The Jefferson College softball team hosted State Fair Community College on Alumni Day Saturday, April 11. The Vikings beat the Roadrunners 13-8 and 8-0 and have won their last seven games.

Mason Duchatschek and Bryant Wright are the authors of “Built Wright” that was published in paperback in February and then released on Kindle in March.

The Festus boys 4x100-meter relay team set a school record with a time of 41.95 seconds at Webster Groves High on Saturday. It's a Statesmen meet record and fastest time in Class 4 this year. The Tigers edged out SLUH 145-142 to win the meet.…

Eureka High senior Brooke Samuelson had never run the 3,200-meter until she stepped on the track at Festus High to start the season at the McCullough-Douglass Invitational on March 28.

All conversations about rails-to-trails conversions in our state begin with the story of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad corridor. The MKT rail line property is now the 240-mile Katy Trail State Park from near the confluence of the Missour…

It didn’t take long for track and field records to start falling this spring when Fox High sophomore Makenna Johnson launched the javelin a school-record 30.85 meters March 30 at a field-only event with Seckman High.

The 2026 track and field season had barely begun when history was made at Festus High on March 28.

The senior set the school record in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.66 seconds at the North Point Open in Wentzville on March 27. At the Lindbergh Flyer Classic on April 4, Morie won the 100 in 13.11 and 200 in 26.36, which is a PR. Mori…

The St. Pius X soccer team blew through the Fox Invitational like a massive spring thunderstorm, causing power outages in all three games.

Twice each year I get to write about the tremendous success of archers in Jefferson County. In January, bow and arrow hunters here recorded the top deer harvest for the 14th year in a row. Then last month, students in the National Archery in …

When you’re replacing a head coach who’s won 13 state championships and is in two halls of fame, you’d better find a proven commodity.

Using today’s vernacular, the pitching in Jefferson County is sick. So sick, it should be on life support.

A sophomore playing in his first two varsity matches, Bowen led the Blue Jays to two wins last week against JCAA opponents. Bowen was the individual medalist in both 9-hole matches, shooting a four-over par 39 March 24 at Oak Valley Golf Cour…

When a team finished the season with an overall record of 13-13 and a conference mark of 4-4, it’s easy to assume that it was average.

The Eureka High baseball team oozes with college talent.

Generally, I would be excited to write about an upcoming outdoors event in Jefferson County, but a program planned by the state Department of Conservation gives me some pause, because I am familiar with the long-term effect that the informati…

Superb pitching is an obvious reason the Festus Tigers have won five consecutive Class 5 District 1 baseball championships, including shutouts in the last three, and won their only state title in 2023 after a second-place finish in 2022.

The De Soto High baseball team won its first three games of the season, and everyone who wore the green and white played their part.

The Dragons are off to an 3-0 start and the senior catcher played a vital role in their success. In a 12-5 win over Arcadia Valley in the season opener March 19, McCullough, a three-year starter, had two hits (double, walk) and four RBIs. Tra…

The old saying claims that hunting is all fun and games until you pull the trigger. That's when the work begins.

Spring begins tomorrow!

A 6-5 junior guard, Guethle surpassed 1,000 career points with one season to go. Guethle finished the season with 1,025 career points and averaged a team-high 21 points per game. His 65 3-point baskets came after he set the school record for …

The Missouri Invasive Plant Council has sent a Save The Date reminder for the annual Bradford Pear Buyback Event on April 21, but the more important calendar consideration is March 16, which is opening day for registration to participate.