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Jefferson County Leader - Jan. 8

Jefferson County Leader - Jan. 8

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Friday, January 9, 2026
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Festus Post 253 in the zone as it heads to state tournament
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Festus Post 253 in the zone as it heads to state tournament

  • By Russell Korando
  • Jul 24, 2025

When the Festus Post 253 AAA baseball team gets runners on base, they’re not just aggressive, they’re downright greedy.

JCAA SMALL-SCHOOLS BASEBALL: Five years after his brother misses chance, Duncan named MVP
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JCAA SMALL-SCHOOLS BASEBALL: Five years after his brother misses chance, Duncan named MVP

  • By Russell Korando
  • Jul 4, 2025

Jordan Duncan didn’t get to play baseball his senior year at Herculaneum in 2020 because of COVID. As a junior, Duncan was an all-Jefferson Co…

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EUREKA SPORTS ROUNDUP: Wildcat baseball, soccer fall in heartbreaking fashion
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EUREKA SPORTS ROUNDUP: Wildcat baseball, soccer fall in heartbreaking fashion

  • By Russell Korando
  • May 2, 2025

A missed opportunity turned into a 1-0 loss for the Eureka girls soccer team Monday at Fort Zumwalt South, dropping the Wildcats below .500 at 4-5-2.

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EUREKA SPORTS ROUNDUP: Bishop goes for own record in pole vault
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EUREKA SPORTS ROUNDUP: Bishop goes for own record in pole vault

  • By Russell Korando
  • Apr 18, 2025

This is junior Brooke Samuelson’s first year on the Eureka track and field team. The distance runner has competed during the summer for a club…

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THE COUNTY LINE: Hawk twins pair of diamond gems
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THE COUNTY LINE: Hawk twins pair of diamond gems

  • By Russell Korando
  • Apr 10, 2025

I was looking up county baseball statistical leaders Sunday morning when I came across a stat that had to be a typographical error. Nobody cou…

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EUREKA SPORTS UPDATE: Wildcats shut out second straight opponent, improves to 4-0
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EUREKA SPORTS UPDATE: Wildcats shut out second straight opponent, improves to 4-0

  • By Lisa Rigdon and Russell Korando
  • Sep 28, 2024

After starting the football season with three straight road games, winning two, Fox finally got to christen its new artificial turf field for …

Blazers enter week in control of playoff destiny
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Blazers enter week in control of playoff destiny

  • By Russell Korando
  • Jul 11, 2024

The Jefferson County Blazers held their postseason chances in their hands with three games in three nights this week.

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EUREKA SPORTS ROUNDUP: Girls lacrosse team wins first state title
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EUREKA SPORTS ROUNDUP: Girls lacrosse team wins first state title

  • By Russell Korando
  • Jun 8, 2024

Eighteen is a lucky number for the Eureka girls lacrosse team.

Tigers, Jaguars fall in state baseball quarterfinals
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Tigers, Jaguars fall in state baseball quarterfinals

  • By Gordon Bess and Russell Korando
  • May 31, 2024

They would have done better swinging at cicadas.

Athlete of the Week (July 19, 2021) -- Cam Ford, Jefferson County Blazers
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Athlete of the Week (July 19, 2021) -- Cam Ford, Jefferson County Blazers

  • By Russell Korando
  • Jul 19, 2021

Ford, who will be a senior at Festus, used his hitting and pitching to help the Blazers of the St. Louis Amateur Baseball Association to two b…

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International Standard Serial Number

• Jefferson County Leader: ISSN 3064-948X (Print) ISSN 3064-9498 (Online) • Arnold-Imperial Leader: ISSN 2998-078X (Print) ISSN 2998-0798 (Online) • West Side Leader: ISSN 2998-0828 (Print) ISSN 2998-0836 (Online) • Eureka Leader: ISSN 2998-0801 (Print) ISSN 2998-081X (Online)

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