Mexico Bulldogs Ready for Substate After Strong District Run
Mexico High baseball wraps regular season with a doubleheader loss to Jefferson City. They face Highland in Hannibal on May 12 at 4 p.m. If victorious, they pursue the State Tournament in Springfield May 27 and 28. In the sub district, Nick Finn held the Jays to two runs in the finale, while Steve Hagan struck out 10 in the second game as Mexico posted a 1-0 win. Earlier, Thoenen and Fuemmeler led a 31-6 run in three sub district victories including a 9-1 win over Community A-6 Trojans and a 19-3 win over Westran.
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Rolla
Mexico
Hannibal
Highland High School
Memphis
Bulldogs
Jerry McFarland
Springfield
Jeff City
Dogs
Nick Finn
Jays
Steve Hagan
Trojans
Don Fuemmeler
Mark Thoenen
Thoenen
Dennis White
Tim Hotop
Hotop
White
Tom Brown
Hannibal Pirates
Bob Hardin
Pirates
Earl Wilfong
Track Squad Wins Fourth Straight in Conference Meet
Mexico Bulldogs defeated Fulton Hornets 73 59 to win a fourth straight meet and extend their winning streak. Standout performances included Ward and Gould with 15 and 14.5 points, Williams and Sutton in shot put, Ward in discus, and Worstell in triple jump. The JV defeated Fulton IV 88 34, while Mexico truckmen routed Jeff City Jays 92 49 in field events. The Bulldogs hosted the conference championships Thursday at 1 pm.
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Mexico
Track Bulldogs
Fulton Hornets
Fulton
Clarence Williams
Fred Sutton
Bill Ward
Ward
Fulton IV
Randy Higbee
Pat van Horn
Curt Brandon
Steve Fitzpatrick
Phil Yount
Wilbert Gould
Mexico T
Jeff City Jays
Bulldogs
Chuck Worstell
Worstell
Freshmen Baseballers Open 3-2 Campaign At Sedalia
Freshmen players at MHS, in their first year as a separate team, face the Smith Cotton Tigers of Sedalia at 2 p m after a 3-2 start. They look to avenge two opening losses to Sedalia 4-2 and 6-0, and cite improved hitting and defense led by Steve Botkin 500 batting and David Ezell 2 1 as leaders.
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MHS
Smith Cotton Tigers
Sedalia
South Callaway
Hallsville
Bulldogs
Steve Botkin
David Ezell
Rex Hein
Golfers Fall To Hornets In Tight Week
MHS golf team posts 10 wins 7 losses as season ends. They beat Van-Far then fell to Fulton 5 strokes in varsity and junior varsity matches. Mike Rigers led with 39, others shot in the low 40s. District action Monday at Moberly Country Club with about 20 teams.
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MHS
Van-Far
Fulton
Hornets
Mike Rigers
Bulldog
Lee Kehl
Kim Everett
Byron Easterling
Warren Cadwell
Moberly Country Club
Columbia
Bell
Everett
Mike Rogers
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Jeff Doolittle
Jefferson City
Westran
Ron Whittaker
Whittaker
Gould
Duncan
Highbee
Johnson
John Edwards
Jeff Fine
Edwards
Fine
Everett Trabue
Ernie Duncan
Moore
Stubblefield
Lankford
Mike Young
Thoenens
Merle Norman
Washington
Wright Dungarees
Wright
Missouri
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