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Journal Staff Football season is officially underway, and this time with a new coach at the helm.  Head Coach Mark Ross, took his Eagles on an exciting Game 1 against the Odessa Bulldogs, a team historically known for winning. While it ended in a tough loss for the Eagles, as they fell to the Bulldogs

By: Todd Pridemore Last Tuesday, the Eagles traveled to Washington, MO to take on the always tough St. Francis Borgia Knights (3-1). Borgia created multiple scoring chances in the first period, and made the score 1-0 in their favor when one of their speedy forwards got behind SBC’s back line and ran onto a long

By: Kyle Baker and Todd Pridemore The Eagles soccer team participated in the annual Hannibal Tournament last Friday and Saturday. The opening match was a challenge, as SBC went up against the Saxony Lutheran Crusaders (5-1). The two teams faced each other in the same tourney last fall, and Saxony Lutheran claimed a decisive 4-1

By: Andrew Golightly It has been an incredibly busy week for the Southern Boone ladies golf team. On Tuesday, 8/30, the team returned to Hail Ridge to take on Boonville in their first 9-hole match. Senior Cailyn Chaney fired a 45 to lead the Southern Boone varsity team, followed by sophomore Erissa Robertson (46), freshman

By: Todd Pridemore Last Tuesday evening, SBC traveled to the Lake of the Ozarks area to take on the formidable Osage Indians. It’s worth noting that Osage, which is a Class 2 school just like Southern Boone, opened its season with two impressive shutout victories. One of those victories came against a strong Class 4

By: Todd Pridemore The Boonville Pirates (1-1) haven’t scored a goal against SBC since 2018. And that statistic didn’t change last Thursday. This matchup has been a lopsided one for years, with SBC winning 15 of the 16 contests between the two schools. The varsity-only contest last week featured a Pirates squad that was heavy

Southern Boone vs. Mexico 14-6 (W) Southern Boone vs. Mexico On 9/2, the Southern Boone varsity football team won their home non-conference game against Mexico (MO) by a score of 14-6. Southern Boone vs. Odessa 45-42 (L) Southern Boone vs. Odessa On 8/26, the Southern Boone varsity football team lost their home non-conference game against

By: Todd Pridemore The Eagles boys’ soccer team kicked off the season Friday evening on the road. SBC made the long drive north to face the Kirksville Tigers, a district foe that finished last season with three wins and 16 losses. However, the Tigers’ roster boasts 12 seniors this year, and several of their players

By: Andrew Golighty The Southern Boone girls golf team’s season is underway and everyone is an integral part of the team. This year SOBOCO has two seniors, one junior, three sophomores and three freshmen. This young team is led by veterans Cailyn Chaney and Kaitlyn Schmidt. “Both Cailyn and Kaitlyn have been a major asset

Southern Boone softball takes 1st in the Hallsville invitational tournament by defeating Sturgeon 13-0, Salisbury 10-0 and Hallsville 3-2 in the Championship game Front row left to right:  Nova Porter, Myka Phillips, Sydney Turner, Addison Lange, Ashlyne Ussery, Emilee DeHaas, Paige Cruzan, Megan Riggs back row: manager Adah Zagorac, Paige Proovost, Cami Wobbe, Lainey Scheer,