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Just like in all Jamborees, there were good things and not-so-good things for the Helias Crusaders. But the good definitely outweighed the bad.

The Blair Oaks Falcons had been planning for the Maryville Spoofhounds all week. They took a break for a few hours Friday night to face the Helias Crusaders and the Southern Boone Eagles in a Jamboree at the Falcon Athletic Complex.

The Russellville Indians baseball team rode a four-game winning streak into their matchup on Monday night with the defending Class 4 State Champion Southern Boone Eagles.

Sunday

The Blair Oaks offense came to life and Wil Libbert bounced back from his second career loss. Those two things added up to a perfect opportunity for the Falcons to get their long-awaited first win of the season, and it came against the defending state champions. Blair Oaks sent 11 batters to the plate in the top of the first inning, Libbert struck out 11 batters and the Falcons knocked off the Southern Boone Eagles for an 8-2 victory Tuesday night in Tri-County Conference play at Southern Boone ...

WESTPHALIA — Only a few players on the Blair Oaks boys basketball roster have past postseason experience. The ones with experience stepped up in a big way Monday night.

It was a good start for the Blair Oaks Falcons, but they were hoping it would be better. “There was a lot of good, but we missed out on a couple of opportunities,” Blair Oaks coach Mike DeMilia said, as the Falcons sit in fifth place in the team standings following Wednesday’s competition in the Class 2 boys wrestling state championships at Mizzou Arena. “We lost a couple matches that could come back to haunt us."

Fatima junior Cody Strope has a pair of runner-up finishes at state wrestling. Now he’s looking to get to the top of the podium. Strope will be one of five Comets competing in the Class 1 boys wrestling state championships, which begin today at 8:15 a.m. at Mizzou Arena in Columbia.

Fatima junior Cody Strope has a pair of runner-up finishes at state wrestling. Now he’s looking to get to the top of the podium. Strope will be one of five Comets competing in the Class 1 boys wrestling state championships, which begin today at 8:15 a.m. at Mizzou Arena in Columbia.

MEXICO — The Southern Boone Eagles finished with five state qualifiers, leading to a fifth-place finish as a team Friday and Saturday in the Class 2 District 2 Tournament at Mexico High School.