Newburg golfers send four to state meet

FORT LEONARD WOOD – Despite just missing the team district championship, the Newburg High School golf team is still advancing four players to the state meet from the Missouri Class 1 District 4 Tournament, held Wednesday, April 30 at Piney Valley Golf Course.

The district champion receives the team berth to the state tournament, and Springfield Greenwood and Newburg tied for first with 362.

The tie-breaker goes to the fifth-player scorecard. And on that tie-breaker Greenwood’s No. 5 score of 104 was good enough to beat Newburg’s No. 5 score of 116 to gain the state team berth.

Finishing third was New Covenant Academy with 387 followed by St. Albans 437, Hermitage 439, Laquey 459, Iberia 465 and Richland 493. Crocker and Stoutland didn’t have full squads.

Newburg was the host team.

Newburg senior J.D. Nash was meet medalist, shooting 1-under-par 71.

In addition to the winning team, the other top 10 individual scores advance to the state meet, which will be held May 12-13 at Silo Ridge Golf Course in Bolivar.

In all, four Newburg players advanced individually – Nash, sophomore Cameron Smith (94), freshman Drew DeLong (97) and junior Shane Lewis (100).

Here are the Frisco League players’ scores from the district tournament:

Newburg (362) – J.D. Nash 71, Cameron Smith 94, Drew DeLong 97, Shane Lewis 100, Tyler Sander 116.

Laquey (459) – Hernandez 105, Hubbard 116, Klemp 118, Wilson 120, DeWeese 121.

Iberia (465) – Shreve 110, Baker 117, Minnick 118, Edmonds 120.

Richland (493) – Moore 112, Brown 114, Mills 130, Hedges 137, Robinson 138.

Crocker – Routh 128.

Stoutland – Sadler 123.

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Newburg baseball beaten by Belle

BELLE – The Newburg High School baseball team was beaten by Belle 8-2 Thursday, May 1.

Newburg, now 3-9, got single runs in the first and sixth innings and were limited to just two hits.

Belle tallied solo runs in the first, second, third and fourth innings and four more in the sixth.

Phillip Lott was the starting and losing pitcher for Newburg, working four innings and allowing four hits and six walks. Ryan Reagan finished up on the mound.

Aaron Gideon had an RBI triple and Andrew Lott doubled for Newburg.

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Newburg track sends 12 to sectionals

ROLLA – The Newburg High School boys’ and girls’ track team advanced 12 competitors in 14 different events to sectional action through the Missouri Class 4 District 4 Meet, held Saturday, May 3 at Allgood-Bailey Stadium on the campus of Missouri Science & Technology.

For Newburg, nine boys in 10 events advanced to sectional competition while three girls in four events moved on. The sectional meet will be held Saturday, May 10 at Archie High School.

Vienna High School – the host school – swept both the boys’ and girls’ team district titles.

In the boys’ meet Vienna won with 165 points while Viburnum was second with 124, Crocker third with 98, Newburg fourth with 90, St. Elizabeth fifth with 52, Wheaton sixth with 41, Everton seventh with 40, New Covenant eighth with 30, Miller ninth with 23, Stoutland 10^th with 15, Macks Creek 11^th with 5 and Greenwood Lab 12^th with four.

In the girls’ meet Vienna won with 160 points followed by Crocker second with 85, Miller third with 74, Wheaton fourth with 58, Macks Creek fifth with 50, St. Elizabeth sixth with 50, Viburnum seventh with 49, Walnut Grove eighth with 43, Newburg ninth with 41 and Greenwood 10^th with 18.

The top four finishers in each event advance from district to sectional competition.

The Newburg boys won three events – Sam Holland in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:08.25; the 4x100-meter relay team of Andrew Lott, Alex Burke, Dillon Hudson and Dustin Colegate with a time of :46.50, and the 4x400-meter relay team of Holland, Lott, Hudson and Colegate at 3:44.80.

Second places for the Newburg boys came from Lott in the 200-meter dash; Cord Smith in the high jump and the 4x800-meter relay team of Holland, Josh Mudd, Colegate and Kory Kost. Wolf third-places came from Kost in the 300-meter hurdles and the 4x200-meter relay team of Lott, Hudson, Colegate and Burke. Newburg fourth-places were by Burke in the 100-meter dash, Brandon Sutton in the 110-meter hurdles, and Sutton in the 300-meter hurdles.

For the Newburg girls Shannon McNamara was second in the 1,600-meter run. Lady Wolf third-places came from Jordan Woods in the 100-meter dash and Alex Hoffman in the shot put. Hoffman was fourth in the discus.

The meet standout was senior Nathan Rigsby from Crocker. Rigsby completed a four-event sweep of first places, winning the boys’ high jump, long jump, triple jump and running a leg on the winning 4x200-meter relay team.

Here are the sectional-qualifiers, along with other finishes by Frisco League athletes, from Saturday’s Missouri Class 1 District 4 Meet:

100-meter dash – 1. Kyle Adams, Crocker, :11.32; 2. Jesse Messersmith, Vienna, :11.72; 3. Evan Bax, St. Elizabeth, :11.74; 4. Alex Burke, Newburg, :11.87; 6. A.J. Imilkowski, Crocker, :11.94.

200-meter dash – 1. Kyle Adams, Crocker, :23.41; 2. Andrew Lott, Newburg, :23.83; 3. Jesse Messersmith, Vienna, :23.90; 4. Evan Bax, St. Elizabeth, :24.87; 8. A.J. Imilkowski, Crocker, :26.00.

400-meter dash – 1. Caleb Heckemeyer, St. Elizabeth, :53.89; 2. Danny Giddings, Everton, :54.10; 3. Zac Schoene, Vienna, :54.91; 4. Jeremy Weimer, New Covenant, :55.10; 10. Cameron Smith, Newburg, 1:00.39; 13. Kyle Wells, Crocker, 1:01.83; 14. Chris Hendrix, Newburg, 1:01.92; 15. Travis Burks, Stoutland, 1:04.90.

800-meter run – 1. Sam Holland, Newburg, 2:08.25; 2. Danny Giddings, Everton, 2:10.00; 3. Cole Meier, Vienna, 2:13.98; 4. Tyler Birdsong, Vienna, 2:15.84; 6. Donnie Smith, Crocker, 2:26.56; 7. Michael Porch, Stoutland, 2:33.20; 9. Josh Mudd, Newburg, 2:39.52.

1,600-meter run – 1. Trek Blackwell, Vienna, 5:11.44; 2. Jon Kholmotov, Viburnum, 5:12.73; 3. Sean Crane, Wheaton, 5:14.15; 4. Tyler Birdsong, Vienna, 5:22.00; 5. Michael Porch, Stoutland, 5:24.90; 7. Cody Gibson, 5:42.80; 9. Josh Mudd, Newburg, 5:45.90; 10. Josh Barnes, Crocker, 6:04.09.

3,200-meter run – 1. Trek Blackwell, Vienna, 11:39.08; 2. Paul Brune, Vienna, 11:42.24; 3. Sean Crane, Wheaton, 11:53.11; 4. Jon Kholmotov, Viburnum, 12:01.11; 5. John Laurence, Stoutland, 12:05.07; 8. Jacob Stephens, Stoutland, 13:37.47.

