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Covering East Buchanan, Plattsburg and Lathrop athletics | The Clinton County Leader | Proud supporter of West Buchanan athletics

Clinton County. Mo.
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September is Winning Score First Awareness Month
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Winning/leading score always goes first. Can we just agree on this in 2022?
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The East Buchanan Lady Bulldogs are the 2020 Missouri Class 2 State Champions after defeating Tipton today in Springfield
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We're saddened to learn of the passing of Kevin Bryan. Kind and inspiring, there's no better testament to his character than the countless student-athletes he helped mold into remarkable people. And for us, he'll always be the ol' football coach.
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Finally, Missouri's football crown resides in Gower. The East Buchanan Bulldogs are Missouri Class 1 State Champions after defeating Marceline 21-7.
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The crown is coming back home to Gower! The East Buchanan Bulldogs are back-to-back Missouri Class 1 State Champions after defeating Adrian, 42-0, in the 2022 Show-Me Bowl in Columbia.
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That Final 4 Feeling
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😳 James Braddy with the put up and Isaia Howard with the throw down
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There won’t be another like him, and Plattsburg embraced that. The community understood how special he is and really cherished the opportunity to see him on the court. Great things ahead of him, and great things behind him.
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ISAIA HOWARD FINAL CAREER: 87-27 record 3,001 total Points 1327 total Rebounds 445 total Assists 541 total Steals 77 double-doubles 4 triple-doubles 2 Conference titles 2 District titles (4x POY) 2 Quarterfinals 1 final four (3rd) 3x All State 2023 Class 2 POY @Isaiahoward1
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The Plattsburg Tigers are going dancing! The Tigers (30-0) defeated Weaubleau 53-46 tonight in the state quarterfinals in St. Joseph to advance to the Missouri Class 2 State Semifinals in Springfield next week.
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Pure. Insanity. After losing the first two sets, East Buchanan volleyball wins three straight to defeat Lone Jack and advance to the Missouri Class 2 State Championships this week in Cape Girardeau. The semifinals will be Friday.
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Mid-Buchanan and Lathrop as football powerhouses.
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Plattsburg senior Kelsie Lewis on winning the state title in the javelin today in Jefferson City. Senior teammate Sydney Stephens was sixth the event. 🎥: ⁦ @Citizen_CodyT
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For the first time since 2010, Lamar falls in the Missouri state playoffs, as Lathrop football advances to the first state championship game in school history.
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Gower. It’s time to head south. East Buchanan will play Oran in the 2020 Missouri Class 2 State Semifinal next week in Springfield for a spot in the state title game.
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When it's state playoff time but then you remember you have to play the East Buchanan Lady Bulldogs. (h/t @ChrisRoush_KQ2 )
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Pardon, @coachmac13 , but do you happen to know the way to Columbia?
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The East Buchanan Bulldogs football team is headed back to the Missouri Class 1 State Championship with a 41-14 win over Duchesne in the semifinals! The Bulldogs will face Adrian in the title game in Columbia on Saturday.
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Congratulations to East Buchanan girls basketball coach Cori Elms, who has been named the 2020 Missouri Class 2 Coach of the Year by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association @MbcaCoaches
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Congratulations to East Buchanan's Gracie Kelsey, Lilly Schilling and Ethan Kilgore for being named Missouri Class 2 All-State
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From the unexpected passing of a teammate to a state championship. Can’t imagine the wave of emotions the community had to navigate this week. Congratulations to Salisbury.
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Tyler Zimmerman
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Salisbury boys won the Class 2 title. I think they had a sixth man from above tonight! Well done!
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Congratulations to East Buchanan senior Seth Kenagy ( @Seth_Kenagy ) who signed this morning to play baseball at Kansas City Kansas Community College.
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East Buchanan junior Gracie Kelsey reaches 1,000 points and Cori Elms recognized for her 350th coaching victory (last week) tonight in Gower.
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It’s headed to the printer and should be on the streets this afternoon. Twelve pages on East Buchanan’s historic run to the Missouri Class 2 State Championship.
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The past 12 months for Lathrop boys athletics: 2018 State Wrestling - 4th (Class 1) 2018 State Track - 3rd (Class 2) 2018 State Football - 2nd (Class 2) 2019 State Wrestling - 3rd (Class 1)
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Huge send off for the state-bound East Buchanan girls basketball team today.
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Plattsburg is hosting special olympics basketball this morning and it’s an electric factory. Band, cheerleaders, elementary kids going nuts cheering. Great event.
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East What?! The East Buchanan Bulldogs defeat Lone Jack, 10-3, to advance to the Missouri Class 2 State Semifinals. They'll play Holcomb on Monday, May 31, at 4 p.m. at US Baseball Park in Ozark, Mo. for a spot in the 2021 Missouri Class 2 State Championship.
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real recognize real
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What a ride
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If you see smoke coming from the newsstand this week, don’t be alarmed, it’s just the front page 🔥🔥
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Cool moment last night at the Gower Days Festival. Mayor Ken Pike honored East Buchanan senior Emma Klein with a proclamation for winning the state triple jump championship in May.
