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The Capital City Cavaliers started the season in dominant fashion.m The Cavaliers beat St. James 70-12 with only one match going the distance in a season-opening match Tuesday night at Capital City High School. The Lady Cavaliers earned pins in both their matches for a 12-0 win Tuesday.

After a devastating fire at a Maryland church, the congregation is picking up the pieces and moving forward with services this upcoming weekend.

In his charge at the 120th Session of the Anglican Synod at Christ Church Cathedral in Nassau last night, Anglican Bishop Laish Boyd highlighted the high cost of living confronting

It was a perfect start to the Class 2 girls state wrestling tournament for Capital City’s Jacinda Espinosa. The 140-pounder opened her second state tournament with a matchup against Parkway South’s Taya Stanford, using five takedowns, a three-point near fall, a two-point near fall and three escapes to build an 18-6 major decision and move on to the quarterfinals at Mizzou Arena.

Capital City’s middle weights built a lead the Cavaliers wouldn’t give up. After the Sedalia Smith-Cotton Tigers went up 18-12 after three weights, with one forfeit each way, the Cavaliers strung together four pins and a forfeit win to help build a 54-28 Central Missouri Activities Conference win Tuesday night at Capital City High School.

It was a tough draw for the Capital City Cavaliers, facing the defending Missouri Duals champions in pool play Friday night. “Neosho’s been good for the last few years,” Capital City coach Mitch Werdehausen said following the Cavaliers’ 70-3 dual loss to the Wildcats at Helias Gym. “We had some good matches out there and we wrestled hard all day.” Capital City opened with a 48-24 win against North Point to finish 1-1 in pool play.

The numbers just didn’t add up for the Helias Crusaders. “We just gave up too many bonus points, that was a big factor,” Helias coach Weston Keleher said after the Crusaders dropped a 51-19 decision to the Neosho Tigers in the final match Saturday afternoon in the Missouri Duals at Rackers Fieldhouse. “When you give up six falls, that’s an extra 18 points there.

Last season, the Capital City Cavaliers took a step forward as a program, sending six wrestlers to the Class 3 state tournament. This season, Capital City coach Mitch Werdehausen said he is more focused on what happens during matches than the end result.

“God has given us the mandate to be the church, so let us be that church.” — Most Reverend Bishop Laish Boyd (Author’s note: This month marks the completion of 14 consecutive years as a weekly columnist for The Nassau Guardian. I thank the readers of Consider This … for their encouragement, support, critiques, and

A temporary victory for two local pastors who filed a lawsuit against New York State’s new gun law.