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.

Thanks in part to a BLUSH boot camp opening in Harrisonville, Pleasant Hill resident Zandri Bredenhand has transformed herself into a bodybuilding competitor and she’s introduced two Raymore women to the sport, too.

Generations of video game players will be coming together for one of the biggest releases in a long time, arguably the most-anticipated sports game of all time.

After helping Archie win its first-ever football state championship in November, Briar McIntire was unable to play in his last possible high school game Saturday night.

After four years, Drew Smith has earned the right to be one of the head coaches at the 8-man Football Coaches Association all-star game.

For the second time in three years, the Pleasant Hill volleyball program will have a new head coach when it begins the season in August.

PLEASANT HILL — Rooster football fans will have one more chance to watch one of the best defensive players to come through their program.

The Sherwood High football program hasn’t had a winning season in 14 years, but Kasey Tittlemier hopes to change that beginning this week with summer weights and workouts.

JEFFERSON CITY — The Pleasant Hill girls track and field team nearly brought home a state trophy for the second year in a row.

JEFFERSON CITY — Kayleigh Norris closed out her junior season with a bang Saturday at the Class 4 state track and field season.

JEFFERSON CITY — Moments after Brooke Beck won her second-straight 400-meter dash state title, she had a brief moment of deja vu.

JEFFERSON CITY — Mollie Andrews didn’t have the state track and field meet she wanted after a pair of top-three finishes in the hurdles last year, but she ended her season with a state record and championship.

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

JEFFERSON CITY — While taking her final strides toward the finish line Saturday, Josie Parks burst into a big smile.

The Pleasant Hill and Harrisonville girls teams each had another school record fall at the district meet.

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

KANSAS CITY — The Harrisonville girls soccer team didn’t waste much time in taking a lead during its Class 2 District 7 opener Saturday at the St. Pius X stadium.

KANSAS CITY — The Pleasant Hill girls soccer team continued a trend that began with the first two games of the Class 2 District 7 matches.

For its next wrestling coach, Pleasant Hill High School has promoted within its current staff.

For the second year in a row, the Pleasant Hill girls track and field team proved its depth and talent were too much to handle at the Missouri River Valley Conference West meet Monday at Warrensburg.

PLEASANT HILL — It only took the Chicks a few minutes to strike first and gain advantage over their county rival last week.

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

After 14 years and three team state championships, Jeff Wyatt has resigned as the Pleasant Hill wrestling coach.

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Several personal and school records fell over the weekend at the 101st KU Relays, but there was only one victory from the Harrisonville and Pleasant Hill entires.

A four-run rally in the fifth inning helped the Harrisonville baseball team defeat its county rival April 9, ending a four-game skid in the series.