Area Sports
Marceline Rains on Scotland County’s Parade
By: Corey Stott UNIONVILLE, Mo.- 5/17 & 5/19/21- The radar lied. I don’t know who or what determines what the radar screen shows, but it lied on this day. The official National Weather Service radar imaging system showed that the skies over Unionville, Missouri on Monday, May 17th were clear of rain, but my rain-soaked…
Read MoreScotland County Track Teams Bring Home State Hardware
By: Corey Stott JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.- 5/22/21- Scotland County is a school name that has seemed to emerge more and more in conversations about state competitions the past several years. Not to be outdone by the women’s basketball final four run, the men’s and women’s track and field teams set out to bring home some…
Read MoreTigers End Regular Season with a Road Win
By: Corey Stott HUNTSVILLE, Mo.- 5/10/21- The first Westran Hornets (7-11) batter, Leyton Bain, reached on a dropped third strike, stole second, got to third on a wild pitch, and scored on a fielding error. It seemed that it just might not be the Scotland County Tigers’ (9- 9) night. But after allowing that run…
Read MoreTiger Track Athletes Advance to State Meet
By: Corey Stott MONROE CITY, Mo.- 5/15/21- Several Scotland County Tiger track and field competitors advanced from the district track meet to the sectional meet held this past Saturday at Monroe City. Despite the less than nominal conditions, the athletes represented Scotland County well. The top four finishers in each event final advanced to the…
Read MoreTiger Offense Overwhelms Indians
By: Corey Stott KAHOKA, Mo.- 5/6/21- The Scotland County Tiger (8-8) bats started off hot right from the start when they traveled to Kahoka to take on the Clark County Indians (6-11) last Thursday evening. The Tigers brought eight hitters to the plate in the first inning. Brady Curry had a lead-off double to center…
Read MoreTiger Track Teams Compete in Districts
By: Corey Stott QUEEN CITY, Mo.- 5/8/21- The Tiger Track teams headed back to Schuyler County High School to compete in the Class 1, District 3 track meet last Saturday. The Tiger teams had a good day, with all six boys advancing to sectionals, as well as five girls. Individual qualifiers included Hayden Long- discus,…
Read MoreKylee Stott Signs to Play Softball with CMU
Scotland County Senior Kylee Stott recently signed to play softball for Central Methodist University in Fayette, Missouri, beginning in the fall of 2021. Kylee plans to study to become a physical therapy assistant. Back row (l-r): SCR-1 softball seniors Jansen Alexander, Jenna Blessing and Morgan Blessing. Front row (l-r): SCR-1 softball head coach Riley Lucas,…
Read MoreLucas Shines on Senior Night
By: Corey Stott MEMPHIS, Mo.- 4/26/21- It was senior night at Tiger Field last Monday, but it was a junior that stole the show. The Scotland County Tigers (7- 6) outdueled the Schuyler County Rams (4-9) to a 14-9 victory, and the five RBIs that Lucas had made the difference. He went 4-4 at the…
Read MoreTigers Outrun Coyotes for a Conference Win
By: Corey Stott MEMPHIS, Mo.- 4/19/21- Coach Rod Sears has been waiting for his Scotland County Tigers’ (5-5) bats to come alive. He’s been waiting for that offense to emerge that can overcome the sporadic defensive mistakes that cost you dearly in a low scoring affair. Call it run insurance if you will. He got…
Read MoreMemphis FFA Girls Trap Team Brings Home Second Place State Trophy
The Scotland County High School Memphis FFA Trap Teams traveled to Linn Creek, Missouri, between Osage Beach and Camdenton for the 2021 Paul Larsen Memorial Missouri High School FFA Trapshooting Championship on April 17. The Memphis FFA Girls Trap Team earned the Second Place State Trophy with a team score of 417/500. Each girl received…
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