110-meter hurdles – 1. Dylan Revelle, Viburnum, :16.22; 2. Ethan Christian, Vienna, :18.36; 3. Kevin Moua, Wheaton, :18.54; 4. Brandon Sutton, Newburg, :18.93; 5. Kory Kost, Newburg, :19.04.

300-meter hurdles – 1. Dylan Revelle, Viburnum, :44.82; 2. Jamey Snodgrass, Vienna, :46.54; 3. Kory Kost, Newburg, :46.69; 4. Brandon Sutton, Newburg, :47.49.

4x100-meter relay – 1. Newburg (Andrew Lott, Alex Burke, Dillon Hudson, Dustin Colegate), :46.50; 2. Miller, :47.29; 3. St. Elizabeth, :47.62; 4. Vienna, :47.65; 5. Crocker, :48.70.

4x200-meter relay – 1. Crocker (Kyle Adams, A.J. Imilkowski, Michael Linggi, Nathan Rigsby), 1:37.20; 2. St. Elizabeth, 1:37.32; 3. Newburg, 1:37.63; 4. Viburnum, 1:39.71.

4x400-meter relay – 1. Newburg (Sam Holland, Andrew Lott, Dillon Hudson, Dustin Colegate), 3:44.80; 2. Vienna, 3:46.79; 3. Viburnum, 3:48.75; 4. St. Elizabeth, 4:00.75; 6. Crocker, 4:40.42.

4x800-meter relay – 1. Vienna (Cole Meier, Paul Brune, Tyler Birdsong, Zac Schoene), 9:02.75; 2. Newburg, 9:06.58; 3. Wheaton, 9:51.32; 4. Viburnum, 9:58.84; 5. Crocker, 10:55.80.

High jump – 1. Nathan Rigsby, Crocker, 6-2; 2. Cord Smith, Newburg, 6-0; 3. Collin Engelbrecht, Vienna, 6-0; 4. Brian Hammack, Viburnum, 6-0; 8. Aaron Gideon, 5-6.

Pole vault – 1. Dereck Pryor, Viburnum, 12-0; 2. Ryan Quick, Vienna, 10-6; 3. Henry Dickneite, St. Elizabeth, 9-6; 4. Corey Willhite, Viburnum, 9-0; 6. Phillip Moss, Crocker, 8-0.

Long jump – 1. Nathan Rigsby, Crocker, 20-3; 2. Josh Harrison, New Covenant, 19-5; 3. Jamey Snodgrass, Vienna, 18-7; 4. Jeremy Weimer, New Covenant, 18-7; 6. Austin Dickinson, Stoutland, 18-1 ½; 8. Phillip Moss, Crocker, 17-5.

Triple jump – 1. Nathan Rigsby, Crocker, 42-0; 2. Dylan Revelle, Viburnum, 38-9 3/4; 3. Jamey Snodgrass, Vienna, 38-4; 4. Tyler Hinshaw, Miller, 37-4 ½; 7. Cord Smith, Newburg, 35-7 ½; 8. Austin Dickinson, Stoutland, 35-5 ½.

Shot put – 1. Garrett Gladden, Everton, 44-10 3/4; 2. Donnie Smith, Crocker, 43-8; 3. D.J. Harmon, Viburnum, 43-8; 4. Fred Michel, Vienna, 42-2 3/4; 7. Chris Wesley, Newburg, 37-9 3/4; 9. Kevin Creighton, Newburg, 35-8 3/4.

Discus – 1. D.J. Harmon, Viburnum, 156-11; 2. Garrett Gladden, Everton, 131-2 ½; 3. Donnie Smith, Crocker, 124-8 ½; 4. Fred Michel, Vienna, 124-2.

100-meter dash – 1. Kaitlyn Meier, Vienna, :12.95; 2. Tiffanie Barton, Viburnum, :13.24; 3. Kari Bax, St. Elizabeth, :13.58; 4. Lacey Linton, Macks Creek, :13.61; 6. Jordan Woods, Newburg, :13.73.

200-meter dash – 1. Lacey Linton, Macks Creek, :28.94; 2. Brittany Franks, Vienna, :29.10; 3. Tiffanie Barton, Viburnum, :29.29; 4. Leah Jones, Wheaton, :29.64.

400-meter dash – 1. Hailey Johnson, Miller, 1:06.65; 2. Lacey Linton, Macks Creek, 1:07.40; 3. Leah Jones, Wheaton, 1:08.37; 4. Becca Garro, Vienna, 1:09.98; 6. Kanadeia Barnes, Newburg, 1:11.96; 9. Katie Wilson, Crocker, 1:18.57; 11. Ashley Nelson, Stoutland, 1:25.17.

800-meter run – 1. Taylor Rivera, Miller, 2:31.91; 2. Caitlin Masterson, Greenwood, 2:36.09; 3. Kelsie Koenemann, Walnut Grove, 2:37.81; 4. Ashley Bogle, Crocker, 2:39.64; 7. Kanadeia Barnes, Newburg, 2:52.57.

1,600-meter run – 1. Taylor Rivera, Miller, 5:35.47; 2. Shannon McNamara, Newburg, 6:07.55; 3. Deseray Helton, Vienna, 6:41.11; 4. Devin Michel, Vienna, 7:03.56; 6. Kristen Holland, Newburg, 8:02.06.

3,200-meter run – 1. Rachel Edwards, Crocker, 14:14.76; 2. Deseray, Vienna, 14:52.85; 3. Devin Michel, Vienna, 15:50.91.

100-meter hurdles – 1. Kaitlin Bogle, Crocker, :17.41; 2. Brittany Franks, Vienna, :17.81; 3. Jordan Woods, Newburg, :18.24; 4. Lisa Holtmeyer, St. Elizabeth, :19.64.

300-meter hurdles – 1. Brittany Franks, Vienna, :52.14; 2. Kaitlin Bogle, Crocker, :53.16; 3. Rachel Edwards, Crocker, :54.50; 4. Denise Hellums, Macks Creek, :57.85.

4x100-meter relay – 1. Vienna (Becca Garro, Elaina James, Desiree Laubert, Kaitlyn Meier), :55.06; 2. Viburnum, :55.81; 3. St. Elizabeth, :57.80; 6. Crocker, 1:04.01.

4x200-meter relay – 1. Vienna (Desiree Laubert, Elaina James, Lacey James, Kaitlyn Meier), 1:59.36; 2. Crocker, 2:00.92; 3. Wheaton, 2:05.00; 4. Viburnum, 2:06.40.

4x400-meter relay – 1. Macks Creek (Lacy Linton, Valerie James, Kimberly Hodges, Denise Hellums), 4:42.61; 2. Vienna, 4:46.78; 3. Walnut Grove, 4:55.65.

4x800-meter relay – 1. Greenwood (Erin Cady, Taryn Ellis, Brittney Gill, Caitlin Masterson), 11:20.94; 2. Crocker, 11:34.70; 3. Walnut Grove, 11:46.32; 4. Vienna, 11:57.98.

