Posts Tagged ‘Area Athlete of the Week’
Area Distributors Area Player of the Week: Hannibal soccer forward Bella Falconer
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Two goals, a tournament title and a school record. Bella Falconer had a pretty good Saturday. After beating Southern Boone 3-0 with Falconer scoring twice last Friday night in the opening game of Hannibal girls soccer team’s tournament at Porter Stadium during, the Pirates turned around on Saturday and smoked Sikeston 8-0…
Read MoreArea Distributors Area Player of the Week: Payson Seymour’s Kylie Simmons
PAYSON, Ill. — Kylie Simmons earned the ultimate sign of respect. Pitchers quit pitching to her. A senior on the Payson Seymour softball team, Simmons drew six walks in three victories last week as the Indians knocked off Unity, Griggsville-Perry and Pittsfield. The rest of the damage she did was more impressive. Simmons went 7…
Read MoreArea Distributors Area Player of the Week: Palmyra wrestler Elly Lorenson
WENTZVILLE, Mo. — Elly Lorenson pinned her way to the state tournament. The Palmyra freshman wrestler won five consecutive matches last weekend in the Class 2 district tournament at North Point High School and will head to Mizzou Arena in Columbia next weekend for the state tournament as one of the top seeds. Wrestling at…
Read MoreArea Distributors Area Athlete of the Week: Central-Southeastern’s Abbey McMillen
CAMP POINT, Ill. — Abbey McMillen’s 3-point prowess could be a weapon the Central-Southeastern girls basketball team relies on during the upcoming postseason. Pleasant Hill witnessed last week how dangerous it can be. McMillen, a junior, set a single-game program record by sinking seven 3-pointers in a 61-22 victory last Thursday night. McMillen also played…
Read MoreArea Distributors Area Athlete of the Week: Canton’s Nariah Clay
PALMYRA, Mo. — Nariah Clay’s clutch free-throw shooting and consistent play throughout the week carried the second-seeded Canton girls basketball team to the championship of the 79th annual Tony Lenzini Invitational. That included going 8 of 9 from the line and scoring 14 points in a 68-54 victory over top-seeded Palmyra in last Saturday’s championship…
Read MoreArea Distributors Area Athlete of the Week: Monroe City’s Josiah Talton
MONROE CITY, Mo. — Josiah Talton did what a senior leader is supposed to do. He stepped to the free-throw line and buried the shots to preserve a lead. And he did it twice in the same week. In the semifinals of the Clopton Tournament last week, the Monroe City senior guard went 5 of…
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