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(Schedules subject to change) SATURDAY, MAY 14 HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER Class 4 District 7 Tournament At Lee’s Summit West High School 11 a.m. — Lee’s Summit North vs.
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Eagles claim another undefeated league title
The Grain Valley girls soccer team didn’t get the shutout, but the Eagles recorded a more important zero Thursday. For the second year in a row, they swept aside all competition to go 10-0 in the Suburban Middle Six Conference, capping it with a 6-1 victory over visiting Truman High School on a cooler than expected Thursday evening.
52 wins, 52 pins for Fort’s Ward
Fort Osage junior wrestler Haley Ward was not happy with how her state championship match turned out at the end of her sophomore season. It wasn’t because she lost.
Chiefs get five games in primetime, two on holidays
The Kansas City Chiefs will play four of their first eight games in primetime and open December with three-straight road games, highlighting Thursday’s release of the 2022 schedule. The Chiefs are scheduled to play five primetime games with the possibility of being flexed into a sixth.
This year’s seniors have persevered through adversity
A belated Happy Mother’s Day to all the ladies who keep the wheels on the family wagon. The Royals have been so bad offensively this year. I was hopeful the pink bats used by the team in the Mother’s Day double header would get the team on a roll, but no such luck.
EXAMINER 2021-22 ALL-AREA BOYS WRESTLING
FIRST TEAM 106 pounds: Aleksei Wojtkiewicz, soph., Blue Springs — 25-16, Class 4 state qualifier; Class 4 District 4 fourth place. 113: Charlie Dykes, fresh., Lee’s Summit North — 45-6, Class 4 all-state (fourth place); Class 4 District 3 champion.
EXAMINER 2021-22 ALL-AREA GIRLS WRESTLING
FIRST TEAM 100: Holly Emmons, jr., Blue Springs South — 23-14, Class 1 District 4 quarterfinals. 105: Ava Kusick, fresh., Grain Valley — 24-14, Class 1 District 4 second round.
Snakes are part of the Midwest outdoors
Fishing on the Missouri River can be wild. You might see any number of wildlife species, including some you could do without.
Former longtime William Jewell coach Larry Holley dies at 76
Former William Jewell College men’s basketball coach Larry Holley died unexpectedly Thursday at age 76. His daughter, Lindsey, announced Holley’s death Thursday night in a post on social media.