After suffering a three-game setback, the Adrian Blackhawks are back in the win column. The 33-16 victory came against the Windsor Greyhounds Friday night and moved the Blackhawks record to 2-3 on …
A strong start at the beginning of each half was not enough for the Adrian Blackhawks Friday night as they dropped a 26-18 road contest at Holden.
The Blackhawks scored the game’s …
Facing a team two classes bigger was already going to be a challenge for the Adrian Blackhawks last week, but then having to go without their starting quarterback just made the hill to climb that …
Adrian kicked off the season with a come-from-behind win over rival Butler 27-26 Friday night on the loser’s homefield.
Adrian Coach Matt Davis said he was impressed with how his team …
From early Friday to near the end Saturday, area athletes brought home a handful of medals, including three championships, from the small schools state track and field meet.
With conference meets next week and the district meets looming on the horizon in a couple weeks, small school track and field teams are gearing up for the final stretch of the season.
Adrian senior Bryson Jacobs has already improved his school and state record javelin throw early in the season.
Jacobs, the defending Class 2 state champion and Texas A&M signee, set the …
The four area girls wrestling teams will be competing Friday and Saturday against 34 other schools for just 56 spots at Class 1 state meet later this month in Columbia.
ADRIAN — The Lady Blackhawks ran away with the Ozark Highlands Conference title last Thursday after winning four weight classes and finishing second in seven more.
On Monday night, the Lady Blackhawks placed third and had seven wrestlers finish in the top five of their weight class at the Sam Martin Invitational in Plattsburg.
It was another successful football season in the area with a pair of teams advancing to the state quarterfinals or semifinals, and with that came a handful of individual awards from 8-man to Class 4.
ADRIAN — A bid to repeat as the state champion fell short Saturday afternoon for the Blackhawks as they struggled in a season-ending loss to West Platte.
The high school football district brackets were just released by MSHSAA, and three teams will be hosting games next week, while two others have bye weeks to begin the postseason.
On Friday night, Adrian won its fourth game in a row after its offense took control of the contest and the defense held El Dorado Springs scoreless in the second half.
For the second game in a row, Adrian pitched a defensive shutout and took care of business against a winless opponent.
The Blackhawks traveled to California and came home with a third-straight win this season. They won 35-0.
The Lady Blackhawks won a pair of matches before winning the Warrensburg Tournament on Saturday. They swept El Dorado Springs and Summit Christian to begin the week.
For the first time in seven years, Midway defeated rival Adrian on Friday night.
Midway won 14-12, improving its record to 2-2, while Adrian fell to 1-3, losing its third-straight game.
The Lady Blackhawks won both of their matches last week without dropping a set. They won at Crest Ridge and at home against Sherwood, winning both matches 3-0.
After a 2-2 opening weekend, the Lady Blackhawks won a pair of matches last week. They swept Stover at home and Clinton on the road. In their four wins, the Lady Blackhawks have not dropped a set.
ADRIAN — Although they were far from perfect, the Blackhawks continued their winning streak from last year and rolled it into a home victory over Sherwood on Friday night.
ADRIAN — The Blackhawks enter the 2025 season looking to build on last year’s success which resulted in the football program’s second-ever state championship.
ADRIAN — Following last year’s inaugural season of girls golf, which led to a fourth-place finish in districts and one athlete qualifying for state, coach Tina Gaylord and the Lady Blackhawks are hoping to add on to that success.
Adrian High School’s football team began its summer training camp on Monday, marking the start of a five-day stretch aimed at laying the foundation for the upcoming 2025 season.
The Blackhawks brought home not one, but two state championships during the year: wearing the crowns in football and boys track. And right in the middle of all that success was Colton Miller, who was selected by school staff as the senior athlete of the year.
The Adrian High School boys track and field team added more hardware to the school’s trophy case Saturday afternoon, earning the 2025 MSHSAA Class 2 State Championship.
ARCHIE — The road to the state track and field championship tightened Saturday as athletes from Adrian, Archie and Sherwood amongst other schools came together for the Class 2 sectional track and field meet.
Athletes from across Class 2 District 7 gathered on Saturday for a competitive day of track and field action, with more than just district titles at stake.
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Baseball and Softball
The baseball team started off the week by traveling to Versailles and came away with a 10-7 win. The Blackhawks were scheduled to play in their conference …
The Blackhawks baseball team started off the week beating Lakeland, 10-7. They were able to continue their winning ways by beating Archie, Holden, El Dorado Springs and Jasper.
The softball squad competed last weekend against Stover, and the Lady Blackhawks won 15-3. The next time to catch Adrian softball in action will be at 5 p.m. today against Lone Jack.
Adrian softball and baseball
Both Blackhawk programs had games throughout the week.
The softball team is currently on a three-game losing streak, falling to Butler, Skyline and Buffalo. The …
COLUMBIA — A pair of defending state champions lost heartbreaking finales in their respective title matches last Thursday at the Class 1 state tournament at Mizzou Arena.
BUTLER – For the second time in less than two weeks, the Adrian boys basketball team had to beat a pesky El Dorado Springs squad in order to keep its season alive Monday night.
Like almost every year, the past 12 months have been filled with many great accomplishments and stories that captivated fans and audiences of our area high schools.
COLUMBIA — This year’s senior class of Adrian football players had one goal in mind when it began this season: to complete an act of atoning for guilt, a fault or a mistake.
COLUMBIA — Colton Miller’s final touchdown in an Adrian uniform was one that will be shown on highlight reels for many years to come.
It was the final touchdown of the Adrian football season, and it put an exclamation point on the Blackhawks’ first state title in more than two decades.
ADRIAN — When members of the Blackhawk football team took a look outside before taking the field Saturday afternoon, they saw a winter wonderland.
“The weather doesn’t affect us,” Adrian senior Andrew Kendrick said. “We felt like we were at Lambeau (Field). We loved it. Everyone was happy about it.”
Two schools located just seven miles apart have a chance to bring home a pair of state title this weekend.
Both Adrian and Archie will be competing for their respective state football championships Saturday afternoon.
For the second time in three years, the Adrian football team will host a state semifinal game on its own field as it looks to make another run to the Class 1 championship game.
Adrian and Archie have advanced to the final eight of their respective classes in the state football tournament.
However, Pleasant Hill lost a close contest and was eliminated from the Class 4 tournament.
Six of seven area football teams closed out the regular season schedules with victories Friday night. Five teams will have a bye next week when the district tournaments begin.
LINCOLN — Despite winning another lopsided game, Adrian football coach Matt Davis said his team has plenty to work on if it wants to make a deep postseason run this fall.
