Early on it appeared the Archie Whirlwinds were going to be dominated at Bishop LeBlond as the Golden Eagles jumped out to a 42-8 lead in the second quarter. But, the Whirlwinds were not going to go …
The Archie Whirlwinds had a few problems with Drexel’s defense early in the game, but made some changes which resulted in a 60-6 win Friday at Drexel.
“We got …
After falling to 1-1 with a loss at Lockwood last week, the Archie Whirlwinds returned to action Friday night and took a 72-0 win over Osceola.
Archie Coach Drew Smith said the winning formula …
Coach Drew Smith said Friday night’s game between state-ranked-rivals Archie and Lockwood was a tale of two halves. The first half had the two teams evenly matched and following an onsides kick to …
ARCHIE -- Coming off a dominant 25-5-1 season, the Archie volleyball squad is hungry for redemption after a disappointing sectional loss to Liberal—a team they had beaten earlier in the regular …
It will be battle of two of the top 8-man teams in the state when the Archie Whirlwinds travel to Lockwood Friday night. Because of the heat, the game has been changed to an 8 p.m. start.
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The Archie Whirlwinds open the football season tonight in an unusual spot: they might not be the favorite to win the WEMO Conference 8-man football title.
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 …
ARCHIE — A large early lead by the Harrisonville boys team shrunk to 10 points in the third quarter before the visiting Wildcats blew open the game and won their eighth-straight game.
ARCHIE — Junior Reagan Tenholder calmly walked to the free throw line and sank a pair of foul shots with only a couple of seconds on the clock to give her team a home win Friday night.
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.
ARCHIE — Despite windy conditions and key injuries that decimated its offensive and defensive lines, the Whirlwinds came within three points of returning to the state championship game for third year in a row.
For the fourth year in a row, Archie is headed to the state semifinals as it aims to win a third-straight title, and its fans won’t have to leave town to see their team this weekend.
ARCHIE — The Whirlwinds find themselves in familiar territory as they aim to a historic third-straight state championship. They beat Appleton City, 60-36, for the district title on Friday night.
ARCHIE — For the third year in a row, the Lady Whirlwinds volleyball team won a district championship, but they also lost a key piece of the team to injury.
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.
While most teams are fighting to improve their district seeding or win a conference title, the two-time reigning state champions are looking ahead to making another deep postseason run following Friday’s road victory.
Although Archie continued its recent dominance over its Cass County rival, the Bobcats put up a fight against the two-time defending state champion Friday night.
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.
ARCHIE — Despite a couple of hiccups in the second quarter, the Whirlwinds cruised to another lopsided victory Friday night, and improved their winning streak to four games this season.
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.
Archie High School and Harrisonville High School are two of 11 schools in Missouri that have been awarded a $5,000 grant through the T-Mobile Friday Night Lights 5G program.
ARCHIE — For the first time since the state semifinals three years ago, the Whirlwinds tasted defeat.
Much like that loss, Friday’s defeat came from one of the state’s top teams.
ARCHIE — The Whirlwinds enter the 2025 football season with high expectations, coming off back-to-back state championships.
With a winning tradition now firmly established, the program aims to carry its momentum into another competitive year on the gridiron.
ARCHIE — Whether she was spiking a volleyball, launching a javelin, knocking down a three-pointer or rounding the bases, Morgan Mattingley left her mark.
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.
ARCHIE — What started as a back and forth battle turned into a dramatic near- comeback for the Whirlwind baseball team in a battle of Cass County schools last week.
Adrian
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.
ARCHIE — For the first time since winning its second-straight state championship Dec. 7, the Whirlwind football team was able to celebrate the historic title Friday night.
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 …
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.
ST. JOSEPH — After what they called their worst half of football all season, Archie responded with a dominating performance that sealed up their second-straight state championship.
On Saturday afternoon, the Archie football team will have a chance to do something that hasn’t been done in the past 10 years of Missouri 8-man football.
ARCHIE — Less than two years after beginning her pole vault career, senior Mollie Andrews is headed to an NCAA Division II school next year to continue her athletic career.
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.
ARCHIE — Jackson Kash jumped the route and intercepted an Appleton City pass to clinch Friday night’s victory, and he did it seconds after his coach yelled at him to not give up a long touchdown.
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.
ARCHIE — The Whirlwinds football team will have the first tough test of the postseason Friday night when Appleton City comes to town looking to make history.
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.
ARCHIE — Electric offense and hard-nosed defense were once again the winning recipe for the Archie football team Friday night against archrival Drexel.
