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1 week ago | 
newspressnow.com | Jacob Meikel
Benton High School football will be in search of a new head coach, as Corey Bertini announced he's stepping down and will take a job in the Kansas City area. The former Missouri Western quarterback took over the team prior to the 2023 season, after the Cardinals went 3-7 the year before. It wasn't smooth sailing for the program, as Benton went 4-16 overall in his two seasons. The team defeated Northeast Kansas City and Chillicothe last season, but lost to Cameron in the district tournament in 2024.
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1 week ago | 
newspressnow.com | Jacob Meikel
The Benton Cardinals avenge a loss from earlier in the season, winning 14-12 over Savannah on Monday for their 15th win of the year. A much higher-scoring affair compared to their first meeting, this game ended up being nearly triple the run total of the first matchup between these two MEC in mid-April. Benton wouldn’t have to do much to earn their first two runs of the game.
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2 weeks ago | 
newspressnow.com | Jacob Meikel
St. Joseph native Noah Cameron made the most of his first start as a Kansas City Royal, earning a win in his Major League Baseball debut for his hometown team. The former Central Indian spent just over three years developing in the Minor Leagues, and showed it was the right time for the Royals to call him up for his first start in Tampa Bay on Wednesday night.
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2 weeks ago | 
newspressnow.com | Jacob Meikel
The Benton girls soccer team, still looking for its first win, will have to wait for that first victory after suffering a 1-0 loss to Central on Monday. Despite a stark difference in record this season, the Cardinals were able to leave Central scoreless in the first 40 minutes and hold its own for the majority of the contest.
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3 weeks ago | 
newspressnow.com | Jacob Meikel
When one thinks of Antonio Williams as a basketball player, the word sharpshooter may come to mind, or maybe explosive, but whatever it is, the Lafayette senior has turned himself into a recognizable name in St. Joseph. On Wednesday, the All-State and two-time All-City guard signed his letter of intent to continue his basketball career at Seward County Community College in Liberal, Kansas, a move that gets him one step closer to his ultimate goal.
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3 weeks ago | 
newspressnow.com | Jacob Meikel
For the second straight season, the Benton Cardinals will play for a Pony Express Tournament championship following a 16-11 semifinal win over Smithville on Tuesday. Following a less-than-ideal showing in the Walkoff Wood Bat Tournament a week ago, in which the Cardinals suffered losses to Moberly, Chillicothe and MICDS, Benton hit the reset button and now finds itself in position to once again claim the Pony Express Tournament crown.
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3 weeks ago | 
newspressnow.com | Jacob Meikel
A battle of two of the top teams in the Grand River Conference on Monday saw the St. Joseph Christian Lions come away with a 11-7 win over King City. Just a few days after recording his 250th career strikeout against North Harrison, senior Nick Orscheln was thrusted back into an important role on the mound when he was put back on the mound early in this conference matchup. With his team down 2-1 going into the second inning, the senior came out of the gates strong.
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1 month ago | 
newspressnow.com | Jacob Meikel
The first of two weekends in the Walkoff Wood Bat Tournament saw two local schools go the distance in their respective brackets. On Saturday, both St. Joseph Christian and Bishop LeBlond were able to punch their tickets to championship matchups, only for both teams to come up just short. In the semifinals of the blue division, St. Joseph Christian was able to easily coast past Sioux Falls Christian, a team from South Dakota, by a score of 10-0.
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1 month ago | 
newspressnow.com | Jacob Meikel
For a program that took several years to get back on the course, St. Joseph Christian boys golf has seen real individual and team success that spans from last year to this year. For a short stretch leading up to the 2024 season, the Christian boys golf team was unable to compile the numbers necessary to compete as a team. The 2024 season saw Christian send three individuals to the Class 1 state tournament.
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1 month ago | 
newspressnow.com | Jacob Meikel
Just as Missouri Western baseball was about to dig themselves out of a rut, Missouri Southern extends Western’s losing streak to three in what’s been a rough season for the Griffons. On Monday, the two teams met once again to finish out a three-game conference series. Missouri Western had lost the first two games to Southern, offering no resistance in either game to one of the top teams in the MIAA. The Griffons lost the first two games of the series by scores of 12-4 and 6-0.
