Sports

CHS in Girls’ Tennis Team State Tourney This Weekend

Amazing personal seasons for Chillicothe High School tennis Lady Hornets Cami Carpenter, Rylee Washburn, and Izzy Garr concluded last Friday when they lost both of their first two matches in the Class 1 nonteam state tournament, but they and their CHS teammates still have unfinished business at Springfield this coming week. This Friday, starting at noon at the Cooper Tennis Complex in central Springfield, the Lady Hornets will take on undefeated and clearly-favored Kennett (co-oping with Holcomb) in the semifinals of the 2022 team state tournament.

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Huge Hornets Comeback Lands Yard Short

On paper in sports, there’s only one kind of victory – did you have the best score. In the abstract, though, there are more and that’s where the Chillicothe High School football Hornets will “hang their hats” regarding last Friday’s near-miraculous, 36-35 defeat at the hands of visiting Odessa – as a spirits-boosting “moral victory.” How justified or advisable that view is depends on a person’s perspective and motives.

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Versatile, Efficient Excellence Puts CHS Softball in State Again

Hosts state quarterfinal tomorrow after district-title win last Saturday ST. JOSEPH — Whether the 2022 Chillicothe High School softball Lady Hornets achieve their ambition of the school’s first-ever state championship in the sport over the next 11 days still has three obstacles to navigate, beginning at home tomorrow evening when they host the Oak Grove Lady Panthers in the Class 3 state-tournament quarterfinals at 6 o’clock.

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Softball Lady Hornets Rip Richmond in District Semi

CHS prevails 9-3 behind Dunn-, Beemer-led 14-hits attack Thursday ST. JOSEPH — Their 2-plus-years dream of a state championship entering the “must-win” phase every time they take the field the rest of the 2022 season, Chillicothe High School’s softball Lady Hornets solidly passed their first test – as anticipated – last Thursday, dispatching Richmond 9-3 in the semifinals of the Class 3 District 8 Tournament.

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Tennis Lady Hornets Pull Off Second Team State Trip

The 2022 Chillicothe High School tennis Lady Hornets did it with solo grit twice last Monday, setting up an unexpected appearance in the Missouri State High School Activities Association’s Class 1 team state semifinals and finals at Springfield next weekend. A team with relatively- modest expectations and projections at season’s start as it replaced half of its lineup from last year, the Lady Hornets continued to buck not only preseason expectations, but also postseason predictions by coming from behind in singles play in both their state-tournament sectional- and quarterfinal- round matches and elbow their way past Excelsior Springs and Savannah to the state semifinals by identical 5-3 scores.

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Corbin Rodenberg

Corbin Rodenberg, running back and linebacker of our Chillicothe Hornets, has been invited to the All-American Pro Bowl in Dallas, Texas. This past summer athletes all over the country were evaluated to decide whether or not they would be invited to a private event. After the private event, there would be another evaluation and this one would be decided who would play in the All-American Bowl game. The game will be played on Dec. 12 and will be televised on ESPN.

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