PLEASANT HILL – The girls cross country team is starting a new era this fall, but coach Patrick Dent is optimistic about the upcoming season.

ADRIAN — Following last year’s inaugural season of girls golf, which led to a fourth-place finish in districts and one athlete qualifying for state, coach Tina Gaylord and the Lady Blackhawks are hoping to add on to that success.

ARCHIE — The volleyball program is a defending two-time district champion, but the Lady Whirlwinds want to make a deeper postseason run this fall.

After winning the Missouri River Valley Conference West title last year, the Harrisonville boys soccer team is ready to begin the 2025 campaign early next month.

CREIGHTON — Following a summer of training, the Sherwood cross country teams are ready to build on last year’s success.

DREXEL — Kyle Littrell thought he had coached his final high school practice as a head coach last year. But on what was supposed to be the last day of summer training camp, plans quickly changed.

DREXEL — After more than five seasons and a state championship, Philip Dean has stepped away from the high school football program.

Representing Pleasant Hill High School on one of the nation’s largest youth shooting stages, freshman Wyatt Altis finished in the top 300 out of more than 1,800 competitors at the USA High School Clay Target League Championship in Mason, Michigan.

Adrian High School’s football team began its summer training camp on Monday, marking the start of a five-day stretch aimed at laying the foundation for the upcoming 2025 season.

The Harrisonville High School football summer training camp began on Thursday with coach Brent Maxwell and his staff beginning to prepare their players for the upcoming season.

Following the retirement of longtime Athletic Director Kenny Shipps, Drexel High School has turned to a familiar and trusted face to lead its athletic programs.

Bob Ray is only a couple weeks into his new job as the Harrisonville Schools Activities Director, but he’s excited to be a part of the culture and the community.

CLEVELAND — Carter Coble wore many jerseys during his time at Midway High School, as he helped a new baseball program begin and played under a new football regime.

DREXEL — Izzy Richardson competed as a four-year athlete in volleyball, basketball and track and field, helping lead the Lady Bobcats to new heights while planting a legacy of her own.

PLEASANT HILL — Brooke Beck left high school as one of the most decorated athletes in school history.

Big changes are coming to the MSHSAA state wrestling championships beginning in the 2026-27 school year.

Kayleigh Norris ended her Harrisonville High School career in May with four individual state championships and multiple school records.

Adrian High School’s Bryson Jacobs has added national champion to his quickly-growing resume.

CREIGHTON — When Blake Eads stepped onto the mat at the state championship wrestling tournament, he wasn’t just chasing a title, he was also trying to make history.

ARCHIE — Whether she was spiking a volleyball, launching a javelin, knocking down a three-pointer or rounding the bases, Morgan Mattingley left her mark.

The Blackhawks brought home not one, but two state championships during the year: wearing the crowns in football and boys track. And right in the middle of all that success was Colton Miller, who was selected by school staff as the senior athlete of the year.

FENTON – It might not have been the game they hoped for, but the Pleasant Hill Chicks won their final game of the season topping Logan-Rogersville 4-2 in the third-place game of the 2A state tournament here on Saturday.

For the second time in three years, the Pleasant Hill girls track team brought home a trophy from the Class 4 state championship.

At the 2025 Class 4 state track and field meet held at Adkins Stadium in Jefferson City, the Harrisonville girls track team were among the top programs in the state.

PLEASANT HILL — The Chicks soccer team accomplished something in Saturday’s state quarterfinal contest that hadn’t been done in the Class 2 state tournament since 2013.