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Jefferson City’s Archer Schnieders closed with a 3-under 69 on Tuesday to win the boys 16-18 year-old division of the Missouri Golf Association’s Junior Amateur Championship at Paradise Pointe Golf Complex. Schnieders, who will be a senior this fall at Helias High School, posted six birdies, 10 pars, one bogey and one double-bogey in his second round of the two-day event, finishing with a 7-under 137. He shot a 3-under 33 on his final nine holes Tuesday.

Blair Oaks senior Dylan Bryan was playing in the Class 3 boys golf state championships for a third time, so he knew the formula to have a successful two-day tournament at Meadow Lake Acres Country Club. “I knew you couldn’t make mistakes,” Bryan said. “You can’t make any big numbers out here, the (double-bogeys) will kill you. You just have to take your medicine and make bogey at worst.”

It was a rematch of last year’s district championship, but the Blair Oaks Falcons and the Father Tolton Trailblazers had a much different look Wednesday night. The result was the same, except the Trailblazers didn’t need a fourth-quarter comeback this time. Tolton nearly led wire-to-wire, locking down defensively to come away with a 56-34 victory against Blair Oaks in the semifinals of the Class 4 District 9 Tournament at Fatima High School.

In the opening few minutes of Tuesday night’s game, it looked as if the Blair Oaks Falcons had hit the snooze button on the alarm clock. When Blair Oaks coach Ryan Fick called timeout with 3:38 left in the first quarter, he had a metaphorical bucket of cold water ready to wake up his players. Following the timeout, the Falcons outscored the Pintos 41-10 the rest of the first half, dominating their way to a 59-30 victory in a Tri-County Conference matchup at Blair Oaks High School.

Basketball is a game of runs and the Jefferson City Jays were able to come away with the last one Friday night against the Blair Oaks Falcons at Fleming Fieldhouse. After each team went on a big run early in the game, the Jays came away with a 12-1 run in the fourth quarter to propel them to a 56-50 victory on Senior Night.

Blair Oaks coach Ryan Fick wasted no time in taking the blame for the Falcons’ loss Friday night. A technical foul was called on the Blair Oaks bench with :00.2 on the clock, and the Miller Career Phoenix sent Charles Nelson to the free-throw line with a chance to win the game. Nelson missed the first free throw, but the second attempt made its way through the net to give Miller Career a 59-58 victory at Blair Oaks High School.