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Tipton baseball’s offensive blueprint includes scoring first, putting the ball in play and taking advantage of opportunities when they are given.
The Cardinals followed that strategy …
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By Jack Denebeim, jackd@sedaliademocrat.com
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5/26/25
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Before each season, Smithton girls soccer head coach Sean Hutchinson asks his team what they want their legacy to be.
The Lady Tigers answered that question definitively this year, …
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By Jack Denebeim, jackd@sedaliademocrat.com
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5/26/25
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Three Smith-Cotton track and field athletes will make their first appearances in the MSHSAA State Championships after qualifying during the Class 5 Sectional 2 meet on Saturday, May 24, at Rock …
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By Democrat Staff
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5/24/25
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State Fair Community College (SFCC) head baseball coach Jud Kindle was recognized for his contributions to baseball as a student-athlete and coach with the Diamond Nine Award at the Wilson Logistics …
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5/24/25
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JEFFERSON CITY — Windsor senior Lily Betsworth finished her first-career trip to the MSHSAA Track and Field State Championships by placing 13th in the Class 2 girls high jump on Saturday, May …
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By Democrat Staff
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5/24/25
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JEFFERSON CITY — Coby Tagtmeyer’s state medal collection continues to grow.
The Smithton junior placed eighth in the Class 2 boys 800-meter run during the MSHSAA Track and …
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By Jack Denebeim, jackd@sedaliademocrat.com
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5/23/25
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GRAIN VALLEY — Smith-Cotton baseball’s season came to an end after a 5-0 loss to Rock Bridge in the Class 6 District 5 Tournament semifinals on Thursday, May 22, at Grain Valley High …
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By Daniel Pyle
Special to the Democrat
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5/23/25
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No. 4-seeded Smith-Cotton baseball defeated No. 5-seeded Hickman 2-1 in eight innings during the Class 6 District 5 Tournament quarterfinals on Wednesday, May 21, in Grain Valley.
The …
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By Democrat Staff
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5/22/25
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No. 1-seeded Northwest baseball defeated No. 3-seeded Otterville 10-0 in the Class 1 District 10 championship game on Wednesday, May 21, in Pilot Grove.
The title is the Mustangs’ …
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By Democrat Staff
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5/22/25
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Throughout the season, Smith-Cotton girls soccer head coach Meredith Brick has preached that, win or loss, the scoreboard only tells half the story.
That theme held true when the No. …
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By Jack Denebeim, jackd@sedaliademocrat.com
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5/22/25
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Postseason baseball games are often decided by which team’s pitcher blinks first.
Tipton senior Lucas Cashman refused to yield in the Class 2 District 13 championship game, throwing …
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By Jack Denebeim, jackd@sedaliademocrat.com
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5/22/25
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Green Ridge softball’s historic season did not have the ending it had hoped for, but for the Lady Tigers, the final chapter does not define what they were able to accomplish throughout the …
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By Jack Denebeim, jackd@sedaliademocrat.com
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5/21/25
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No. 4-seeded Smith-Cotton girls soccer defeated No. 5 Fort Osage 6-1 in the Class 4 District 6 Tournament quarterfinals on Tuesday, May 20, at Susie Ditzfeld Memorial Soccer Field.
The …
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By Democrat Staff
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5/21/25
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Before Spencer Godwin officially teed off for the MSHSAA Class 2 State Championship, he received a clear sign of good things ahead.
During a practice round on Sunday, May 18, the Cole Camp …
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By Jack Denebeim, jackd@sedaliademocrat.com
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5/21/25
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State Fair Community College sophomore Isaiah Waller finished as the national runner-up in the hammer throw during the NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships held Thursday, May 15, to …
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By Democrat Staff
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5/19/25
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With the odds sitting at 12,500 to 1, the hole-in-one remains as one of the most rare feats in all of sports.
The improbable became reality not once, but twice at Sedalia Country Club when …
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By Jack Denebeim, jackd@sedaliademocrat.com
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5/18/25
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Smith-Cotton track and field qualified for sectionals in nine events during the Class 5 District 4 meet on Saturday, May 17, at Battle High School in Columbia.
Freshman Bella Blackaby and …
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By Democrat Staff
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5/18/25
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Windsor senior Lily Betsworth claimed the Class 2 Sectional 4 girls high jump championship on Saturday, May 17, at Archie High School.
Betsworth cleared 1.52 meters (4 feet, 11.75 inches), …
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By Democrat Staff
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5/18/25
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This story has been updated with the new schedules for each tournament following the postponment of games due to thunderstorms on Monday, May 19.
Tipton and Lincoln baseball will meet in …
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By Democrat Staff
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5/16/25
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After roughly eight months of renovations, baseball has returned to Liberty Park Stadium.
The celebratory atmosphere surrounding the stadium’s re-opening could not quite propel Sacred …
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By Jack Denebeim, jackd@sedaliademocrat.com
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5/16/25
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