Jayden Roling News Today

The Jefferson City Jays hope the third time is the charm. The No. 2 Jays are set to make their third straight Class 4 District 5 championship appearance when they travel to take on the top-seeded and seventh-ranked Pleasant Hill Roosters at 7 p.m. today. After losing the past two district titles to Hannibal, Jefferson City knows what to expect and hopes that leads to its first district championship since 2009.

Stability is starting to return to Jefferson City football. Steadiness at the head coach position is something Jays’ fans grew accustomed to with Pete Adkins heading the program from 1958-94. But after Ron Cole, Tony Grosso and Ted LePage filled the position from 1995-2017, Jefferson City cycled through Terry Walker and Scott Bailey in a matter of three years. Entering the Jays’ season opener at 8 p.m. today against the School of the Osage Indians at Adkins Stadium, Jefferson City has found ...

The Jefferson City track and field teams return 11 state qualifiers from last year’s boys and girls team and are looking to take another leap this year. The Jays and Lady Jays will take that first step at 4 p.m. today when they open the season in a triangular with Helias and Rolla at Adkins Stadium.

When you step into Garrett Buschjosts strength training class, the air positively crackles with energy.

The Capital City Cavaliers claimed first place Saturday in the Central Missouri Activities Conference JV meet at Battle High School. The Cavaliers were atop the boys team standings with 156 points. Jefferson City was fifth with 105 points and Helias was sixth with 81.