly session Thursday night, setting a graduation date for the end of the 2003-04 school year and the dates for the annual senior trip. Commencement ceremonies for Sweet Springs seniors are set for May 14, 2004, and the senior trip is set for May 8 through 12...

Hazel Witcher was catching up with some paperwork Thursday morning when her 5-year-old grandson came in and told her there was a "fly" on the sofa. It took her a while before she understood what he was trying to say was "fire." When she went into the living room, the curtains were already ablaze. She dialed 911...

A father and son in rural Sweet Springs are bumping up their trailer-manufacturing business to compete in a multi-state region. At a Friday morning press conference at the Marshall-Saline Development Corporation's offices, Kerry and Terry Knipmeyer announced plans to expand their business by four to six employees and by doubling their floor space. The expansion will be partially funded by a $150,000 Community Develop-ment Block Grant...