An fluky run in the top of the first didn’t slow Clopton down as the beat Mark Twain 8-4 to advance in the Class 2, District 13 baseball tournament. Starter Maleek McPike hit the Tigers Cole Peters with a pitch, then allowed a two out single to put runners at the corners in the opening […]
Van-Far senior Caden Wilburn signed a letter of intent to play basketball in the fall for Central Methodist University-Fayette on Friday, May 3. Pictured, front row (l-r): Caden’s sister, Carmen Wilburn; dad, Jay Wilburn; Caden; mother, Tracy Wilburn; and brother, Colin Wilburn. Second row: Van-Far Assistant Basketball Coach Brett Reading; Van-Far Head Coach Pat Connaway; […]
Nothing good comes easily and never stop learning. Those principles have guided Steve Frank for almost 40 years as a successful basketball player and coach. The 1985 Clopton High School graduate recently was inducted into the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame – a fitting tribute to a career that will soon be scaled […]
Van-Far High School senior Verlyn Johnson signed a letter of intent for track and field at Culver-Stockton College on Friday, April 26. Pictured, front row (l-r): Verlyn’s brothers, Verdell Johnson, Gilbert Hooker; Verlyn; and his mother, Denise Johnson. Second row: family friend Tom Dunn; Culver-Stockton Head Track and Field Coach Doug Savage; Van-Far Indians Track Head Coach […]
For the third consecutive year the Van-Far Indians golf team collected the District championship hardware with a first place finish. The team will move on to compete in Sectional action on Monday, May 6. Find complete details on districts and sectionals in next week’s edition of The People’s Tribune. Several Golfers Qualify For Sectionals For […]
The LHS Quizbowl team is stae bound for the third straight year! Louisiana defeated Brentwood High School in the Sectional round on Wednesday, April 17 to once again advance to the State Championship. The Sectional was a best two out of three format. The Bulldogs clenched the victory with two consecutive wins over the Eagles. […]
Bowling Green senior Shelby McMorris signed a letter of intent last week to continue her education and softball career at Central Methodist University. McMorris was joined at the signing by her parents, Jeannie and Travis Stuckey, Coach Dean Streed and her fellow softball players.
Louisiana Quizbowl is on another hot streak as they prepare to host the MSHSAA Class 2 District 12 Tournament this weekend at the high school. The LHS Quizbowl team took first place in the Ladue Invitational Spring Tournament on Saturday, March 30 at Ladue Horton Watkins High School in St. Louis. The team went undefeated […]
Van-Far senior sprinter Verlyn Johnson broke the school record in the 400 meter run on Thursday, March 21 at the Monroe City Open. Johnson ran the 400 meters in 51.17 breaking the 2018 school record set by Parker Wallace of 51.20. BOY’S RESULTS 100 meter dash – Anthony Garland, 19th, 13.31; Parker Hull, 34th, 15.17. […]
The Clopton Lady Hawk displayed great heart, grit and determination as they faced a couple of tough battles in MSHSAA Show-Me Showdown last weekend at Missouri State University in Springfield. The Lady Hawks collected fourth place following a pair of narrow five-point losses in Class 2 action to Thayer and Hartville. Clopton faced (28-3) Thayer […]