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Congratulations to East Buchanan senior Lilly Schilling ( @21_lilschil ) who signed a letter of intent this afternoon to play college basketball for Clarke ( @ClarkeWBB ).
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Stephens on her state title in the discus and, in one of our favorite quotes of the year, her ultimate motivation to add the event to her arsenal. 🎥: ⁦ @Citizen_CodyT
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This place is a circus
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Party like it’s 2004
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Achievements Unlocked 150 Career Wins 30-Win Season
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In a sectional meet packed with great moments, Ty Peppers ( @madeofpepper ) glancing back to see if Owen Fortney qualified for state stood out. Spots two through five in the 800M were decided by a half second. Fortney finished third.
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Preview of the long jump at the KCI Conference meet today.
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For a school the size of Mid-Buchanan to go 10-6 it's first regular season in soccer, against bigger competition, in a sport that requires an 11-woman starting line-up, is really impressive.
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A few shots from last night's state championship celebration in Gower. The community - just like they always do - showed out big for this one.
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One of the best events every year. Shout out to today’s competitors, as well as the countless administrators, teachers and students at Lathrop, Plattsburg and EB who make today possible!
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Special Education track and Field Invitational opening ceremony! Go Lathrop! @lathropschools @LeaderMoSports
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Plattsburg is Springfield bound. They’ll see a tough Greenwood team in the semifinals.
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You might be cool, but maybe not "Drew Thompson sipping out of a crazy straw while the entire town cheers him on to the state championships" cool.
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That home winning streak was kind of like Chris Holt’s kid - he brought it into this world, he’ll take it out of it.
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Cool moment for Lathrop's Josie Wright after a district semifinal victory in Kearney on Saturday.
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Baseball turns everyone into a kid
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1985: Royals win WS, Lathrop wins basketball state title. 2015: Royals win WS, Lathrop wins softball state title. 2018: Chiefs are insanely good, Lathrop football is 9-0.
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The conference crown is back in Gower. East Buchanan beats Lawson to win the outright KCI Conference championship.
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What a well-earned honor for a senior class that has been central to Plattsburg athletics since their very first year. 📸: @BeckyandTrevor
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There are eight teams in the KCI Conference. Four teams are playing for district titles. Three of the other four were eliminated by fellow KCI Conference members.
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The kid wasn't lying.
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Justin Wright✝️
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I’m going to be playing football this time next year
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PHOTOS: Lathrop ends Maryville’s home winning streak to claim district championship, 29-28.
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Here’s our annual tweet letting you know East Buchanan’s Veterans Day program is next level, and if you have a veteran in your life, it’s worth the trip if you have the chance.
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2019 Veteran's Day
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For the first time since 2011, the East Buchanan Bulldogs are one win away from the Class 1 state championship game.
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The East Buchanan Bulldogs have punched their ticket to the Semi Finals defeating Princeton 48-30 @LeaderMoSports
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Congratulations to Plattsburg senior Lia Graham for signing her letter of intent to play volleyball at Missouri Western State University!
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East Buchanan junior Gracie Kelsey receives a standing ovation for scoring the 1,000th point of her career (despite missing her sophomore year to injury). East Buchanan leads Gallatin 22-2 late in the first quarter.
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They're on their way to Columbia!
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Congratulations to the Lathrop Mules track and field team, which placed second today in the Missouri Class 2 State Championships.
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Breaking: Plattsburg voted unanimously this evening to move to eight-man football beginning next year. The Tigers will be eight-man in '23, '24 and '25, with an eye on returning to 11-man in 2026 (THREAD)...
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Imagine being such a good kid you get a positive office referral from a school you don’t go to. h/t Mid-Buchanan for recognizing students, no matter the colors they wear.
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Positive Office Referral: Gage Busby may not be a Dragon, but his behavior & character deserved to be recognized just the same. Following the @EBVBALL match last Thursday, Gage picked up every piece of trash left in the student section. @EBHSFootball #KCIPride @KCI_Athletics
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This is how you look at your offensive linemen when they keep you upright for 14-of-19 for 312 yards and three touchdown passes in a state title game @cdye56 @Gagebus @EBailey74
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East Buchanan leads 63-34 late in the fourth. They’re filtering in the bench. It’s looking like the Lady Bulldogs will be playing for a state title.
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4th quarter about start. Things looking looking good for Coach Elms and the Lady Bulldogs.
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GBB: The East Buchanan Lady Bulldogs advance to the Missouri Class 2 State Quarterfinals, besting Well-Nap, 54-44 tonight in sectionals. They’ll play at Liberty North on Saturday for a spot in the state semifinals.
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For the first time in program history, the Plattsburg Lady Tigers are the KCI Conference champions. They’ll need one more victory Thursday to secure an outright title.
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The Lady Mules lose on the road 3-2 to @PlattsburgTiger . Great softball game! @LeaderMoSports
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In a field of more than 95 teams, the East Buchanan Lady Bulldogs make history and place fourth in the Missouri Class 2 State Championships in Cape Girardeau!
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Lathrop senior wrestler Justin Wright wins the Missouri Class 1 state championship, as the Mules solidify their position at third in the team standings.
