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Pacific Softball Welcomes Four-Time All-American as New Pitching Coach
The Pacific softball program welcomes former Oklahoma standout Keilani Ricketts Tumanuvao as its new pitching coach, under head coach Sam Duran-Kukuk. Ricketts Tumanuvao is a four-time NFCA All-American. She led the USA Softball Women's National Team to a gold medal at the WBSC Women's Softball World Championship in 2018. She...
Fade to Black: Brothers nearing end of time together on diamond
In sports as in life, everything comes to an end. Games. Seasons. Careers. Brothers and best friends wearing the same uniform. When the Festus Post 253 senior (AAA) team played its last American Legion baseball game this summer in a wild 15-12 loss to the Jackson Tribe in the Zone 1 tournament Monday night, it also was the end of the line for Devin and Dylan Black of Herculaneum. Post 253 held off elimination Sunday with a 1-0 shutout of Ste. Genevieve Post 150 and with a 2-1 victory over Kirkwood Post 156 in its first game Monday.
Festus freshmen win American Legion title
Josh Taylor now occupies a unique niche in the storied history of Festus American Legion baseball. The first-year manager of Post 253’s freshman (A) ballclub led the team to the state championship July 19 at Cape Girardeau Central High, with Festus edging hometown Post 63 2-1. Taylor played for manager Pat Bone when Festus won the senior (AAA) state championship in 2005. That makes Taylor the first person in Post 253 history to win state crowns as both a player and manager.
Fox, Seckman High stadiums damaged by heavy rains
The Fox C-6 School District has closed the athletic stadiums at Fox and Seckman high schools due to damage from last week’s heavy rains. Superintendent Paul Fregeau said Monday that the damage to the stadiums is significant and the cost to repair the damage at both stadiums is expected to cost more than $1 million combined.
Senior Legion Baseball — Pacific Post 320 vs. Hannibal Post 55, SuperZone 1 Tournament
Hannibal Post 55 defeated Pacific Post 320 in the Senior Legion SuperZone 1 Tournament in Jefferson City Friday, July 19. To order photo reprints, click the "Buy This Photo" button below the photo you are viewing. Reprints are processed through our photo lab partner MyCapture. Photo orders can now be processed any time, day or night, through our safe secure and easy to use system. We now offer a wide range of photo reprint products including Coffee Mugs, Shirts, Canvas Prints and MORE! Order your reprints today! Photos and other materials on this website are property of the Missourian and are protected by copyright law. Reproduction is unlawful. You may not duplicate this material.
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