BOWLING GREEN—It was a battle for the ages, as the LadyCats went up against the Lady Indians Friday night here. It was a close battle as the two teams vied for the lead most of the game. Bowling Green was able to prevail in the final seconds of the game with a score of 46-45.
BOWLING GREEN—The Van-Far Indians were fast and agile on the court, but the Bowling Green Bobcats’ squad had a distinct height advantage and eventually that advantage helped them dominate the game with a 66-36 win.
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The Bowling Green Bobcats will face the Centralia Panthers Friday night instead of the Louisiana Bulldogs. This was supposed to be the Mayor’s Cup game, but because Louisiana is not playing it will not be considered the Mayor’s Cup.
CLARKSVILLE—At halftime during the Clopton-Elsberry game against Louisiana, it was time for the schools’ Homecoming ceremony.
BOWLING GREEN—The Bowling Green Lady Cats overwhelmed the Louisiana Lady Bulldogs in a rout that finished short of seven innings, when the game was called in the fifth with a score of 11-1.
BOWLING GREEN—The Bowling Green Lady Cats overwhelmed the Louisiana Lady Bulldogs in a rout that finished short of seven innings, when the game was called in the fifth with a score of 11-1.
BOWLING GREEN—It was a defensive game through most of the night. The Bowling Green Bobcats and the Palmyra Panthers worked over the other team’s offensive during the first quarter—to the point it looked as though the game might remain scoreless.
A steady breeze made it a particularly challenging race this year
The game is at Oak Grove High School. Kickoff is set for 6:30 pm.
Football game against Van-Far this Friday has been canceled
LOUISIANA—As a sign of goodwill, members of the Clopton Hawks football team arrived at the end of practice for the Louisiana Bulldogs on Thursday to hand over a check for the funds the Clopton team raised to help a young man who had been seriously injured in a traffic collision the week before.
BOWLING GREEN—It may have been delayed by two weeks, but that didn’t seem to dowse the enthusiasm for the truck and tractor pull at the Pike County Fairgrounds.
BOWLING GREEN—The official start of the Pike County Fair came with clear skies and warm temperatures; perfect for the kickoff rodeo brought to the county fair by Outlaw/J5 Rodeo Co.
BOWLING GREEN—With the school currently shutdown, Bowling Green R-1 School Athletic Director Matt Chance, said so are the spring athletic competitions.
LOUISIANA – Zach Richardson expected to play sports at the college level — but a challenging run for the Louisiana Bulldogs during this time as a quarterback for the team led him to discount football as a possibility.
LOUISIANA – Louisiana struggled in its Friday, Feb. 7 court-warming game against Wellsville-Middletown, ending the game down 21-40.
CLOPTON – The Hawks entered last week on the heels of a triumph at the Bowling Green Invitational Tournament. The week, however, had its share of challenges, resulting a narrow win over Louisiana on Tuesday, Feb. 4 and a 49-28 loss to Montgomery County Friday, Feb. 7.
CLOPTON – The Clopton girls basketball team fought hard throughout Thursday night’s home game against Montgomery County, but couldn’t make up the deficit driven in part by strong free throw shooting by their opponents.
BOWLING GREEN—The letter of resignation came as a surprise to some, but Kevin Krietemeyer, head coach for Bowling Green’s football team decided he wanted to spend more time with his family.
BOWLING GREEN—The Bowling Green High School gymnasium filled with excited students, parents, teachers and administration personnel for the 2019 Fall Awards Ceremony.
LOUISIANA – Louisiana’s first victory of this softball season was a commanding one: a walloping shut-out of the Wellsville-Middletown Tigers.
VAN-FAR – From the opening snap it was all Clopton-Elsberry IndianHawks Friday night as they ran roughshod over the Van-Far Indians.
CLOPTON – The results in a blow-out against North Calloway and a more competitive match against Montgomery County, ended in two losses for the Ladyhawks.
LOUISIANA – Louisiana struggled against the Hermann Bearcats Friday, ultimately dropping the home game 56-14.
LOUISIANA – More than 150 people gathered at the First Baptist Church in Louisiana on Sunday, Aug. 25 for a tailgate party followed by Spirit Day worship service. Everyone dressed in Bulldog attire or colors, other sports attire or wore a “Proud Bulldog Fan” sticker to show their support. Th…
LOUISIANA – The First Baptist Church of Louisiana will host a tailgate party for coaches, faculty and students from Louisiana Middle School and High School before their services Sunday, starting at 10 a.m. The event will be held in their parking lot.
LOUISIANA – For more than a decade, the efforts and generosity of private citizens have maintained the flags in public places, from modest ones flying in city parks to the huge flag that serves as the focal point of Louisiana’s riverfront. Together, these efforts can be costly — more than $5…
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Several local students were selected for the Eastern Missouri Conference’s All-Conference Baseball team for 2019.
Donovan Denslow competes in the 2-mile race at the state track meet. He came in third. Courtesy photoBeverly Abel leaps while competing in the 300-meter hurdles. Courtesy photo.Clopton's Shawn Yates and his competition in the 110-meter hurdles.Abel and parrish participate in the 4x200 meter …
Cale Shotton crosses the finish line to help the 4×200-meter relay team take first place. Photos by Ron Schott
Bowling Green’s baseball team kept their EMO Conference title hopes alive last week after picking up a big 4-1 victory over a talented Silex squad.Cody Pogue had an RBI single in the top of the second inning toscore Kaden Chandler for the Bobcats’ first run.With the game tied at 1-1 in the t…
Bowling Green’s Brayden Buffington after winning the EMO Conference title. Submitted photo.Bowling Green golfer Brayden Buffington had a memorable week for the Bobcats’ golf program.He started out with a medalist victory in the 18-team Elsberry Invitational. Buffington then won a tri-match a…
The Clopton Hawks’ baseball team lost 16-4 to Winfield on the road last week.
Clopton’s boys and girls track and field program had several top eight performances in meets held in Winfield and Bowling Green last week.
Louisiana’s track and field program had several top eight performances in the Bowling Green Open Meet held last Thursday.
Damien Burse bides his time during the Bulldogs game against Bowling Green. (photo by Adam Thorp/Louisiana Press-Journal)
Faith Rule tries to clear the bar during a vault at a meet last season.(file photo)
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file photo.Louisiana’s baseball team played its first ballgame Tuesday against Silex, launching itself into a season in which head coach Ryan Griffin says will put the team “right in the thick of things.”The team has 16 players on its roster. Griffin said the number may make it tricky to fie…
Louisiana golf coach Tom Fallert is looking forward to leading a young team into a new conference (EMO) in 2019.
Clopton’s track and field team hopes to build on strong performances in one set of performances and the introduction of another to their repertoire, head coach Colleen O’Brien added.
Clopton’s Caragan Lockard goes up strong with a jumper against Thayer. She finished with 17 points.
The Lady Hawks come flying off the bench after a big play in the third place game.
The Clopton Lady Hawks celebrate their victory. Ron Schott/Louisiana Press-Journal
After the Clopton boys basketball team ended their last home game against Van-Far, coach Tony Francis took the mic and addressed the team’s fans.
The 2018-2019 season threw the Louisiana Bulldogs a potent curveball, to use a seasonally inappropriate metaphor.