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Them: Playing softball will mess up your golf swing! Madi Jessen: Hold my district golf championship, I'm going to break up this no hitter with a walk-off hit to win the conference title
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The East Buchanan Bulldogs have come from behind to defeat LeBlond in the Missouri Class 2 State Sectionals, 6-5. East Buchanan will plate either Lone Jack or Windsor in the quarterfinals Wednesday, likely on the road.
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It's official in Plattsburg. The old practice field is the stadium, and the old stadium is now the practice field. The ground where the stands once were is now and access road behind the building.
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I’ll tell you this much. Springfield better be glad the EB Bulldog fans at the elementary won’t be there. These kids are all hyped up on Mountain Dew and school spirit.
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The Plattsburg Tigers hold off Mid-Buchanan to advance to the state quarterfinals Saturday at Liberty North.
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Springfield is starting to feel like Lathrop South. Lady Mules softball advances to third straight Class 2 State Semifinal.
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Ronnie Musser has still got it. The ol' ball coach showing off the form in the annual Gower Old Timers game.
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If you don't get sick. If you don't get COVID. If you don't get injured. If you don't have an off-night. If you score 25 points per game, and play 25 games each season, and start all four years, all while putting the team first...
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CONGRATULATIONS TO @NDSUmbb SIGNEE, SENIOR ISAIA HOWARD‼️ WITH HIS 36pts PERFORMANCE TONIGHT VS LEXINGTON, HE SURPASSED 2,500 CAREER POINTS. ADDING ANOTHER MILESTONE TO HIS DECORATED CAREER ‼️ @Isaiahoward1 @PrepHoopsMO @LeaderMOSports @810varsity @metrosports_mk @KCHS_Hoops
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So far, East Buchanan female athletics have this fall: - won a softball district title - won a volleyball district title - KCI XC champion (Laynie Davidson) - sectional gold qualifier (Madi Jessen)
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East Buchanan holds on to win the district championship over Mid-Buchanan tonight at Lathrop High School.
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Huge shout out to East Buchanan athletic director Dave Elms for his work and dedication to the Iba Family Court dedication last week. He made sure the event itself was commensurate with the importance of the honor.
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A rare photo of a @kadenhodge02 in its natural habitat.
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Congratulations again to the East Buchanan cheerleading team - 2021 MCCA State Champions!
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For the first time since 2009, the Plattsburg Tigers baseball team is headed back to the state quarterfinals after defeating Maysville 7-2 tonight in the sectional round. Plattsburg is expected to host Windsor on Wednesday evening.
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Letecia Howard had been a high school track athlete for a month and has broken a 35+ year record
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🚨🚨🚨 @letecia_howard is your new PHS Girls High Jump record holder with a jump of 5’2”!!!!! The previous record was 5’1” set in 1986 by Tina May. #TigerLegacy
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Final Four Appearances (Basketball) in 2019: Duke, North Carolina, Kansas: 0 Plattsburg: 1
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Welcome to @MissouriState Kelsie Lewis!
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Lathrop 195-pound wrestler Dorian Walters wins the state championship in Class 1
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Kaden Woodside spins a complete game shutout to help lead East Buchanan to a 4-0 victory over Holcomb in the Missouri Class 2 State Semifinals. The Bulldogs will play either Marionville or Putnam County in the state championship tomorrow.
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The Leader won the 2019 Missouri Class 1 General Excellence Award for weekly newspapers recently, including some awards for our sports coverage.
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Plattsburg's new stands go up. And they stay there.
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Sad times, my friend
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New bleachers going up at East Buch.
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. @TheRealHos35 would have been impressed by @_ainsley10 's head first slide yesterday to keep @TrentonSoftball 's rally alive.
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With two teams in the state semifinals and two nominees for the Fontana Award, the KCI Conference continues to impress. From @cdye56 -->
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Four KCI Conference teams. Two spots in the state playoffs. The winners go dancing.
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Things are happening at Plattsburg
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Plattsburg fought its way to the football district title game and lost. They fought all of the way to the district basketball championship game and lost. After all of that, the Class of ‘18 will end its high school career in the state baseball playoffs.
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And they're off! Gower cheered on the East Buchanan Bulldogs today as they left for the Missouri Class 2 State Baseball Championships in Springfield. The Bulldogs face Holcomb in the state semifinals at US Baseball Park in Ozark tomorrow at 4 p.m.
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East Buchanan didn’t have a girls program a couple years ago. Today they brought an entire army to the Plattsburg Country Club 💪🏻
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Jennifer Archdekin
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Good luck today, ladies and @carpenter387 ! Have a great season! #fore @ChrisRoush_KQ2 @EBSTUCO_1 @LeaderMOSports
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Destiny vs. History Undefeated vs. Undeniable Lamar holds on to defeat Ava 35-30, and Lathrop will host the seven-time defending state champions next week in the Missouri Class 2 State Semifinals.
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Put the Lathrop game at 11 am, put the Mid-Buchanan game at 3 pm, and we can make it a football holiday in KCI Conference country.
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