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KEARNEY — University of Missouri linebacker and Kearney alumni Cale Garrett is headed to Nashville.
The Courier-Tribune’s Senior Send-offs is an effort to recognize student-athletes at Liberty, Kearney and Smithville high schools who had the end of their senior year disrupted by school closures as a result of COVID-19 and related stay-at-home orders.
Football
SMITHVILLE — The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame announced Wednesday the members of the 2020 NFF Hampshire Honor Society and Warriors alumni Mitchell Orr made the list.
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SMITHVILLE — Warriors senior pitcher George Fisher announced his commitment to play baseball at Pittsburg State University in Kansas.
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LIBERTY — Blue Jays senior defensive lineman Isaiah Hall announced he will attend Culver-Stockton College in Canton to play football.
Boys Basketball
Wrestling
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SMITHVILLE — Smithville wrestler Devan Lewis announced his commitment to continue his career on the mat at McKendree University in Lebanon, Illinois.
Baseball
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The Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association released its 2020 academic all-state teams and 18 area baseball players made the list.
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SMITHVILLE — Warriors pitcher Jonah Palmer announced his commitment to play baseball at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin.
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Smithville catcher Cameron Nuckolls announced his commitment to play baseball at Central Methodist University.
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LIBERTY — Nate Chester never had a hard time looking for motivation heading into his senior year of baseball at Liberty North.
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SMITHVILLE — Warriors senior pitcher George Fisher announced his commitment to play baseball at Pittsburg State University in Kansas.
Boys Tennis
LIBERTY — Liberty North junior tennis player Jack Brown remembers how it felt when his team got swept by Liberty in the district finals last season. His opponent Cameron Duello didn’t make it easy for Brown to forget.
Track and Field
LIBERTY — The Liberty North girls track and field team were confident heading into this season. The Eagles hoped to not only repeat as conference and district champions, but head coach David Chatlos felt like the team could break as many as nine school records this season.
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SMITHVILLE — Warriors senior thrower Haley Roberts has a clear plan for her future.
SMITHVILLE — With the COVID-19 pandemic causing uncertainty about when schools and sports will resume, Smithville boys track and field head coach Alex Moore plans on sticking to the facts when telling his team what to expect for its spring season.
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KEARNEY — Geoff Hutton had big expectations for his Kearney girls track and field team despite having less than a dozen practices before the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted his first season as head coach.
Boys Soccer
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LIBERTY — Blue Jays senior midfielder player Brody Mueller announced his commitment to play soccer at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
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KEARNEY — The Kearney school board announced that it hired Adam James as the new boys soccer coach at Kearney High School.
Girls Basketball
LIBERTY — Liberty point guard Olivia Nelson was selected as a finalist for the DiRenna Award given to the top high school boy and girl basketball players in the Kansas City Area.
Softball
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LIBERTY — Liberty North announced its hiring of Amanda Self as its next softball coach.
Girls Soccer
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SMITHVILLE — The Smithville girls soccer team lost its only senior starter in January when returning all-state selection Mahlee Wohlford tore her ACL during her basketball season.
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LIBERTY — Liberty North girls soccer head coach Steve Person decided to give his team one of the things it lost because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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