High jump – 1. Elaina James, Vienna, 4-10; 2. Kaitlin Bogle, Crocker, 4-10; 3. Desiree Laubert, Vienna, 4-8; 4. Leah Jones, Wheaton, 4-8.

Pole vault – 1. Becca Garro, Vienna, 8-0; 2. Kaitlyn Meier, Vienna, 7-0.

Long jump – 1. Hailey Johnson, Miller, 14-5; 2. Kari Bax, St. Elizabeth, 14-1; 3. Brittany Franks, Vienna, 14-0; 4. Jessica Misner, Walnut Grove, 13-9 ½; 9. Maegan Knudson, Crocker, 12-10; 9. Amelia Sands, Newburg, 11-5.

Triple jump – 1. Hailey Johnson, Miller, 32-7; 2. Kaitlin Bogle, Crocker, 32-2 ½; 3. Kari Bax, St. Elizabeth, 29-2; 4. Ashley Bogle, Crocker, 28-10; 9. Amelia Sands, Newburg, 25-7.

Shot put – 1. Samanth Hendrickson, Miller, 33-3; 2. Nikki Bozie, Viburnum, 32-9 1/4; 3. Alex Hoffman, Newburg, 30-0 ½; 4. Kirstyn Harris, Wheaton, 28-0; 6. Courtney Smith, Crocker, 23-7; 7. Jessica Willenbrink, Newburg, 22-8; 9. Rebekha Crawford, Crocker, 21-11.

Discus – 1. Samanth Hendrickson, Miller, 98-0; 2. Callan Luetkemeyer, St. Elizabeth, 96-7 ½; 3. Nikki Bozie, Viburnum, 92-4 ½; 4. Alex Hoffman, Newburg, 90-0; 6. Jessica Willenbrink, Newburg, 74-6; 7. Courtney Smith, Crocker, 71-8.

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Dixon whips Newburg baseball

NEWBURG – The Newburg High School baseball team was beaten by Dixon 16-6 on Tuesday.

Dixon outhit the Wolves 9-5 and took advantage of seven Newburg errors.

The Dixon Bulldogs tallied one run in the first inning, five in the second, four in the third, two in the fourth and four in the fifth. Newburg countered with single runs in the second and third innings and four more in the fourth.

Andrew Lott was the starting and losing pitcher, working three innings and allowing seven hits, two walks and 10 runs – four earned. Jon Mudd finished up the final two innings on the mound for the Wolves.

Ryan Reagan belted a grand slam home run in the fourth frame to highlight the Newburg offense. Jon Mudd had a double and single while A. Lott and Phillip Lott each singled.

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Newburg’s Nash wins Tiger Classic

ST. JAMES – Senior J.D. Nash of the Newburg High School golf team won meet medalist honors and Belle captured the team title during the St. James Tiger Classic, held Tuesday, April 22 at the St. James Golf Course.

Belle easily won the team title with 312 followed by Sullivan with 336, St. James 339, Owensville 346, Union 354, Pacific 354, St. Clair 366, Fatima 372, Newburg 373, Salem 439, Cuba 446 and Steelville 491.

Nash fired 2-under-par 37-33–70 to capture medalist honors – five strokes better than runner-up Arthur Hance of Belle, who shot 75.

Other scores for Newburg included Cameron Smith with 95, Shane Lewis 101, Drew DeLong 107 and Tyler Sander 108.

For St. James Jon Connell shot 38-41–79, Drew Tucker shot 38-42–80, Kevin Ahart 47-42–89, Ely Wright 43-48–91 and Dusty Wilson 50-47–97.

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Gideon’s blast lifts Wolves

CUBA – Aaron Gideon’s bases-loaded double cleared the bases in the bottom of the seventh inning for the Newburg High School baseball team, giving the Wolves a 5-4 non-league victory over Cuba Tuesday, April 22.

Newburg had entered the bottom of the seventh trailing 4-2, as Cuba had scored solo runs in the first, second, third and seventh innings. Newburg tallied single runs in the fourth and sixth frames.

Newburg outhit Cuba 6-5 in the game, with Gideon going 2-for-4 and Ryan Reagan, Josh Mudd, Brett Williams and Josh McBride also having hits.

Gideon, a senior, was the starting pitcher, going 6 2/3 innings and allowing four runs and five walks while fanning six. Andrew Lott pitched a third of an inning and got the win in relief.

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Newburg baseball splits with Vienna

VIENNA – The Newburg High School baseball team split a varsity double-header with Vienna on Thursday, April 17.

Vienna won the first game 6-0, shutting out the Wolves on two hits. Newburg committed seven errors in the game.

Vienna tallied two runs in each of the first, second and third innings.

Phillip Lott was the losing pitcher, working three innings and allowing six runs on two hits and a walk. Aaron Gideon finished up the final inning on the mound.

Aaron Gideon and Jon Mudd had the two hits for Newburg.

In the nightcap Newburg clipped Vienna 1-0 on a two-hit shutout by Gideon. Gideon walked one and fanned 10 in going the distance in the five-inning contest.

The long run came in the bottom of the first inning, as Gideon got a RBI single for the game-winning blow. Gideon was 2-for-2 at the plate.

The win improved Newburg’s record to 2-7.

On Wednesday, April 16 in Tuscumbia the Wolves dropped a 3-2 non-league decision to Tuscumbia.

The game was scoreless after five innings then Tuscumbia plated three runs in the bottom of the sixth. Newburg rallied for two runs in the seventh before falling short.

Andrew Lott was the losing pitcher for Newburg, allowing three runs on five hits and three walks while striking out six.

Newburg outhit Tuscumbia 6-5. A. Lott had two hits while Ryan Reagan, A. Gideon, P. Lott and Josh Williams all had one hit.

In a non-conference game Tuesday, April 15 at Newburg, the St. Clair Bulldogs proved too much with a 27-4 victory.

St. Clair erupted for 12 runs in the top of the first inning and added four runs in the second, five runs in the third and three in each of the fourth and fifth frames.

The Wolves got two runs in the first inning and two more in the fifth.

Newburg committed nine errors in the game. Seth Gideon was the starting and losing pitcher, getting relief help from Reagan. At the plate A. Lott was 3-for-3 with a homer, triple and double while A. Gideon was 2-for-3 with a homer and Jon Mudd, Brett Williams, P. Lott and Justin McBride all had one hit.

St. Clair outhit Newburg 19-9.

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Newburg baseball falls to Iberia

IBERIA – The Newburg High School baseball team was beaten by Frisco League foe Iberia 8-1 on Monday, April 14.

Senior Aaron Gideon was the losing hurler for Newburg, allowing six earned runs, four walks and six strikeouts.

Trey Baumgardner, a junior right-hander, worked six innings to gain the victory on the mound. Baumgardner allowed three hits while fanning 10. Dustin Ewers pitched the seventh inning to finish up the pitching for the Rangers.

Brett Williams had an RBI double for the Wolves while Josh Mudd and Ryan Reagan each had singles.

