Daily Journal Sports

DE SOTO, Mo. – Ste. Genevieve is heading to the girls wrestling state tournament as a solid trophy contender after completing another dominant performance on Saturday. The Dragons crowned five individual champions, and all 13 tournament of their entries contributed to 255 total points and a Class 1, District 1 title triumph. Reigning state champion…

WESSON, Miss. – The Mineral Area baseball team salvaged an even split of its four-game series at Copiah-Lincoln with a 6-3 victory Saturday in game two of a doubleheader. Clemson Julian homered for a 2-0 lead in the second inning, and snapped a 3-3 tie with an RBI single in the sixth to finish 2-for-3…

JACKSON, Tenn. – Ruby Yates regrouped from a rocky first inning to deliver a complete game as the Mineral Area softball team beat Jackson State (Tenn.) 9-5 to open a doubleheader on Saturday. The action was moved up from an original plan of playing Sunday due to incoming rain, and wrapped a southern trip for…

PARK HILLS – The Potosi boys basketball team hovered above 60 percent shooting, and still required a composed finish to reach the MAAA Tournament championship round. Junior guard Kanaan Wilson eclipsed 1,000 career points on a clutch 21-footer, and the second-seeded Trojans prevailed 77-71 over Ste. Genevieve on Friday night. Peyton Rowe netted 19 points…

By MATT KING mking@dailyjournalonline.com PARK HILLS – Sophomore forwards Madison Clay and Lila Roth gave the Farmington girls an athletic height advantage that Arcadia Valley could not neutralize on Thursday night. That duo combined for 12 field goals in the first half, and the top-seeded Knights delivered superb defense while rolling 60-30 in the MAAA…

By MATT KING mking@dailyjournalonline.com PARK HILLS – West County controlled the second half and reached the boys consolation final of the MAAA Tournament with a 68-47 victory over Central on Wednesday night. Levi Lashley compiled 17 points with eight rebounds, and Wyatt Simily scored 16 as the Bulldogs patiently shared the ball to create high-percentage…

SEDALIA, Mo. – State Fair enjoyed a decisive edge in production from its post players, and shot 54 percent at home to defeat the Mineral Area men for the first time in three tries. Gavin Murphy provided 25 points on 10-for-12 from the field, and also chipped in four assists off the bench to help…

SEDALIA, Mo. – The Mineral Area women’s basketball team steadily narrowed the gap against 12th-ranked State Fair following another shaky start on Wednesday night. But the Roadrunners committed only seven turnovers, and completed a three-game regular season sweep of the Cardinals with a 77-71 home victory. Ellie Buscher compiled 19 points, five blocks and six…

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. – Nathan Morefield-Crayton finalized a fall in 23 seconds on Wednesday as the North County boys wrestling team split a tri-match to wrap the regular season. Jamal Robinson (150), Colten McCrorey (113) and Jacob Sasenger (132) also delivered pins for the Raiders during a 40-28 triumph over West Plains. Jon Moore (144)…

DECATUR, Miss. – East Central (Miss.) rallied for three runs with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to secure a softball doubleheader sweep of Mineral Area on Wednesday. Barclay Martinez delivered a 5-4 triumph in game two on a bases-loaded, two-run single after a two-out walk and infield error extended the action.…