Football

Vikings host CSC in season opener

August 31, 2023

by Hobby King/SPORTS EDITOR In 2022, the Missouri Valley College Viking football team won three of its first four games, including a 28-16 victory in… Login to continue reading Login…

Marshall seniors Tashaun Edmund (72) and Nick Arnold (58) try to get to Chillicothe junior running back Silas Midgyett. Midgyett was held in check for the most part, and the Owls’ defense was strong in helping the Owls win the opener 19-13 last Friday. (Hobby King/Democrat-News)

Owls travel to Boonville in week two

August 31, 2023

MHS going for first 2-0 start in many years by Hobby King/SPORTS EDITOR The Marshall Owls’ football team can achieve something the program hasn’t accomplished… Login to continue reading Login…

August 31, 2023

by Hobby King/SPORTS EDITOR Three area 8-man football teams remain on the road this week. Slater heads north and east to tangle with Paris with… Login to continue reading Login…

August 28, 2023

Meyer wins head-coaching debut by Hobby King/SPORTS EDITOR In a defensive struggle, the Santa Fe Chiefs scored a touchdown and added the two-pojnt conversion to… Login to continue reading Login…

SSHS overcomes double-digit deficit to beat Aggies

August 28, 2023

by Hobby King/SPORTS EDITOR Jeff Holtzman’s Sweet Springs Greyhounds started slowly, allowing the first two touchdowns in their matchup at Norborne/Hardin-Central Friday. The Aggies scored… Login to continue reading Login…

Marshall senior Jaxson Case rushed for 165 yards and three TDs, leading the Owls to a 19-13 victory over the Chillicothe Hornets Friday. (Hobby King/Democrat-News)

Owls win season opener for first time since 2020

August 28, 2023

Jaxson Case scores three TDs in 19-13 victory over Chillicothe by Hobby King/SPORTS EDITOR Marshall senior Jaxson Case rushed for more than 150 yards and… Login to continue reading Login…

August 24, 2023

by Hobby King/SPORTS EDITOR The Slater Wildcats, Sweet Springs Greyhounds and Santa Fe Chiefs are hitting the road for their season-opening 8-man football games. The… Login to continue reading Login…

Owls kick off season at home versus Chillicothe

August 24, 2023

Game time has been pushed back due to extreme heat by Hobby King/SPORTS EDITOR A year ago, the Chillicothe Hornets spoiled the football head-coaching debut… Login to continue reading Login…

Co-head coach Aric Falls (middle) gives instructions to Brandon Terrill (left) and Grayson Zdybel during a jamboree-type scrimmage at Missouri Valley College in Marshall in late July. The Wildcats reported for their first practice Monday. The 2023 season will be Slater’s first-ever in 8-man football as a member of the North Division of the Central River League. (Hobby King/Democrat-News)

Slater to play in Central River League

August 8, 2023

Wildcats to take spot of BKN Thunder in North Division by Hobby King/SPORTS EDITOR A year ago, the Sweet Springs Greyhounds played 8-man football for the… Login to continue reading Login…

Wildcat Keiton Head attempts to bring down the Lockwood ball carrier, while Adrian Salazar plays off a block to try to get in on the tackle. (Hobby King/Democrat-News)

Slater takes part in scrimmage at Mo. Valley

August 1, 2023

Three assistant coaches slated to lead Wildcats during grid season by Hobby King/SPORTS EDITOR Slater’s new athletic director Rachel Harding, who was hired in March… Login to continue reading Login…