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Justice Bowman: The Heart of a Champion
By Teri Moss Sometimes the only limitations we have are the ones we place on ourselves. Even in a wheelchair, Justice Bowman placed no limitations on himself. When he thought of something he wanted to do, he always enlisted his siblings’ help. Getting to the top of a water slide and then going down the…
Read MoreFirst-quarter shutout propels AV girls past Fredericktown
By MATT KING mking@dailyjournalonline.com IRONTON – The Arcadia Valley girls basketball team found its greatest defensive success on Tuesday evening when coaxing Fredericktown into playing a faster style. The Lady Tigers maintained a shutout through the duration of the first quarter, then thwarted a steady comeback bid early in the second half for a 47-28…
Read MoreBlackcats splash 13 threes to join Thanksgiving semifinals
By MATT KING mking@dailyjournalonline.com IRONTON – Even without its floor leader and top scorer from last season available, the Fredericktown boys basketball team cruised through its season opener on Tuesday night. Mason Cureton paced five players in double figures with 17 points, and the Blackcats struck 13 times from 3-point range to rout Bismarck 84-30…
Read MoreHale signed to Lindenwood University
Fredericktown Senior Lauren Hale, signed her letter of intent to play soccer at Lindenwood University on Wednesday, November 12th, 2025. Lindenwood is a NCAA Division 1 program competing in the Ohio Valley Conference. Lauren began playing soccer at the age of 3. Prepsoccer.com ranks her as the #1 goalkeeper and #2 overall soccer prospect in…
Read MoreFredericktown CC medalist Bone talks state vs. local racing, sophomore slump and switching to spikes
This year, Fredericktown Junior Breanna Bone medaled in every cross country race, culminating in the MSHSAA Cross Country Championships at Columbia, Mo. on Friday, where she also medaled. Bone placed 14th in a race of 163 from the best of Class 3 schools across the state, running it in 20:06. Bone and her coach Joe…
Read MoreBone medals in Class 3 MSHSAA Cross Country Championships
Junior Breanna Bone placed 14th in the MSHSAA Cross Country Championship. She ran the 5k in 20:06 at Columbia, Mo on Friday at 9:45 a.m. She will earn a medal for being in the top 30, in a race of over 160 students, according to MSHAA. She adds her ALL STATE honors to her All…
Read More12U Fredericktown Football League wins district Superbowl
The Fredericktown Football League has been raising future high school football Blackcats for more than 25 years. Darian Bowling has been leading the group for the past several years with coaches, Ron Day, Chris Bird and Danny Bowman helping this year. Both the 10U and 12U earned their spot to play in the Superbowl this…
Read MoreBlackcat Cross Country at the Farmington Invitational
Submitted by Joe Garrity The Blackcat Cross Country teams competed at the Farmington Invitational on Monday, October 20th. This meet also served as the middle school MAJHAA Conference Meet. In the Varsity Women’s race, Junior Breanna Bone had her strongest race of the season that was highlighted by an impressive surge in her 3rd mile.…
Read MoreBlackcats celebrate softball Senior Night
Fredericktown Seniors Miley Wengler (left), her parents Amanda and Jason Wengler, Becca Mangold (middle) and her parents Casey and Daniel Mangold, and Adrienne Cox (right) and her parents Heather and Jeremy Cox. They were honored on Senior Night at the Blackcats softball game Thursday against North County, winning 14-4. “Tonight, we honor not only their…
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