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.

At the 48-team Battle at the Katy Trail Tournament, Sherwood finished 15th while Adrian placed 41st over the weekend.

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 — Two years ago, the Blackhawks had a chance to make history and become the second-ever team in program history to win a state championship.

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 — The Blackhawks football team will face a tall order Friday night, but they face an opponent they beat in a similar situation two years ago.

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.

ADRIAN — The Blackhawks wasted no time in taking control last Friday night en route to their highest offensive output of the season.

The Roosters swept the Wildcats this season, with the second win ending the Cats’ season.

ADRIAN — Although the Blackhawks football team came out and took care of business Friday night, they also had some fun on senior night.

ADRIAN — Inside its own gymnasium, the Adrian volleyball team knocked off the top district seed in spectacular fashion.

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.

Adrian won its sixth-straight football game, earning their final road win of the regular season Friday night.

It's been a successful week for the most of the area high school football teams.

Five of the seven area football teams won their respective games Friday night.

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.

For the second-straight week, the Adrian football team has shut out one of its rivals and added another notch in its win column.

For the second-straight week, the Blackhawks shut out their opponent and pick up another win.

Adrian continued its recent dominance over Midway with a shutout victory Friday, spoiling the Vikings’ homecoming.

Adrian coach Matt Davis was happy his team rebounded from a second week loss on Friday night, but he also believes his squad still has plenty of areas to improve before it can reach the goals it wants at the end of the season.

The Blackhawks (2-1) got back on the winning track at Holden on Friday night. They took control early and never looked back.

Adrian was unable to hold onto a two-touchdown lead in the second half of Friday night’s contest.

The Wildcats fall to 1-1 on the season after a heartbreaking loss in their home opener.

CREIGHTON — In a battle of two programs which have been nearly opposite for a decade, Adrian emposed its will and force early and often Friday night, leading to an easy season-opening win over Sherwood.

In its first game since last year’s state championship, the Archie fotball team was less than one quarter away from losing its season opener Friday night.

Five of the eight area teams won tonight, with two of them squeaking out tough road wins.

ADRIAN — Although this year’s senior class is a small one, it’s one that’s been through the fires and had a lot of success since joining the ranks of the varsity lineup.

Jenna Shipley didn’t end her high school or college athletic career the way she had hoped, but she’s learned to take it all in stride and move on to the next phase of life.

PLEASANT HILL — Jence Griffith is relatively new to the sport of rodeo, but he’s quickly developed a skill for bareback riding and it was on display Friday night.

JEFFERSON CITY — The old adage of “you only need one good throw” fit Adrian junior Hank Tenholder’s state meet last weekend.

On Saturday, three school records were broken and a couple dozen athletes qualified for the Class 1 and 2 state track and field meets.

ADRIAN — The Blackhawks track and field team ran away with the WEMO Conference meet Monday, morning than doubling the second-place team.

Dakota Essenpries is loving her first year as a college gymnast, and she’s about to compete at the highest level this week. The 2023 Adrian graduate will be with her University of Arkansas team when it competes Thursday at the NCAA Championships semifinal session in Fort Worth, Texas.

While the Adrian boys track and field team had a strong performance at the Midway Invitational last week, the Midway girls squad may have itself one of the best quarter-milers in the state.

Wildcats split games The Harrisonville baseball team played a pair of one-run games last week, and came away with opposite results. On March 27, the Wildcats won 4-3 at Holden. It was their …

With the spring sports season just around the corner, it’s time look at the track and field athletes from the area and who has a chance to turn some heads and make a splash on the state stage in May.

Last week, the Adrian sophomore stood atop the Class 1 state podium after making school history. She became Adrian’s first female state medalist and state champion when she won the 235-pound title in Columbia.

On Saturday, nearly two dozen area competitors sealed their own berths into this week’s state tournament that began this morning at Mizzou Arena in Columbia.

NEVADA — Of the nine area girls wrestlers who qualified for next week’s state tournament, six of them will be making their first trip to compete against the best Class 1 competitors in Missouri.

ADRIAN — An increase in numbers helped the Adrian girls wrestling team win a conference title Saturday, while the boys team won a pair of individual titles as it competed at less than full strength.

ADRIAN — Both Blackhawks teams rang in the near year with a home victory over their Bates County rival last Thursday.