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Tigers hold off late charge from Warsaw for district title

November 18, 2024

By CHRIS MORROWWARSAW- The Lamar Tigers have been ruining the district championship hopes of their opponents for years, but it's been a while since they ended another...

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Tiger quarterback No. 10 Alex Wilkerson looks for a receiver as No. 51 Brady Gire and No. 68 Wylee Duncan provide protection for him. The Tigers dominated the action, allowing only four first downs but gave up two long touchdowns to make the game close.

Tigers earn 17th straight district crown

November 18, 2024

Lamar Democrat/Chris Morrow
The Lockwood Tigers have secured a district title after earning the one-seed and a first round bye. They defeated Liberal 70-0 in the semifinal and took down Greenfield 51-8 Friday for the title. They've won 10 in a row after losing their opener to Archie. They will have a chance to avenge that loss Saturday when they travel to Archie. In week one the Whirlwinds won 48-38. Here Oliver Boehne looks for running room as the rain fell late the win over Liberal. Also pictured is Drew Pittsenbarger (No. 6). Liberal's Kole Wiles fights to get off the block of Talan Richter (No. 26).

Lockwood Tigers secure district title

November 18, 2024

Area runners fare well at state

November 14, 2024

COLUMBIA, Mo.- Several area runners had a day to remember at the Missouri state cross country championships last weekend.Liberal High School sophomore Ally Barton continues...

Pictured are, left to right, Brooklynn Hamlet, Assistant Coach Tasha Shores Hamlet, Assistant Coach Mike Shores, Head Coach Cheryl Shores, Brent Shores, Assistant Coach Amy Eggerman Schnelle, Kara Oney Moyer, Lane Schilling Bucayne, Leslie Galer Friar, Stefany Mayden Hastings. Players not present were Megan Cornish Dalton, Brandi Abbiatti Hume, Erika Galer, Hailey Ross Webster, Celynda Fanning Jeffreys and Manager Courtney Divine Harrison.

Lockwood’s 2004 State Champion volleyball team honored

November 13, 2024

On Saturday, Nov. 9, as a part of the Missouri State High School Activity Association’s Courtside Traditions Program, the coaches and several team...

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Mikayla Madison, LaiLani Toves and Ryan Friend, members of the Lamar High School Cross Country team, pose for pictures prior to leaving to compete at the Class 3 State Championship that was held in Columbia on Saturday morning, Nov. 9. Also pictured is manager Gabe Schneider. Students at Lamar High School formed a tunnel down the halls as the three were escorted outside to load up and be on their way.

Lamar cross country athletes perform at State

November 13, 2024

By MELODY METZGERLamar DemocratA grand send off was held at Lamar High School on Friday morning, Nov. 8, as seniors Ryder Friend and Mikayla...

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Lamar senior running back No. 14 Cooper Haun is tackled after a short gain in action against Stockton. Lamar defeated Stockton 50-6 to advance to the District Championship game at Warsaw on Friday evening,

Lamar advances to district championship against Warsaw

November 11, 2024

Potter completes second season at SBU

November 11, 2024

Kiersten Potter, a former Lamar athlete and daughter of Mitch and Carissa Potter, completed her second season of college cross-country at Southwest...

Liberal senior libero Libby Stebbins (center) eclipsed the 1,000 digs mark in her volleyball career during last week's district tournament. Stebbins and her teammates put together a successful season but dropped the district title contest to the host, Jasper, who has since gone on to the Final Four.

Stebbins eclipses 1,000 digs mark

November 8, 2024

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The Jasper Lady Eagles squared off with Liberal in the district title game last week. Here Liberal's Kale Hatfield tries to slip the ball past Jasper's Crystal Smith in a battle at the net. Jasper prevailed to take the title and has since advanced to the Class 1 Final Four to be played in Cape Girardeau later this week. Also pictured for Jasper is Shiloh Storm (No. 3); for Liberal Ally Barton (No. 24) and Jordan Goodell (No. 3).

Jasper squares off with Liberal in district title game

November 4, 2024

Tigers rout Pleasant Hope

November 4, 2024

The Lamar Tigers bounced back from a rough night at Seneca by throttling Pleasant Hope Friday in the district opener, 62-0.The Tigers scored on six of their first seven...

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Freshman quarterback No. 18 Clayton Powell gets around the edge to pick up good yardage. The freshmen and JV players took over late in the first quarter and got a lot of playing time.

Tigers dominate Pleasant Hope in district action

November 4, 2024

Lamar Democrat/Chris MorrowThe Jasper Lady Eagles are in the midst of a magical season. Here they pose for a photo after winning the district championship in three sets over Liberal Tuesday on their home court. Thursday they knocked off Archie and then they defeated Galena 3-0 to earn a trip to the Class 1 Final Four where they will square off with Winona November 8 in the semifinal. The winner advances to the state championship where they will take on the winner of the Advance versus Santa Fe contest on the 9th. The Final Four is being played in Cape Girardeau. The Eagles go in with a record of 34-1.

Jasper Eagles win district championship

November 4, 2024

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The Jasper Eagles put up a fight, but the Liberal Bulldogs survived Friday night to keep their season alive with a win in the battle of four and five seeds in district play. Here junior Elam Beaman tackles Jasper's Clayton Anderson while Beaman's teammates, Cole Worsley (No. 9) and Jesse McIntire (No. 44) hustle to get in on the play. The Bulldogs, who won the game 60-38, will advance and travel to Lockwood Friday night to take on the top-seeded Tigers.

Liberal Bulldogs survive to keep season alive

November 4, 2024

Lamar senior Kynlee McCulloch recently reached the milestone of 1,000 assists. McCulloch is shown here surrounded by her teammates. Look for a recap of the Lady Tigers' season in an upcoming issue of the Democrat.

McCulloch reaches 1,000 assists

November 4, 2024

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