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The Jefferson City Jays won the Great 8 Classic last year for the first time since 2005. This year, they will look to become the first repeat champion since Father Tolton did it in 2019-20.
When Southern Boone senior Alex Volkart was leading the front of the pack Saturday in the Class 3 girls cross country state championships, she would look over her shoulder from time to time, checking on her competition. With about 1,000 meters to go, Volkart took another peek over her shoulder. Nobody was there. Volkart repeated as the Class 3 state champion, striding across the finish line with a winning time of 18:27.0 to lead the field of 171 runners.
FULTON -- The Fulton Hornets took first in Pool A but went out in the first tournament round against the Fatima Comets, who ended their season last year.
FULTON -- Ellie Beckmeyer scored her first career goal, and goalkeeper Grace Ousley had another excellent game for the Fulton Hornets, but they couldn't pull off the Highway 54 rivalry win.
This one just means a little more. The Russellville Indians and the Fatima Comets are Show-Me Conference rivals. So not only was Thursday’s game the opener in pool play for the Jays Baseball Classic, the schools decided it also would count for their conference meeting this season. They battled to the very last pitch like you knew conference rivals would.