INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Not much rattles The Iceman at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, not even record speeds. Scott Dixon smashed the Indianapolis 500 pole-winning record with a breathtaking qualifying run of more than 234 mph.
What had been an outdoor youth annual event, prior to the coronavirus epidemic, is returning after a 3-years hiatus. The North Missouri Sportsman’s Alliance (NMSA) will be hosting a free Kids Fishing Derby next Saturday, June 4, at the perfect fishing pond – located on the west side of The Baptist Home, just east of U.S.
Tina-Avalon High School freshman Tyler Singer peers toward home plate before starting his windup for a pitch during the Southwest Livingston/Tina-Avalon coop baseball Wildcats’ 15-0 Class 1 District 11 tournament loss to Alma: Santa Fe at a field in Parkville earlier this month. The Wildcats posted only one win this spring under first-year coach and Southwest director of athletics Albert Foster, who since has added head coaching duties for the Southwest/T-A/Hale football Wildcats co-op team to his plate for the 2022-23 school year. (Photo courtesy of Cody Thorn)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Josef Newgarden has been IndyCar’s most consistent winner over the last eight seasons. His 22 trips to victory lane are a series high.
SPRINGFIELD — With a Class 1 singles state tennis tournament medal not far from his grasp, Chillicothe High School 2022 graduate Chace Corbin saw that opportunity slip away by an inch or less Saturday morning.
BALTIMORE (AP) — Maybe extra rest isn’t such a bad thing for a racehorse after all. In the Preakness Stakes that was run without the Kentucky Derby winner because Rich Strike’s owner felt he needed more time off after his 80-1 upset, Early Voting validated a gutsy decision to skip the Derby and aim for the second leg of the Triple Crown.
ODESSA — With the name of the game “get through,” more than win, Chillicothe High School’s track-and-field contingent at last Saturday’s Class 3 state-qualifying sectional meet had a mixed-bag day which, on balance, probably netted more disappointment than joy, even though nine CHS athletes earned the right to compete in nine events in this weekend’s 2022 MSHSAA Championships at Jefferson City.
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Justin Thomas wrapped his arms around the 27-pound Wanamaker Trophy after winning his second PGA Championship, and thousands of fans ringing the 18th green amid the setting sun at Southern Hills showered him in adulation.
JEFFERSON CITY — Living up to the expectations his regular-season performances had generated, Tina-Avalon High School sophomore Tucker Singer won the state championship in the shot put last Friday in the Missouri State High School Activities Association Class 1 Track-and-Field Championships.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Albert Pujols hit two home runs, then caught the warmup tosses when star catcher Yadier Molina made his first pitching appearance to close out the St. Louis Cardinals’ 18-4 romp over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.