
Strong senior class leads Smithville boys soccer into new season
SMITHVILLE — A new school year is underway, and a new season is almost here for Smithville boys soccer.

SMITHVILLE — A new school year is underway, and a new season is almost here for Smithville boys soccer.

SMITHVILLE — Another school year is underway, and Smithville’s cross country teams are sprinting toward the start of a new campaign.

SMITHVILLE — With summer wrapping up and the school year beginning, a new season is set to start for Smithville girls golf.

INDEPENDENCE — Just as the sun began to creep under the horizon, a new game was beginning at Kauffman Stadium. It wasn’t quite as noisy as a typical day at the ballpark with the Kansas City Royals out of town playing the Boston Red Sox.

The local area was well represented in this year’s AAU Track and Field Junior Olympics July 26 through Aug. 2 in Houston.

SMITHVILLE — Teams are taking advantage of the time left in the summer with only a few weeks left until the start of a new school year.

The local area was well represented on a national stage as multiple athletes competed in the U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals July 10 through 19 in Fargo, North Dakota.

A pair of athletes from the local area have earned the opportunity to compete in college in a sport still growing in popularity.

SMITHVILLE — After a standout career at Smithville High School, a local basketball athlete is set to make the jump to Division I.

The Northland was well represented by multiple athletes in this year’s USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship age divisions 14 through 17.