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.

The Adrian girls wrestling team came incredibly close to finishing runner-up as a team at the Class 1 District 3 Tournament in Buffalo on Saturday.

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.

ARCHIE — For the fourth year in a row, the Harrisonville boys basketball team headed home with a tournament championship.

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.

Nevada did everything it could to take Harrisonville junior Jaxton Chrostowski out of last week’s game, but it didn’t work.

Area high school basketball teams had another week of mixed results.

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.

Harrisonville High School soccer coach Dan Coleman has been named the Missouri Class 2 Region 4 (Kansas City/Northwest Missouri) Coach of the Year, recognizing his leadership, dedication and impact on student-athletes throughout the season.

Pleasant Hill senior Victor Schmalz was the lone local wrestler to win a championship Saturday at the tournament in Harrisonville.

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.

LEE’S SUMMIT — For the second year in a row, the Pleasant Hill girls basketball team was defeated by University Academy in the championship of the Eagle Invitational.

LEE’S SUMMIT — The Harrisonville boys basketball had to wait two weeks to play since losing its season opener, but it rebounded with a pair of wins last week at the Eagle Invitational.

What the Harrisonville girls basketball team lacks in height, it arguably makes up for with quickness, defense and experience.

Harrisonville boys basketball coach Jeff Langrehr admittedly isn’t a big fan of opening the season a week before Thanksgiving, but he is optimistic about his squad despite a double-digit loss on the road.

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.

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 Lady Vikings came out firing on all cylinders to begin the season Friday night as they ran away with a victory over Sherwood. They won 51-23 to kick off the season with a commanding win.

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.

What began as a back-and-forth shootout turned into another playoff win by Adrian where it shut out its opponent in the second half.

Since 2017, the Harrisonville boys soccer team competing in the state semifinals has become a tradition every four years like the Olympic Games or the World Cup.

ADRIAN — Senior Bryson Jacobs has big dreams when it comes to his javelin career, and last week he took a big step in making those come true.