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Few familiar faces for SFCC

Coach believes Lady Roadrunners have top recruiting class in Region 16

By Seth Stringer

Many fans assume games are won on the basketball court. In college basketball, they are often won between March and the dogs days of summer, as coaches track down the most promising  talent in high schools across the country.State Fair Community... Full story

McBride, Kleekamp help Bombers survive

Jason McBride drove home a key run, and Aaron Kleekamp shut down the Nevada Griffons in the ninth inning Friday night, as the Sedalia Bombers won 5-3.The Griffons were paring away at a 4-0 Sedalia lead in the Missouri-Iowa-Nebraska-Kansas League game,... Full story

Bombers' offense overcomes sloppy fielding to beat Mac-N-Seitz

By Seth Stringer

In “Bull Durham,” Crash Davis’ manager said, “This is a very simple game. You throw the ball. You catch the ball. You hit the ball.”Well, for the Sedalia Bombers on Wednesday night, they disregarded the first two rules and... Full story

Mid-Missouri goes 2-0 on champions tour

Outlaws beat Eagles 33-13 in 11-man game

By Kyle Smith

The Mid-Missouri Outlaws took down another champion Saturday night at Mehlville High School in St. Louis.The Outlaws beat the East Central Missouri Eagles 33-13 in an 11-man football game.East Central won the 2008 Great Midwest Division title in the Alliance... Full story

Sedalia’s comeback kids

Bombers rally from four-run deficit to beat Nevada 5-4

By Jeff Backe

The Sedalia Bombers used some late-inning heroics Monday night to overcome a four-run deficit and grab a 5-4 win over the Nevada Griffons. Sedalia (12-4) scored one run in the seventh and four more in the eighth to close out the win with a solid relief... Full story

Saved by the bats

Sedalia overcomes four errors, improves to 5-0 at home

By Seth Stringer

The Sedalia Bombers took the first game of a double header against the A’s of Clarinda, Iowa, Saturday evening at Liberty Park Stadium. Despite compiling four errors on the night, Sedalia’s offense picked up the slack and scored six runs to... Full story

Athletic phenoms stealing spotlight

Fans, media in constant search of next young, emerging prospect

By Seth Stringer

America’s love affair with young athletic phenoms is no secret. In our media-dependent, blogosphere age, sports fans, writers and scouts are constantly competing to proclaim the next big prospect to hit the scene. Whether it be the heir to Jordan’s... Full story

Late-inning heroics lift Bombers past Joplin

By Michael Desmond

If Wednesday night’s match-up between the Sedalia Bombers and the Joplin Outlaws could be described with one word, it would be clutch.Clutch performances by a slew of Bombers propelled Sedalia to a 3-2 victory at Liberty Park Stadium.In the... Full story

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