Levi Luttrell belted a triple, single and drove in four runs for Iberia.

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Stoutland fires no-hitter at Newburg

STOUTLAND – The Newburg High School baseball team failed to get a hit off Stoutland pitching on Wednesday, April 9 in a 10-0 defeat.

Stoutland improved to 5-1 overall and 2-0 against Frisco League competition. Newburg falls to 1-3 and 0-2.

Stoutland’s senior right-handed pitching duo of Adam Smith and Josh White combined for the no-hitter. Smith started and worked the first three innings for the Tigers, allowing two walks and fanning two. White finished up the final two innings, walking two and striking out five.

Stoutland got nine hits in the five-inning game, including a pair of homers from senior Cory Kyle.

A five-run first inning included RBI singles by Brock Chaffin and Daniel Hernandez and an RBI sacrifice fly from Seth Burns.

The Tigers added three runs in the second inning, including a double by Chaffin and a two-run homer from Kyle.

Kyle belted a solo homer in the fourth and Stoutland scored once more in the fifth.

Senior Aaron Gideon was the starting and losing pitcher for Newburg, getting relief help from junior Andrew Lott in the fifth.

Newburg won the junior varsity game 9-2. The Newburg jayvee team improves to 2-2.

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Newburg’s Nash wins medallist honors

SALEM – Senior J.D. Nash was meet medallist to help the Newburg High School golf team win a five-team meet last week at Salem’s Spring Creek Golf Course on March 25.

Also competing were Salem, Steelville, Cabool and Houston. Newburg won with a team score of 197 while Houston was second with 206 and Cabool third with 211.

Nash was the meet medalist with one-over-par 37, taking a birdie on hole seven and a bogey on holes eight and nine.

Houston’s Dustin Blackburn was runner-up to Nash with 41 while Cabool’s Doug Walls was third with 44, Houston’s Chad Hutsell fourth with 45 and Newburg’s Cameron Smith fifth with 49.

Newburg also placed third in a meet at Dixon’s Oak Hills Country Club on March 26.

Dixon shot a team score of 170 followed by Camdenton with 183 and Newburg 198. Stoutland competed but didn’t have enough players for a team score.

All-America junior golfer Jace Long paced Dixon with 2-under-par 33 to earn meet medalist honors while Dixon’s Brian Mathis shot 40, Newburg’s Nash 41 and Camdenton’s Michael Civiate 44.

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Newburg baseball knocks off St. James

NEWBURG – The St. James High School baseball team doubled Newburg in hits on Tuesday, March 25.

However, the Newburg Wolves made theirs count more.

Newburg tallied five runs on just five hits and defeated St. James 5-3 in non-league play at the Newburg Field.

Newburg tallied three runs in the bottom of the second inning and added solo runs in the fifth and sixth frames. St. James got two runs in the third and one in the fifth.

The Tigers outhit Newburg 10-5.

Andrew Lott was 3-for-3 with a homer and two RBI for Newburg while Jon Mudd and Brett Williams each had a hit and Josh Williams and Ryan Reagan each had an RBI.

Senior Aaron Gideon was the winning pitcher, working 4 1/3 innings and allowing seven hits and three runs before being relieved by Lott, who got the save.

St. James won the junior varsity game 16-2.

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Licking too much for Newburg baseball

LICKING – The Licking Wildcats proved too much for the Newburg High School baseball team on Monday, March 24, as the Wolves opened their season with a 18-1 setback.

Licking outhit Newburg 14-3 in the game.

After Newburg tallied a run in the top of the first inning, it was all Licking. The Wildcats got two runs in the first inning, four in the second, nine in the third and three in the fourth.

Josh Mudd, Jon Mudd and Brett Williams had hits for Newburg.

Senior right-hander Aaron Gideon was the starting and losing pitcher for the Wolves, allowing seven hits and seven runs while walking two and fanning two. Jon Mudd and Andrew Lott finished up on the mound for Newburg.

Licking also won the junior varsity game 6-0.

Newburg is scheduled to play again Tuesday, March 25 by hosting St. James.

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Pitching key to Newburg baseball fortunes

NEWBURG – The Newburg High School baseball team will depend on a trio of starting pitchers in its effort to for a winning season this spring.

The Wolves are scheduled to open the season Monday, March 24 at Licking.

During the 2007 fall season Newburg finished 7-9 overall and 3-4 in the Frisco League.

Senior right-hander Aaron Gideon returns to be the Wolves’ No. 1 starting pitcher. He will be joined in the starting rotation by senior Josh Mudd and sophomore Jon Mudd. Freshmen Ryan Reagan and Phillip Lott will also get spot starts throughout the spring.

Sophomore Seth Gideon will provide middle relief and junior Andrew Lott will be the team’s closer.

Jon Mudd will be at first base while the combination of Reagan and junior Anthony Skaggs will share the second base position. Andrew Lott and Aaron Gideon will man shortstop, with Seth Gideon and sophomore Justin McBride playing at third base.

Josh Mudd, Seth Gideon and Jon Mudd will share the catching duties.

The outfield will consist of Phillip Lott or freshman George Austin in left, junior Brett Williams or junior Randy Hoffman in center and junior Daniel Skaggs or sophomore Josh Williams in right.

"For Newburg to be successful this spring our pitching must limit the walks and be able to pitch around and through tough situations," said Wolves’ head coach Russ Mudd. "Defensively we must make the routine plays and limit the big innings. We must not give teams four outs in an inning. Offensively we must be able to put the ball in play, move runners along and get timely hitting.

"Our goals for the season is to improve each game, play for first in our tournament and be playing our best baseball at district time."

Here is Newburg’s 2008 baseball schedule:

March 24...at Licking, 4:30 p.m.

March 25...St. James, 5 p.m.

March 28...Owensville, 5 p.m.

March 31...at Vienna, 5 p.m.

April 1...Steelville, 5 p.m.

April 8...at Plato, 4:30 p.m.

April 9...at Stoutland, 5 p.m.

April 10...at Richland, 5 p.m.

April 14...at Iberia, 5 p.m.

April 15...St. Clair, 5 p.m.

April 18...at Tuscumbia, 5 p.m.

April 22...Cuba, 5 p.m.

April 25-26...Newburg Tournament, tba

April 29...Dixon, 5 p.m.

May 1...at Belle, 4:30 p.m.

May 2...Crocker, 5 p.m.

May 5...Bourbon, 5 p.m.

May 6...Laquey, 5 p.m.

May 10-17...District Tourney, tba

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Several area players all-district

Several area players have been selected to the 2007-08 Central Missouri All-District Basketball Team, it was announced on Wednesday, March 19.

The all-district team was selected by the Missouri Sportswriters/Sportscasters Association.

In Class 5, 5-11 junior Tyler Sinnott of the Rolla High School boys’ basketball team and 5-5 senior Kaitlin Bramel of the RHS girls’ squad were named all-district.

Sinnott averaged 17 points per game to help the Bulldogs finish with a 12-14 record. Bramel averaged 12 points as the Lady Bulldogs finished 11-15.

