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MATT MOREY, Democrat News Reporter Last week, Fredericktown High School held the 1st Annual Dave McMahon Summer Shootout, its first summer basketball event in 15 years. Five schools competed across two days, all varsity level boys from Kennett, Doniphan, Jefferson, Park Hills Central and Fredericktown. Kennett was the winner, with Jefferson in second. “We haven’t…

The Fredericktown High School baseball team lost 1-0 in the Class 4 sectional playoffs, May 27, at Matt Souden Memorial Field. The Pirates and Cats senior hurlers Ryan Souden and Troy O’Keefe locked in a pitchers’ duel throughout the game. The contest was scoreless headed into the top of the fourth inning. Dalton Fritsche reached…

Joe Garrity, FHS track coach Thirteen athletes represented the Blackcats Track and Field teams to conclude a historic season for Fredericktown, bringing home 12 ALL-STATE medals across six events. Here are the results of the May 23-24 competition in Jefferson City. • Dylan Melvin – ALL-STATE 6th place 110m hurdles (15.16 seconds), ALL-STATE 7th place…

The Fredericktown High School baseball team won its second consecutive Class 4, District 1 Tournament last week. The Blackcats, seeded second, defeated fifth-seeded Kennett, 6-2 in the championship game, May 21, at Kennett. Kennett got off to a fast start, as leadoff man, senior Hayden Gilmore hit a 3-2 pitch from the Cats’ Braydan Homan…

Photo by Leslie Stafford Marquand-Zion freshman Kolby Stafford takes sixth place in the discus at the Missouri Class 1 State track meet, May 23-24, in Jefferson City. His winning throw is a personal record 42.29 meters.

Photo provided by Blackcats’ Golf Coach Lane Wagganer Fredericktown senior Braydon McMinn finished in a tie for 28th place out of 92 golfers competing in the Class 3 State Golf Tournament, May 19-20, at Twin Hill Golf Course, in Joplin. He shot an 83 on Monday and a 78 on Tuesday for a total score…

The Fredericktown High School girls soccer team lost 8-0 in the opening round of the Class 2, District 1 Tournament to St. Pius, May 20, at De Soto High School. The Blackcats, seeded eighth, fielded eight players (Maddy Saffell, Livee McFadden, Lyndee Hinkle, Yesenia Grado, Gracie Sikes, Sarah Murray, Abby Keller, and Oslynn O’Brien) compared…

submitted Fredericktown Blackcats baseball seniors catcher Easton Wood and pitcher Ryan Souden have been selected to play in the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association (MHSBCA) Senior All Star Series game June 14, at Southern Boone High School in Ashland, Missouri. Players are nominated by their high school coaches and selected by coaches from across…