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GRAIN VALLEY — From the 20 to the 20, the Kearney Bulldogs put some impressive drives together on the road against the Grain Valley Eagles.
Football
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LIBERTY — Kaden Rottjakob was a perfect 3-for-3 on field goals Friday night, Oct. 11, including a 37-yard game winner that gave Liberty a 23-20 win at home over Lee's Summit West in double overtime.
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COLUMBIA — Through four-plus weeks, Kearney product Cale Garrett was well on his way to another strong season for the Missouri Tigers.
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LIBERTY — For a second straight week, the Liberty Blue Jays had a chance to put together a scoring drive and earn a conference victory.
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BELTON — Kearney running back Garrett Laughlin made his way to the sideline following another big run. His coach had a message for him.
Baseball
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LIBERTY — Liberty catcher Chayton Beck announced his commitment to Crowder College, a junior college in Neosho, Missouri, via Twitter on Sunday, Sept. 29.
Boys Swimming and Diving
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The Liberty Blue Jays placed fourth at a 21-team Kansas City Classic on Oct. 4 and 5, at the Henley Aquatic Center in Independence.
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LIBERTY — Liberty senior Tait Harvey will continue his swimming career on the other side of the state. Harvey, an all-state swimmer, announced via Twitter on Thursday, Oct. 3, his commitment to Lindenwood University in St. Charles, nearly 24 miles northwest of St. Louis.
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Boys Soccer
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The Kearney boys soccer team won one and lost one in a weather-shortened Oak Park tournament Oct. 3 and 4.
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The Liberty Blue Jays are ranked seventh in the first Missouri High School Soccer Coaches Association Class 4 rankings of the 2019 season. Rankings were announced Friday, Sept. 27.
Cross Country
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PECULIAR — Liberty North and Liberty’s boys cross country teams took fourth and fifth place, respectively, and Liberty’s girls placed third while Olivia Littleton highlighted Smithville’s runs at the KC Classic on Saturday, Oct. 5., on Raymore-Peculiar’s cross country course.
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COLUMBIA — In a preview of this fall’s state cross country meet, Liberty’s boys raced their way to a Gold Division team title while Liberty North’s Elizabeth Stinson and Smithville’s Olivia Littleton battled it out once again, and Kearney’s girls placed third in the Blue Division of the firs…
Girls Basketball
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Area high school and club coaches can take advantage of a free coaches' clinic later this month.
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Gabby Burns, a Liberty North basketball player, announced her committment to the Quincy University women’s basketball program.
Softball
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The Kearney softball team defeated Smithville for the second time in the matter of a week on Oct. 4.
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LIBERTY — Roger Lower had no interest in entering the spotlight.
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KEARNEY — Katie Blodgett and Makaela Carr put on quite the showing inside the circle on Monday, Sept. 30. But, in the end, it was Blodgett who outdueled Carr to lead the Kearney Bulldogs to a 1-0 softball victory in eight innings over the Smithville Warriors at Kearney High School.
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LIBERTY — The Liberty Blue Jays and Liberty North Eagles both went 2-1 in the annual September Slam that was shortened due to wet fields.
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KEARNEY — Kearney softball player Lillie Filger committed to Division I South Dakota State, as announced via Twitter on Thursday, Sept. 26.
Girls Tennis
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KANSAS CITY — The Kearney Bulldogs girls tennis team took fourth place at the eight-team Oak Park Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 28.
Girls Golf
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SMITHVILLE — Abby Howard brought home a district championship to lead the Liberty Blue Jays to a team title while Liberty North was runner-up at the Class 2 District 8 golf tournament on Monday, Oct. 7, on the par-72 Posse Golf Course at Paradise Pointe Golf Complex at Smithville Lake.
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KANSAS CITY — Liberty placed five individuals inside the top 10 to win the Suburban Red girls golf title. Liberty North’s Averi Mickelson claimed the individual title to lead the Eagles to a runner-up finish on Monday, Sept. 30, at Hodge Park Golf Course.
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PLATTE CITY — The Kearney Bulldogs placed second and Smithville’s Mahlee Wohlford won medalist honors to pace the Warriors to a third-place finish at the Suburban Blue conference championships on Monday, Sept. 30, at Shiloh Springs Golf Course.
Volleyball
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Three sets were needed to determine a volleyball match between Liberty and Kearney on Monday, Oct. 7, at Liberty High School.
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WARRENTON — In what Kearney volleyball coach Pete Smart described as an emotional awards ceremony, the Bulldogs graciously accepted the first Megan Gross Memorial trophy Saturday, Sept. 28, at Warrenton High School.
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