In Class 4 the Four Rivers Conference champion St. James High School girls had two players selected – 5-9 freshman Rachel Connell and 5-9 junior Brittany Herode. Connell averaged 14.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2.5 steals while Herode averaged 7.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.1 steals and shot 52 percent from the field. The St. James girls finished 21-6.

Named all-district for the St. James boys was 6-1 senior Damon Thomas, who averaged 11 points and eight rebounds per game as the Tigers finished 11-14.

The Newburg girls, which finished 14-12 and won the district tournament championship, had three players named to the Class 2 All-District Team. They were 5-11 senior Shayla Ellzey to the first team and 5-5 senior Kaitlin DeLong and 5-5 junior Jerrica Lair to the second team. Ellzey averaged 13.0 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.2 blocks, 2.5 steals and 3.1 assists while DeLong averaged 10.7 points and 2.7 assists and Lair averaged 10.2 points, 1.3 steals and 2.3 assists.

For the Newburg boys 6-2 senior Aaron Gideon was named to the all-district second team. Gideon averaged 17.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals while shooting 80 percent from the free throw line for the Wolves, who finished 11-13.

The Vienna boys, 17-8 this season, had two players named to the Class 2 squad. Pat Havens, a 6-6 senior who was named the Gasconade Valley Conference Player of the Year, was chosen to the first team while 6-3 senior Jesse Jones was named to the second team. Havens averaged 14.2 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.4 blocks and shot 61 percent from the field. Jones averaged 14.8 points, 11.0 rebounds and shot 56 percent from the field.

For the Vienna girls, which finished 15-9, 5-10 senior Kaylynn Kleffner was named to the all-district first team. Kleffner, the Gasconade Valley Conference Player of the Year, averaged 15 points, nine rebounds and blocked 54 shots this season.

Here is the 2007-08 Central Missouri All-District Team:

