The Harrisonville girls fell behind in the first quarter and were unable to mount a comeback in the championship game of the Archie Tournament on Saturday.

ARCHIE — For the third-consecutive year, the Harrisonville boys basketball team is headed into February fresh off a tournament victory.

Former Pleasant Hill standout Easton Roe began his sophomore year of baseball at Johnson County Community College crushing the ball.

Adrian and Sherwood wrestling teams competed in the Ozark Highlands Conference Tournament last week and brought home a handful of medals.

After a quarter century of teaching and coaching at Harrisonville, Eric DeVenney is ready to move on to the next chapter of his life.

In its 40th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, Gatorade announced Kayleigh Norris of Harrisonville High School is the 2024-25 Gatorade Missouri Girls Cross Country Player of the Year.

After two successful seasons at Johnson County Community College, Kennedy Smalley is ready to take on her next challenge on the volleyball court.

DREXEL — In the championship game of its home tournament, the Drexel boys basketball team ran into a large problem that was tough to overcome. It was a 6-foot, 11-inch problem, to be exact.

DREXEL — A winning streak that began before winter break continued through the break for the Drexel girls basketball team.

Like almost every year, the past 12 months have been filled with many great accomplishments and stories that captivated fans and audiences of our area high schools.

At the 48-team Battle at the Katy Trail Tournament, Sherwood finished 15th while Adrian placed 41st over the weekend.

The Harrisonville boys basketball team beat a rival, avenged a previous loss from earlier in the year and defeated a team it hadn’t beat in eight years en route to winning the Butler Tournament last week.

At its last big tournament before the holiday break, the Harrisonville boys wrestling team had a solid showing over the weekend.

The Harrisonville, Pleasant Hill and Sherwood girls wrestling squads competed in the 26-team Lady Pirate Invitational on Friday and Saturday.

The Sherwood boys wrestling program continued its good start to the season, adding a tournament title to its resume.

After back-to-back losses to end the Summit Christian Academy Tournament earlier in the month, the Harrisonville boys basketball team bounced back with three-straight victories last week.

ST. JOSEPH — After what they called their worst half of football all season, Archie responded with a dominating performance that sealed up their second-straight state championship.

COLUMBIA — This year’s senior class of Adrian football players had one goal in mind when it began this season: to complete an act of atoning for guilt, a fault or a mistake.

COLUMBIA — Colton Miller’s final touchdown in an Adrian uniform was one that will be shown on highlight reels for many years to come. It was the final touchdown of the Adrian football season, and it put an exclamation point on the Blackhawks’ first state title in more than two decades.

PLEASANT HILL — Wrestlers got their first taste of tournament action this season over the weekend at the annual Steve Leslie Invitational.

The Sherwood boys wrestling team had a great showing at the Lone Jack Kickoff Classic, winning four weight classes and finishing second as a team.

ADRIAN — Two years ago, the Blackhawks had a chance to make history and become the second-ever team in program history to win a state championship.

ADRIAN — When members of the Blackhawk football team took a look outside before taking the field Saturday afternoon, they saw a winter wonderland. “The weather doesn’t affect us,” Adrian senior Andrew Kendrick said. “We felt like we were at Lambeau (Field). We loved it. Everyone was happy about it.”

On Saturday afternoon, the Archie football team will have a chance to do something that hasn’t been done in the past 10 years of Missouri 8-man football.

ARCHIE — Less than two years after beginning her pole vault career, senior Mollie Andrews is headed to an NCAA Division II school next year to continue her athletic career.