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RACING NOTEBOOK: Sedalian achieves first win at Iowa track

A Sedalia driver made a name for himself recently at Knoxville Raceway.

By Kyle Smith

Jonathan Cornell captured his first feature win in the 15-lap 360 cubic-inch sprints feature race June 20 at the historic track in Knoxville, Iowa.Cornell, who started in the third row, moved into second place before a caution flag waved on lap 11.He... Full story

Bombers hope to break skid

The Sedalia Bombers will attempt to snap a three-game losing streak tonight when they host Mac-N-Seitz in a summer college baseball game.The Bombers were swept 3-2 and 9-4 Sunday in a doubleheader against Mac-N-Seitz in Kansas City.The Bombers (15-7)... Full story

Errors harm Sedalia

Benton County capitalizes for 6-4 victory

By Jeff Backe

The Benton County Black Sox took advantage of fielding miscues and walks to post a 6-4 win in the first game of a doubleheader against the Sedalia Post 642 junior Legion baseball team.Drew Bradley picked up the win for Benton County, pitching six innings,... Full story

Defense seals deal as Travelers win third tourney of season

By Jeff Backe

The Sedalia Post 642 Travelers played solid defense behind starting pitcher Ivan Pyszka and got a late offensive outburst to defeat Warrensburg 10-1 on Sunday night, capturing the championship of the Sedalia-Warrensburg Tournament.Pyszka pitched a complete... Full story

ROUNDUP: Sedalia suffers winless trip

Post 642 juniors split doubleheader at Joplin

Sedalia Bombers coach Jud Kindle reported good and bad news following his team’s weekend road trip.The bad news: The Bombers went 0-3 in games played in Chillicothe and Kansas City.The good news: The Bombers (15-7, 12-7) are still in first place... Full story

Travelers strike back

Post 642 crushes foes to return to title hunt

By Seth Stringer

Reeling from Friday night’s 5-3 first-round loss to Excelsior Springs in the Sedalia-Warrensburg Tournament, the Post 642 Travelers returned to form against Boonville and Raytown on Saturday.Post 642 logged 30 hits, scored 29 runs and received ... Full story

Schlender, Wille back on top at LA Raceway

Cheevers, Everts also win feature races

By Michael Desmond

LA MONTE — Ryan Schlender and Dean Wille finished in a familiar place Friday night at LA Raceway  — victory lane.Schlender collected his fourth consecutive feature win in the 305 sprints class, and Wille captured another feature win in... Full story

Sedalia juniors lose two in Joplin

The Sedalia Post 642 junior Legion baseball team dropped a pair of games Saturday in Joplin.Carthage beat Sedalia 6-4 in the opener, and Joplin scored four runs in the seventh to beat Sedalia 12-11 in the nightcap.Parker Bolton and Ethan Wilken had two... Full story

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