Jordan Dressler, 6-8, jr., Rock Bridge

L.J. Fort, 6-2, sr., Waynesville

Eric Franklin, 5-9, jr., Hickman

Jason Haslag, 6-4, sr., Helias

Ricky Kreklow, 6-5, soph., Rock Bridge

Dominique Long, 6-5, sr., Waynesville

Roland Mitchell, 6-1, sr., Jefferson City

Matt Morris, 6-3, sr., Jefferson City

Mike Petrik, 6-0, sr., Rock Bridge

B.J. Ray 6-3, jr., Waynesville

Chris Rebuck, 6-5, sr., Waynesville

Kyle Simpson, 6-1, jr., Camdenton

Nick Thompson, 6-6, sr., Smith-Cotton

Skylar Tolson, 6-0, jr., Rock Bridge

Coach of the Year – Tom Bildner, Waynesville

Yvonne Anderson, 5-7, sr., Hickman

Jayme Chapman, 6-0, jr., Jefferson City

Sydney Crafton, 5-10, jr., Jefferson City

Erica Groose, 6-1, sr., Helias

Lindsey Hale, 6-1, sr., Camdenton

Katherine Harry, 6-3, jr., Rock Bridge

Chasity Prince, 5-10, jr., Hickman

Katie Pritchard, 5-8, sr., Waynesville

Claire Schaeperkoetter, 5-9, sr., Rock Bridge

Andrea Seabaugh, 5-5, sr., Rock Bridge

Cristian Sharp, 5-6, soph., Smith-Cotton

Simone Sullivan, 5-9, sr., Waynesville

Amaya Williams, 5-7, soph, Rock Bridge

Melissa Young, 5-9, sr., Helias

Coach of the Year – Jill Nagel, Rock Bridge

Matt Angell, 5-10, sr., Owensville

Stephen Cotten, 6-7, jr., Eldon

Dustin DeBroeck 5-8, sr., Owensville

Verdis Lee, 5-11, soph., Fulton

Kaharri Ray, 6-0, sr., Fulton

Logan Salisbury, 6-2, sr., Eldon

Coach of the Year – Greg Williams, Owensville

Rachel Breshears, 5-10, jr., Fulton

Mazie Dowdy, 5-9, sr., Eldon

Jessica Harriman, 6-1, jr., Marshall

Courtney Henley, 5-11, sr., Marshall

Chastity Porter, 5-9, jr., Fulton

Dea Dea Sieckmann 5-5, sr., Owensville

Kristin Willer, 6-3, jr., Fulton

Coach of the Year – Heather Helsel, Fulton

Dylan Lange, 6-1, jr., Belle

Andrew Pointer, 6-4, sr., Blair Oaks

Adam Chesser, 6-3, jr., California

Dustin Cook, 5-10, jr., California

Kelsey Weymuth, 6-5, sr., Cole Camp

Josh Nix, 6-0, sr., Cuba

Jose King, 6-3, sr., Dixon

Evan Kempker, 6-2, sr., Eugene

Jordan Morris, 6-2, sr., Eugene

Jake Bax, 6-1, jr., Fatima

Jayme Donnelly, 6-2, jr., Linn

Michael Reinkemeyer, 6-7, jr., Linn

Jordan Sallin, 6-1, sr., Linn

Trevor White, 6-1, jr., South Callaway

Steve Hille, 6-5, sr., Steelville

Justin Eiken, 6-1, jr., Blair Oaks

Brandon Otto, 5-11, sr., Blair Oaks

Martez Callaway, 5-9, sr., Boonville

Matt Harris, 6-2, jr., Bourbon

Jardyn Angell, 5-10, sr., Centralia

Garrett Gilbert, 5-9, jr., Cole Camp

Charlie Brockway, 6-3, sr., Cuba

Phil Sharp, 6-6, jr., Dixon

Adrian Russell, 5-10, jr., Eugene

Clayton Stuecken, 6-0, sr., Fatima

Blake Berkbuegler, 6-1, jr., Hallsville

Danny Mundwiller, 5-10, jr., Hermann

Jacob White, 6-2, sr., Southern Boone

Isaiah Rhine, 6-10, sr., Versailles

Korey Sheets, 6-0, jr., Versailles

Coach of the Year – Ryan Robertson, Linn

Linsay Henke, 6-4, sr., Blair Oaks

Bethany Walkenhorst, 5-8, sr., Blair Oaks

Tori Gehlert, 5-7, jr., Belle

Leigh Ann Lutz, 5-5, soph., California

Erin Rice, 6-2, jr., Cole Camp

Haley Yoakum, 5-6, jr., Dixon

Kelsey Schulte, 5-8, sr., Eugene

Liz Fick, 5-11, sr., Fatima

Samantha Mullings, 5-7, sr., Hallsville

Chelsea Winkelman, 5-8, sr., Hermann

Shelby Winkelman, 5-7, sr., Hermann

Samantha Heck, 6-1, jr., North Callaway

Danielle Harper, 5-11, sr., Osage

Courtney Branch, 5-10, sr., Southern Boone

Julie Teeple, 5-11, sr., Versailles

Chenae Marble, 5-11, sr., Blair Oaks

Erin VanMaanen, 5-7, sr., Centralia

Felicia McCann, 5-8, jr., Centralia

Shaya Kinsey, 5-5, soph., Belle

Kaitlyn Bowles, 5-7, jr., Boonville

Heather English, 5-8, soph., Boonville

Spenser Deeken, 5-7, soph., California

Shannon Hewkin, 5-9, sr., Cuba

Lisa Vengels, 6-2, sr., Dixon

Kate Stegeman, 5-10, sr., Fatima

Shelby Grindstaff, 5-11, jr., Hallsville

Jennifer Lubbers, 5-10, jr., North Callaway

Megan Distler, 5-10, sr., Osage

Raven Woods, 5-9, soph., Versailles

Simone Woods, 5-9, sr., Versailles

Coach of the Year – Todd Anderson, Hermann

Nathan Rigsby, 6-2, sr., Crocker

Andrew Lowe, 6-0, soph., Crocker

Cameron Scott, 5-9, sr., Douglass

Taylor Perrigo, 6-1, sr., Harrisburg

Cory Via, 6-4, jr., Harrisburg

Micah Mayle, 6-3, jr., Laquey

Jordan Hubbard, 6-3, jr., Laquey

Brett Bryant, 6-2, sr., Lincoln

Taylor Bedsworth, 5-10, sr., New Bloomfield

Blake Kimrey, 6-2, sr., Plato

Jaron Lucchesi, 6-0, sr., Sacred Heart

Tyler Wilson, 5-11, soph., Stover

Trey Hicks, 6-0, sr., Sturgeon

Roscoe Robinson, 6-3, jr., Westran

Brett Shoop, 6-2, jr., Green Ridge

Luke Skidmore, 5-8, sr., Green Ridge

Josh Taylor, 6-3, jr., Harrisburg

Kortez Britt, 5-9, jr., Laquey

Jason Culpepper, 5-11, jr., Lincoln

Tyler Rogers, 6-6, jr., New Bloomfield

Andrew Earls, 6-2, sr., Russellville

Ben McMullin, 6-0, sr., Sacred Heart

Aric Falls, 6-0, sr., Slater

Cody Williams, 6-0, sr., Smithton

Seth Burns, 6-0, jr., Stoutland

Frederick Franken, 6-8, sr., Tipton

Trey Allison, 5-11, sr., Tipton

Co-Coach of the Year – Bill Blanton, Laquey; Steve Combs, Harrisburg

Kaitlyn Bogle, 5-10, jr., Crocker

Catherine Kyle, 5-8, sr., Fayette

Shelbee Cowart, 5-4, jr., Laquey

Jessica Murray, 5-8, sr., Richland

Cassy Nicolay, 5-9, soph., Salisbury

Laura McMullin, 6-0, jr., Sacred Heart

Heather Letourneau, 5-8, sr., Smithton

Alina Voronenko, 6-2, sr., Smithton

Jill Stephens, 5-7, sr., Stoutland

Candace Garr, 5-10, jr., Stover

Rachel Backes, 5-1, sr., Tipton

Kayla Rice, 5-9, sr., Westran

Becca Schemmer, 5-10, jr., Westran

Ashley Fisher, 5-10, soph., Harrisburg

Jessi Zink, 5-6, jr., Iberia

Jennie Boyd, 5-6, sr., Laquey

Tyler Brock, 5-10, fr., Laquey

Trisha Cook, 5-8, jr., Lincoln

Meredith Norfleet, 5-7, soph., Northwest

Couri Braithwait, 5-9, jr., Richland

Miranda Loesch, 6-2, sr., Russellville

Morgan Vetter, 5-7, fr., Salisbury

Shannon Smith, 5-7, sr., Stoutland

Mallory Embree, 5-6, soph., Sturgeon

Laura Keesaer, 5-6, sr., Sweet Springs

Chelsey Hainen, 5-7, jr., Tipton

Coach of the Year – Gary Dresback, Westran

Blake Shrout, 6-0, sr., Bunceton

Jake Ragdale, 6-4, sr., Cairo

Cody Hemeyer, 6-6, sr., Chamois

Austin Lietzow, 5-9, jr., Chamois

J.T. Hatmaker, 5-10, sr., Climax Springs

Jay Lee, 6-0, sr., Glasgow

Ben Meyer, 6-4, soph., Glasgow

Philip Starks, 6-3, sr., Higbee

Tyler Wills, 6-2, sr., Macks Creek

Trey Schibi, 6-4, jr., Pilot Grove

Jordan Williams, 6-1, sr., Pilot Grove

Derek Holtmeyer, 6-4, sr., St. Elizabeth

Marshall Humphreys, 6-0, sr., Tuscumbia

Aaron Smith, 6-2, sr., Brunswick

Mason Cary, 6-4, jr., Bunceton

Blake Wilson, 5-10, sr., Cairo

Spencer Wood, 5-11, sr., Cairo

J.D. Morgan, 5-10, sr., Climax Springs

Billy Wallace, 6-1, sr., Climax Springs

Chris Wells, 6-1, jr., Glasgow

Ryan Armstrong, 5-10, jr., Malta Bend

Kaleb Gaskell, 6-3, sr., Otterville

Tyler Ellerbracht, 6-4, sr., Pilot Grove

Zach Glenn, 6-2, soph., Prairie Home

Tyler Holtmeyer, 6-0, jr., St. Elizabeth

Chris Wilde, 6-2, jr., St. Elizabeth

Coach of the Year – Mick Cropp, Glasgow

Brandie Roberts, 6-0, sr., Cairo

Megan Mehmert, 5-9, sr., Chamois

Kay Dee Hammond, 5-5, jr., Climax Springs

Arin Simmons, 5-6, sr., Jamestown

Heidi Koehl, 5-10, jr., Keytesville

Stacy Rhodes, 5-8, sr., Macks Creek

Kyla Rice, 5-7, sr., Macks Creek

Courtney Wilmsmeyer, 5-11, sr., New Franklin

Marci Simmons, 5-5, sr., Otterville

Kayla Thomas, 6-0, sr., Pilot Grove

Jamie Schwartze, 5-10, sr., St. Elizabeth

Whitney Lawson, 5-7, jr., Tuscumbia

Kirsten Patterson, 5-6, soph., Tuscumbia

Courtney Held, 5-7, soph., Bunceton

Hillary Kahle, 5-8, sr., Bunceton

Daris King, 5-11, soph., Cairo

Darlene King, 5-10, sr., Cairo

Caitlin Starke, 5-6, jr., Chamois

Trisha Becker, 5-10, sr., Glasgow

Kasaundra Gatewood, 5-2, jr., Glasgow

Lyndsey Hees, 5-8, jr., Jamestown

Toria Blecher, 5-6, sr., Macks Creek

Heather Brown, 5-2, sr., Macks Creek

Katie Chitwood, 5-6, jr., New Franklin

Kelsea McClellan, 5-7, soph., New Franklin

Tierney Webb, 5-8, jr., Tuscumbia

Co-Coach of the Year – Colleen Griswold, Tuscumbia; Bob Roberts, Cairo

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2 Wolves on All-Frisco First-Team

NEWBURG – Three members of the Newburg High School boys’ basketball team were recognized on the 2007-08 All-Frisco League Team.

