SMITHVILLE — The Matt Mason Memorial Cowboy UP Triathlon returns to Smithville Lake, starting at 7 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, at Crow’s Creek Campground, 5612 Crow Creek Road. The event honors fallen Navy SEAL Matt Mason.
LIBERTY — Sports are generally centered around competition. For some, winning and losing can mean everything.
It’s already a feat on its own to play college sports, let alone at the Division I level, and a pair of incoming Kearney football seniors were able to achieve that dream with the same school. While defensive back/wide receiver Grant Noland and linebacker Theo Grace prepare for their final season with the Bulldogs, they’ve also found their new home after high school with the University of North Dakota — committing just days apart.
LIBERTY — As Liberty softball enters a new era with new facilities, the Blue Jays also look to honor the past with a 35-year reunion and new field celebration Aug. 17.
A local bull rider started off his new campaign with a bang. Koltin Hevalow, a Class of 2022 graduate from Smithville, with his team, the Kansas City Outlaws, went 2-0 at the Professional Bull Riders Camping World Team Series’ first event of the season, PBR Wildcatter Days. The event ran July 12 through 14 in Oklahoma City.
The Missouri State High School Activities Association seeks proposals from event venues desiring to serve as the host of future MSHSAA boys volleyball state championships and softball state championships.
LIBERTY — After grinding through the college recruitment process, Jack Homoly found his next spot after high school at home in Liberty. The incoming Blue Jay baseball senior is staying in the Northland as he announced his commitment to William Jewell College via X July 21.
One of Liberty North’s baseball players earned the opportunity to participate in the MLB Hank Aaron Invitational Youth Development Program. Troy Fisher, incoming junior shortstop for the Eagles, is one of 250 high school athletes to have the chance to travel to Florida to learn from former MLB players as they look to make it to the next level and play in the historic Jackie Robinson Training Complex.
