Canton’s close call in relay highlights Class 1 state berths at Paris Sectional

By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer | May 11, 2024
Canton's Sophia Slater runs a leg of the 4x100-meter relay during Saturday's Class 1 sectional track and field meet in Paris, Mo. | Shane Hulsey photo

PARIS, Mo. — Even after she crossed the finish line, Canton sophomore MaryKate McReynolds wasn’t sure if the Tigers’ 4×100-meter relay team had qualified for state. It was only after she saw her school’s name next to the No. 4 indicating fourth place on the scoring monitor that she knew they had done it. “I…

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Muddy River Showcase Spotlight: North Shelby’s Ava Williams

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | June 12, 2023
Ava Williams earned Class 1 all-state honors from the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association after leading the North Shelby girls basketball team to a 25-4 record last winter. | Photo courtesy Marlana Smith, Shelby County Herald

The Muddy River Showcase featuring 40 of the area’s top senior basketball players from Illinois and Missouri takes place June 17 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game begins at 4 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 6 p.m. Admission is $10 at the door. SHELBYVILLE, Mo. — Ava…

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Canton escapes tenuous seventh-inning jam, captures fourth straight district championship

By Muddy River Sports | October 15, 2022
The Canton softball team outlasted North Shelby 3-2 in nine innings to win the Class 1 District 9 championship Saturday in Shelbyville, Mo. | Submitted photo

SHELBYVILLE, Mo. — Some confusion about the rules regarding pitching circle visits put the Canton softball team in a precarious position with the season on the brink Saturday afternoon. Yet, the Tigers never flinched. With the Class 1 District 9 championship game tied at 2 in the bottom of the seventh and North Shelby having…

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