Two Wolf players, 6-2 senior forward Aaron Gideon and 6-3 senior forward Dakota Herpich, were named to the All-Frisco League first-team. A third, 5-10 senior guard J.D. Nash, was selected honorable mention.

Gideon averaged 17.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.0 steals and shot 80 percent from the free throw line for Newburg, which finished with a 11-13 record. Herpich averaged 14.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals.

Frisco League boys’ basketball champion Laquey had three players selected to the All-Frisco League Team, it was announced this week. It was a season of firsts for the Laquey Hornet boys’ basketball squad.

Laquey won its first-ever Frisco League Tournament and regular-season title on its way to a first-ever district tournament crown, a first-ever sectional victory and a first-ever state quarterfinal appearance.

Laquey, ranked No. 5 in last week’s Class 2 state poll, ended the season with a 26-4 mark.

Bill Blanton, in his third season at Laquey, was named 2007-08 Frisco League Boys’ Coach of the Year.

Blake Kimrey, a 6-2 junior, was selected as the Frisco League Player of the Year.

Kimrey averaged a league-best 21.8 points per game while also averaging 6.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.5 steals and made 52 three-point field goals.

Here is the All-Frisco League boys’ basketball team for the 2007-08 season:

Blake Kimrey, 6-2 jr., Plato; Nathan Rigsby, 6-2 sr., Crocker; Andrew Lowe, 6-0 soph., Crocker; Jose King, 6-3 sr., Dixon; Micah Mayle, 6-3 jr., Laquey; Jordan Hubbard, 6-3 jr., Laquey; Aaron Gideon, 6-2 sr., Newburg; Kendall Thomas, 6-2 sr., Plato; Dakota Herpich, 6-3 sr., Newburg; Seth Burns, 5-11 jr., Stoutland.

Kortez Britt, 5-9 jr., Laquey; Derrick Minnick, 6-5 sr., Iberia; Nick Moore, 5-11 sr., Richland; Phil Sharp, 6-6 jr., Dixon; Jordan Rowden, 6-1 sr., Iberia; Michael Maness, 6-3 sr., Richland; Austin Dickinson, 5-9 jr., Stoutland; Zane Dickey, 5-11 jr., Iberia; Ross Bradbury, 6-0 sr., Dixon; Collin Burns, 6-3 soph., Stoutland.

Jay Williams, 6-3 sr., Licking; Seth Payne, 6-2 jr., Stoutland; J.D. Nash, 5-10 sr., Newburg; Patrick Posten, 5-9 fresh., Richland; Ray Rabbitt, 6-1 sr., Laquey.

Player of the Year: Blake Kimrey, Plato.

Coach of the Year: Bill Blanton, Laquey.

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3 Lady Wolves All-Frisco League

NEWBURG – Three members of the Missouri Class 2 District 10 champion Newburg High School girls’ basketball team were named to the All-Frisco League Team for the 2007-08 campaign.

All-conference Lady Wolves were 5-11 senior forward Shayla Ellzey on the first team and 5-5 senior guard Kaitlin DeLong and 5-5 junior guard Jerrica Lair on the second team.

Ellzey averaged 13.0 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.2 blocks, 2.5 steals and 3.1 assists for the Lady Wolves this past season. DeLong averaged 10.7 points, 2.7 assists and shot 33 percent from three-point range. Lair averaged 10.2 points, 1.3 steals and 2.3 assists.

Newburg finished with a 14-12 overall record and advanced to the Missouri Class 2 Sectionals, where it lost to defending state champion Hartville.

The girls’ basketball league champion Stoutland placed three players on the first- and second-teams in the 2007-08 All-Frisco League Team.

Stoutland finished 7-0 in the league season, missing one game due to a weather postponement.

Selected as the Frisco League’s girls’ Player of the Year was 5-10 junior forward Kaitlin Bogle of Crocker. Bogle was one of the area’s leading scorers all season, averaging 21.2 points along with 7.8 rebounds, 2.3 steals, 2.1 assists and 1.0 blocks.

Rich Mueller, who turned Richland from a losing squad last season to a 20-game winner this season, was named the girls’ Frisco League Coach of the Year.

Here is the 2007-08 girls’ basketball All-Frisco League Team:

Kaitlin Bogle, 5-10 jr., Crocker; Haley Yoakum, 5-7 jr., Dixon; Shelby Cowart, 5-4 jr., Laquey; Jill Stephens, 5-7 sr., Stoutland; Jessica Murray, 5-6 sr., Richland; Shannon Smith, 5-7 sr., Stoutland; Shayla Ellzey, 5-11 sr., Newburg; Jennie Boyd, 5-5 sr., Laquey; Couri Braithwait, 5-9 jr., Richland; Jessi Zink, 5-7 jr., Iberia.

Kaitlin DeLong, 5-5 sr., Newburg; Micha White, 5-10 soph., Stoutland; Tyler Brock, 5-11 fresh., Laquey; Page Graves, 5-10 sr., Richland; Brandi Duncan, 5-7 jr., Licking; Jerrica Lair, 5-5 jr., Newburg; Shelby Ellison, 5-7 soph., Licking; Karson Peterson, 5-7 soph., Plato; Lela Foote, 5-9 sr., Laquey; Hattie Duncan, 5-3 fresh., Iberia.

Kellie Murray, 5-8 soph., Richland; Cassie Scott, 5-3 sr., Stoutland.

Player of the Year: Kaitlin Bogle.

Coach of the Year: Rich Mueller, Richland.

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Newburg girls’ season comes to a close

MARSHFIELD – The defending state champions were too much to overcome for the Newburg High School girls’ basketball team Wednesday, March 5.

The Lady Wolves saw their season come to a close on Wednesday night, as they were beaten by 2007 state champion Hartville 54-47 in Missouri Class 2 Sectional play at Marshfield High School.

Newburg, which posted back-to-back upsets in the semifinals and finals to win the District 10 Tournament championship, ends its season with a 14-13 record.

Hartville, 19-5, will meet Crane at 1 p.m. Saturday at Willard High School in Class 2 Quarterfinal action. In sectional play last night Crane, now 21-6, defeated Purdy 56-52.

Last night in Marshfield the Newburg Lady Wolves were tangled in a tight game with the Hartville Lady Eagles.

In the boys’ sectional game at Marshfield on Wednesday Laquey, like Newburg a Frisco League squad, advanced to the state quarterfinals by beating Mansfield. Laquey will now meet Clever at 2:45 p.m. Saturday in Willard in a matchup of 26-3 teams. Clever is ranked No. 3 in the latest Class 2 state poll while Laquey is ranked No. 5.

On Wednesday Newburg got off to a fast start, as 5-11 senior forward Shayla Ellzey connected on a three-pointer with 5:19 left in the first period to give the Lady Wolves a 5-1 lead.

However, Hartville 5-9 all-state senior guard Brittany Percival responded with a trey of her own on her way to eight points in the period.

The lead changed hands four times in the first period. But the Lady Eagles went on a 9-2 run to end the first-quarter scoring. And Percival’s three-pointer to end the period gave Hartville a 15-9 edge entering the second quarter.

