Area Sports

By Terry Rush BE OPEN TO GOD I entered the religious scene bent on getting everything right. In order to do so, it was necessary to keep many truths of God from entering my heart for such would disrupt my organized accumulation of Bible knowledge. I was reducing my Bible to the Simplified Version; meaning…

I’ve learned over the years to keep a watchful eye when I travel to a tree stand in an unfamiliar place. I especially do this when I’m hunting in another state. I’ve been lost a few times. When I’m walking in, I always try to turn around and look back to see what the view…

The Scotland County High School Memphis FFA Trap teams were in action with three shoots in one week. On Wednesday, September 16, 2020, the teams competed at the Paris FFA Shoot. There were 55 boys teams and 4 girls teams competing at Paris. The Girls Team brought home the 2nd place trophy, while the Boys…

      The Memphis FFA Chapter Trap Teams participated in two trap shooting tournaments on September 5th. The four teams from Memphis-A, B, C and Girls teams were first on the line at Bosco’s Gun Club near Lancaster, MO, Saturday morning for the Schuyler County FFA annual tournament. Schuyler County hosted 22 schools, which…

by Gary Miller I’ve never thought about it until now, but when I look at my past, I can’t tell my story without talking about trees. I was reminded of their influence just the other day, as I admired a beautiful Weeping Willow. As far as trees go, this one is my first memory. It…

 By Corey Stott  After an eleventh-hour cancellation of a game by North Shelby on Tuesday, the Scotland County junior high football Tigers picked up a last-minute game on Wednesday, September 9th, against the Kirksville 7th grade. While the matchup was not ideal, it at least allowed both teams to have a game in these challenging…