Baseball & Softball
Mon-Clair season starts soon
The Mon-Clair League is about to embark on its 2024 season, offering local sports enthusiasts a glimpse of baseball like it ought to be. The league will consist of seven…
Read MoreCollege kudos for CHS grad
Columbia High School graduate Brennan van Breusegen received a top honor recently for his efforts on the baseball field this spring at Central Missouri University. The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association…
Read MoreEagles claw out more wins
Some local high school baseball teams are trending up while others are either going in the opposite direction or simply treading water. Columbia (20-4) picked up more recent wins to…
Read MoreSoftballers ready to blossom
Rainy weather limited high school softball action of late, but the forecast looks promising for local teams to get back in a groove to close out the regular season. As…
Read MoreFleming firing for Pirates
After signing a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates on the first day of official workouts for pitchers in February, former Columbia High School standout Josh Fleming earned a spot…
Read MoreBaseball season in stretch run
As the calendar flips from April to May, local high school baseball squads are counting on their players to kick it into another gear in hopes of being playoff ready.…
Read MoreSoftball teams getting it done
A few local high school softball teams are finding different ways to win this spring, be it pitching, power, speed or defense. Waterloo (18-5) had won four straight games following…
Read MoreBuzzing baseball action
A few local high school baseball teams are trending up while others are hitting some bumps in the road. Columbia (15-4) won four of five recent contests. The Eagles won…
Read MoreUps and downs for softballers
As the old sports saying goes, “you win some and you lose some.” The key is not to get too high with the wins or too low with the losses.…
Read MoreWHS softball keeps smiling
The Waterloo High School softball squad continues to impress this spring, increasing its winning streak to 11 games following another victory Tuesday. The Bulldogs (13-1) took down Mascoutah by the…
Read MoreBaseball season speeding by
The spring high school baseball season can move as swift as a fastball down the middle when the weather cooperates. Such is the case for most local teams, and some…
Read MoreVoegele dom-inating at Kansas
Columbia High School graduate Dominic Voegele continues to impress in his freshman season on the baseball squad at the University of Kansas. The 6-foot-2 righthander has made eight starts for…
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