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UPDATED New Franklin Tournament brackets
The only thing that hasn’t changed in the 84th annual New Franklin Tournament is Friday’s slate of games. Everything else, well, is a bit different. Below are the updated versions of the bracket submitted by New Franklin athletic director Ross … Continue reading
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Glasgow-Cairo boys game proves to be another classic
Anytime I hear the matchup “Glasgow-Cairo,” I always look at my calendar to see if there’s anywhere else I need to be that night. Why? Because the boys game between these two teams always — and I mean always … Continue reading
Key area matchups over the final three weeks of the regular season
So now that the tournaments are finally over (well, there’s the Kaysinger Tournament this week, but that doesn’t apply here), now we’re finally down to conference play. We’ve got some pretty good races this year in the Lewis & Clark, … Continue reading
Breaking down the game: A preview of tonight’s Fayette-New Franklin girls basketball game
It’s not too often I anticipate watching a girls high school basketball game, but tonight is the chance for the area to see two closely-matched basketball teams. Fayette (12-7, 4-2 LCC) and New Franklin (12-6, 4-3 CAC) face each other … Continue reading
Softball districts begin today
I’ll be leaving for Higginsville in less than an hour, so I thought I’d quickly take a look at the games on tap for today. Class 2 District 13 Tournament No. 7 Fayette vs. No. 2 Salisbury, 4 p.m.: Fayette … Continue reading
Fall sports are here, and my summer blogging hiatus is over
It has almost been two months since my last blog post, but I promise they’re going to start coming in bunches for the next nine months. Although fall practice has been in session since last Monday, the football season officially … Continue reading
Delta Waterfowl is key ingredient to conservation
The following column comes from Brandon Butler’s “Driftwood Outdoors” column that was published in the March 2 issue of The Fayette Advertiser. The mission of Delta Waterfowl is simple, “Provide knowledge, leaders and science-based solutions that efficiently conserve waterfowl and … Continue reading
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Welcome to On the Sidelines!
Greetings from downtown Fayette! My name is Greg Jackson, sports editor for Wood Creek Media (a.k.a. The Fayette Advertiser and The Democrat-Leader), and this blog is dedicated to the athletic teams in the Howard County area. Since our newspaper is … Continue reading
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