It was a cool, often rainy evening as the Drexel Bobcats observed homecoming with a matchup against the Midway Vikings. The celebration at halftime was all about the Bobcats, the game was a …
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 …
One of Coach Kyle Littrell’s goals for Friday’s game against Liberal was for his Drexel Bobcats to have fun. That seemed to be a magic formula as the Bobcats blistered Liberal 52-12.
“I …
Appleton City is one of the “teams to beat” in the WEMO Conference 8-man football, and they demonstrated that reputation Friday night upending Drexel 52-8 at Appleton City.
The game was …
The youth and inexperience of the Drexel football team showed Friday night as the Bobcats fell to Rich Hill 14-10 in 8-man action at Drexel.
“I thought Rich Hill’s eight kids that they had …
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.
DREXEL — Friday was a record day at the high school as nearly 20 percent of the Class of 2026 signed letters of intent to continue their athletic and academic careers at area colleges.
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 …
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.
DREXEL — Moving the annual William D. Gordon Holiday Classic earlier in the calendar by a few weeks didn’t change the outcome of what’s become a winter tradition.
DREXEL — The Bobcats won two of three games at their home tournament last week, but they were just a few points shy of advancing to the championship game for a second-straight year.
Drexel kept Friday night’s district semifinal game lower scoring than last time it played Appleton City, but unfortunately it wasn’t able to keep pace as the season came to an end.
A three-game winning streak to end the regular season has helped Drexel move up in the district standings to where it will now be at home Friday when the postseason begins.
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.
Drexel is gathering momentum as it heads into next week’s playoffs, but it has one final contest against a team with just a single win to its name this year.
With just two games left in the regular season, Drexel coach Kyle Littrell is hoping his team can find a way to secure the No. 3 seed when the district round of the state tournament begins at the end of the month.
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.
Through five games this season, first-year coach Kyle Littrell is pleased with how his team is adopting his new schemes, and he believes it’s beginning to show on Friday nights.
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.
DREXEL — The final two minutes of Friday’s game was a bit more dramatic than the Bobcats’ new coach Kyle Littrell would have liked in his first contest.
DREXEL — Kyle Littrell thought he had coached his final high school practice as a head coach last year. But on what was supposed to be the last day of summer training camp, plans quickly changed.
Following the retirement of longtime Athletic Director Kenny Shipps, Drexel High School has turned to a familiar and trusted face to lead its athletic programs.
DREXEL — Izzy Richardson competed as a four-year athlete in volleyball, basketball and track and field, helping lead the Lady Bobcats to new heights while planting a legacy of her own.
Drexel High School track and field athletes showed up and showed out at the MSHSAA Class 1 State Championship earning top-five finishes in seven out of the eight events they participated in over the weekend.
Athletes from Drexel and Midway High school are headed to Jefferson City after a successful sectional meet Saturday where both schools saw athletes land a spot in the state meet.
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.
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 …
DREXEL — In the championship game of its home tournament, the Drexel boys basketball team ran into a large problem that was tough to overcome.
It was a 6-foot, 11-inch problem, to be exact.
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.
DREXEL — TJ Munter went out in front of his home fans in style Friday night.
The Drexel senior running back had a huge game as the Bobcats beat New Heights Christian Academy, 42-34 in its last scheduled home game.
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.
