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68th Bob Sechrest Jr. Central Christmas Tournament starts Dec 26th
PARK HILLS, MO (News First) - The 16 boys basketball teams have been seeded for the 68th Bob Sechrest Jr. Central Christmas Tournament. The prestigious holiday tournament will begin the day after Christmas and continue through New Year's Eve. The 5-0 Farmington...
Arenado utlizies no-trade clause
ST LOUIS (News First) - St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado utilized his no-trade clause Wednesday as he blocked a trade that would have put him in a Houston Astros uniform. MLB.com says the two teams are still attempting to work out some kind of deal...
St. Francois County Rotary Shootout wraps
PARK HILLS, MO (News First) - The Mineral Area men’s basketball team fell by 19 Saturday to the 12th-ranked junior college team in the country during the St. Francois County Rotary Shootout held at the fieldhouse on the MAC campus. Jones College downed the Cardinals...
Mineral Area College Athletics Hall of Fame honors two
PARK HILLS, MO (News First) - The Rotary Club of St Francois County hosted their 66th basketball Shootout Saturday at the Bob Sechrest Fieldhouse at Mineral Area College in Park Hills. Between the two college games, a ceremony took place, inducting the latest into the...
Blues beat Rangers
STL LOUIS (News First) - The St. Louis Blues barely hung on Sunday night to beat the New York Rangers 3-2 at the Enterprise Center. Pavel Buchnevich put one into the net in the 1st period, his 8th goal of the season. In the 2nd period, Jordan Kyrou’s 13th goal made it...
MAC Men’s Basketball Team on seven-game winning streak
PARK HILLS, MO (News First) - The Mineral Area College men’s basketball team is on a roll. The Cardinals have put together a seven-game win streak and they sport a record of 10-3. MAC’s next game is Saturday afternoon at 3 when they play 10-2 Jones College out of...
Blues beat Canucks in overtime
ST LOUIS (News First) - After beating the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 in overtime Tuesday night, the St. Louis Blues look to find their stride by putting together a winning streak. The 14-13-2 Blues will play the 10-16-5 San Jose Sharks tonight (thursday) at the Enterprise...
Fredericktown boys basketball coach discusses freshman player
FREDERICKTOWN, MO (News First) - The Fredericktown boys basketball team is 2-2 on the season, sporting a third-place finish in the Arcadia Valley Thanksgiving Tournament. One of the players that is leading the team is just a freshman 5’10” guard Tucker Reutzel. Coach...
Mizzou downs Kansas
COLUMBIA, Mo. (News First) - Missouri fans stormed the court in jubilation Sunday after the unranked Tigers took down their biggest rival and number 1 ranked team in the country, the 7-2 Kansas Jayhawks. Mizzou wins the Border War 76-67. The Tigers led by 14 at...
Arcadia Valley Coach David Prater predicts two teams to battle in the MAAA Conference
What are the MAAA Conference standings going to be looking like this boys' basketball season? We posed that question to Arcadia Valley Tigers’ coach David Prater. He likes two teams in particular. "Formerton Stat, they're bringing back two kids that can really know...