The Lady Wolves reeled off five unanswered points to begin the second quarter, and a jumper by 5-5 senior Kaitlin DeLong cut the Lady Eagle edge to 15-14.

Ellzey’s three-pointer at the 2:55 mark gave Newburg its only lead of the period, 21-20. Hartville would end the first-half with six unanswered points. And a 17-foot jumper by Percival with :25 left gave the Lady Eagles a 26-21 halftime advantage.

Newburg struggled for points to start the second half. And a three-pointer by 5-6 sophomore Blake Kaisler at the 3:38 mark gave Hartville its largest lead of the period, 33-23.

Powered by DeLong, Newburg finally got going on the offensive end and cut into the Hartville lead. The Lady Wolves trailed 36-31 entering the fourth period.

However, the Lady Wolves would never regain the lead.

Back-to-back three-pointers by 5-6 sophomore Maggie Arnall gave Hartville its largest lead of the game. And an Arnall trey at the 3:59 mark following a Lady Wolf turnover upped the Hartville advantage to 12, 46-34.

Newburg would make one last comeback attempt, outscoring Hartville 7-0 over the next 2:04. And a three-pointer by DeLong with 1:55 left allowed Newburg to climb back within five points, 46-41.

But Hartville would keep its lead at the free throw line. In the final 1:30 Hartville went 8-of-11 from the free throw line, which proved to be enough.

"With the free throws we were fouling the right people," said Newburg head coach Sam Potter. "Credit their kids for stepping up and hitting free throws down the stretch.

"I thought a big key to the game was the last three minutes of the first quarter. I don’t think we played good defense during that stretch. We made a couple of bad decisions."

DeLong finished with a game-high 21 points to pace Newburg.

Percival, who has signed to play for Missouri S&T (formerly Missouri-Rolla), had 20 points – 17 in the first half – for Hartville while Kaisler added 11 points.

"If Percival shoots next year the way she did (last night) there will be a very happy coach at S&T," Potter said. "She didn’t need much room to get her shot off.

"I was really proud of how we finished our season. Everybody played well down the stretch. They played hard, and you can’t ask for more than that."

The individual scoring:

Newburg (47) – Snodgrass 2, Ellzey 9, DeLong 21, Richmond 2, Lair 5, Sands 8.

Hartville (54) – Hughes 6, Arnall 6, Kaisler 11, Percival 20, Keith 2, Milbauer 9.

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Lady Wolves take on defending state champs in sectionals

NEWBURG – The Newburg High School girls’ basketball team won its first district title in seven years.

Now all the Lady Wolves have to do to advance in the playoffs is beat the defending state champion.

Newburg returns to Missouri Class 2 Sectional competition on Wednesday, March 5 by taking on the defending Class 2 state champions, Hartville. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Marshfield High School.

In the boys’ sectional game at Marshfield Wednesday another Frisco League school, Laquey, faces defending Class 2 state finalist Mansfield.

The Newburg girls enter the game with a 14-12 record while Hartville is 18-5. The fourth-seeded Lady Wolves advanced by upsetting top-seeded Stoutland in the District 10 Tournament semifinals and third-seeded Richland in the finals. Hartville advanced by defeating Couch 42-39 in the District 9 Tournament title game last week.

The winner of the Newburg-Hartville game will advance to the Class 2 Quarterfinals at 1 p.m. Saturday at Willard High School against the winner of the Crane (20-6)-Purdy (21-4) sectional contest.

Those quarterfinal survivors will move on to the semifinal/final round, to be held March 14-15 at the Mizzou Arena in Columbia.

Newburg was one of the favorites to challenge for the Frisco League title this season. However, it took nearly all of the regular season for the Lady Wolves to put their game together. In past years the Lady Wolves have played one of the most challenging small-school schedules in the area. This season was no different, as Newburg met such large schools as Class 5 Quarterfinalist Waynesville, 20-game winning Class 4 team St. James (twice) and highly-respected Class 4 squad Salem (twice).

It didn’t help the won-loss record, although the Lady Wolves did upset Salem in the semifinals of the Newburg Tournament.

But it certainly got the squad ready for post-season play.

"That schedule was difficult," Potter said. "We had games against some very good opponents. We are playing our best ball now, and that’s exactly when you want to play it.

"We just need to continue to play defense the way we’ve been playing. Hartville has two extremely talented players we need to try and keep under control."

The Hartville Lady Eagles had to regroup after losing some key personnel from last season’s standout squad, which clipped Westran 49-48 in the 2007 Missouri Class 2 Championship Game.

"It’s been a different world," Hartville head coach Mike Percival said of this season. "This year’s group and last year’s group are completely different. We’ve had to adjust to things."

Hartville is starting three sophomores this season and it’s taken them some time. "It was a learning process," Percival said. "We graduated three starters and our sixth-man. As we started the season it was growth time. The last three or four weeks the young kids have been figuring

things out and coming around."

Fortunately Percival had his daughter, returning 5-9 senior all-state guard-forward Brittany Percival, to rely on.

Brittany Percival, who signed during the early signing period with

Missouri Science & Technology (formerly Missouri-Rolla), has had another outstanding season. She is averaging 18.1 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 3.3 blocks and 2.2 steals.

Also starting for Hartville will be 5-7 junior Charity Milbauer, 5-6 sophomore Maggie Arnall, 5-6 sophomore Blake Kaisler and 5-6 sophomore Jasmin Hughes.

Top players off the bench include 5-6 senior Carley Keith and 5-5 junior Lindsay Burke.

Arnall averages 12.3 points, 3.8 assists and 4.0 assists while Hughes averages 10.0 points and 5.2 rebounds; Milbauer 7.1 points, and Kaisler 6.4 points and 2.6 steals.

"They play good, solid defense and they don’t make mistakes," Potter said of Hartville. "They have an all-stater back in Percival and she shoots from the outside well and posts up well; she’s a very good all-around player.

"They shoot free throws extremely well; we can’t afford to be behind late. They pretty much do what they need to do to win – if they need to slow it up they can, if they need to press they do it."

The Lady Wolves will counter with an all-senior starting lineup of 5-11 Shayla Ellzey, 5-5 Kaitlin DeLong, 5-5 Kristen Reagan, 5-6 Kelsey Wells and 5-8 Krista Snodgrass.

Off the bench will be 5-5 junior Jerrica Lair, 5-11 junior Amelia Sands and 5-8 junior Megan Richmond.

Ellzey, who has signed to play at Central Methodist, was a coaches’ all-state selection and the Frisco League MVP last season. This season her scoring average has dropped as the Lady Wolves’ overall offensive balanced has improved.

Ellzey is averaging 13.0 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.2 blocks, 2.5 steals and 3.0 assists. Also for Newburg DeLong averages 10.7 points, 2.7 assists and is hitting from a 33-percent clip from three-point range.

Lair averages 10.2 points, 1.3 steals and 2.3 assists.

"Sam does a good job," Mike Percival said. "It sounds like Newburg was picked to finish strong early on. I expect them to come in confident, relaxed and ready to go."

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