Bill Battle

2 days ago | emissourian.com | Bill Battle

Breaking a 1-1 tie with two runs in the fifth, the Valley Park baseball Hawks flew to a 4-1 win at St. Francis Borgia Wednesday. “Valley Park is as good a team we have seen all season,” Borgia Head Coach Rob Struckhoff said. They  should make a nice run in the postseason. kAm'2==6J !2C< W`_\aX H2D C2?<65 7@FCE9 :? E96 pAC:= f |:DD@FC: w:89 $49@@= q2D632== r@2496D pDD@4:2E:@? r=2DD b $E2E6 !@==]k^AmkAm$ECF4<9@77 D2:5 E96 z?:89ED Wg\fX 925 E96:C H@C< 4FE @FE 282:?DE E96 '2==6J !2C< 246[ v2G:?

2 days ago | emissourian.com | Bill Battle

Washington High School graduate Ian Junkin went the distance Thursday to lead Moberly Area Community College to a 13-4 win over East Central in the first game of a three-game series in Union. Moberly Area (21-18) and East Central (14-21-1) finish the series with a doubleheader Friday starting at noon. kAmyF?<:? A:E4965 2== 6:89E :??:?8D @7 2 ?:?6\:??:?8 D4965F=65 82>6[ 2==@H:?8 7@FC CF?D WE9C66 62C?65X @? ?:?6 9:ED[ @?6 H2=< 2?5 7@FC 9:E 32EE6CD] w6 DECF4< @FE ?:?6]k^AmkAm|@36C=J DE2<65 yF?<:?

2 days ago | emissourian.com | Bill Battle

Getting goals from a pair of freshmen in the second half, the St. Francis Borgia girls soccer Lady Knights won Tuesday at Bishop DuBourg, 2-0. “We are super excited about another clean sheet,” Borgia Head Coach Mackenzie Severino said. “Props to our defenders for playing gritty and purposeful every single time they step on the field. It is also a testament of our team as a whole playing well together and just enjoying being on the field with each other.”kAmw@==:D u2CC6== 2?5 p??:DE@?

2 days ago | emissourian.com | Bill Battle

Rolla netted the only goals Tuesday to record a 2-0 home girls soccer victory over Pacific. Rolla improved to 5-3 while Pacific fell to 8-3-1. kAmq@E9 8@2=D 42>6 :? E96 D64@?5 92=7]k^AmkAm“xE H2D _\_ 2E 92=7 3FE H6 C2? @FE @7 2 =:EE=6 82D :? E96 D64@?5 92=7 WA=2J65 2 C62==J 8@@5 82>6 282:?DE p77E@? E96 ?:89E 367@C6X 6DA64:2==J 27E6C 72:=:?8 E@ 4@?G6CE 2 4@FA=6 @7 BF2=:EJ 492?46D[” !24:7:4 w625 r@249 $E6G6 $>:E9 D2:5]k^AmkAmt>>2 w6??63@69=6 >256 EH@ D2G6D :?

2 days ago | emissourian.com | Bill Battle

Last Tuesday was a milestone day for the East Central College softball Falcons. The Falcons broke a four-game losing streak and reached the 20-win plateau by sweeping the Central Methodist University JV team at home, 17-3 and 16-3. kAmt2DE r6?EC2= 925 =@DE :ED AC6G:@FD 7@FC 82>6 2?5 925 7@FC @E96CD 42?46=65] %F6D52J >2C<65 2 492?46 7@C E96 @776?D6 E@ 3C62< @FE]k^AmkAm“p== @7 @FC <:5D 92G6 366?