Area Sports

By Corey Stott For the third straight week, the Scotland County Tigers were on the road in Lewis and Clark Conference football action. Unfortunately, the Tigers were on the losing side of the scoreboard, as Paris defeated Scotland 16-8.  The first quarter resembled a Rocky movie, with both fighters jabbing and measuring each other up.…

By Corey Stott  The fall activity season at Scotland County R-1 officially kicked off Wednesday, August 26th , with the Booster Club Tiger Tailgate and Senior Recognition Night. The festivities at Tiger Field began at 6:30 pm with the introduction of seniors who are involved in fall activities.  Seniors recognized included: Jansen Alexander (softball- 4…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                        News Contact: August 26, 2020                                                                                            Diane Slater (573) 445-8375 Columbia, Mo.—Missouri junior swine exhibitors traveled to jackpot shows throughout the summer competing for points in the MPA Youth Show Pig Circuit. Points for the circuit could be earned from six of eight shows held across Missouri between the months of June and…

  The Scotland County High School Memphis FFA Trap Team had tryouts the first week of August at the Lake Show-Me Shooting Range. Four nights of tryouts were held. Shooters could shoot rounds of 25 each night for a total of 8 rounds and the shooters’ two lowest rounds were dropped for the shooters’ final…

I can’t remember a nicer August than we’ve been having in my area. It has acted more like May. The mornings have been nice, the rain adequate, and I’m having to mow my yard every few days. While its acted more like May, it has felt more like September. I feel rushed to get fully…

 Dove Season To Open September 1  Fall is really here even if the calendar doesn’t say it yet. When I start articles about hunting seasons opening soon then it is fall. The Dove season opener kicks it off. There is a scene from the movie, “Field of Dreams” where it gives an aerial view of…

(Bringing back one of my favorite articles) Hilarious! That’s always the only word that comes to mind when I think of Larry’s first golf experience. He was invited to meet his brother-in-law at a golf course while on vacation. They met at the club and proceeded to pay for the round when he was met…

CONSERVATION REPORT By R. Shannon Smith Missouri Conservation Agent The fall hunting season officially begins September 1st with the dove opener.  This year dove season will run from September 1st thru November 29th.   The daily bag limit of doves is 15.  The possession limit is now 45.  This includes the Mourning dove, Eurasian collared…