Grand River Conference

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com Sponsored by St. Joseph Christian 28 #10 Stanberry 8 From 2019 to 2022, St. Joseph Christian had a record of 1-33.  They were picked to finish last in the Grand River Conference West.  No one outside of the St. Joseph Christian gave them much of a chance this season.  However, inside the program, there was some optimism that they had some winnable games, and if things fell into place, a winning season was possible.  A 6th win on Friday would guarantee the Lions a winning season for the first time since 2016. In the Lion's way was the #10 Stanberry Bulldogs.  Stanberry had won their last four games against St. Joseph Christian and was 6-2 coming into the game. However, they were missing quarterback Colby McQuinn and running back Tucker Schieber.  But even without both players, the Bulldogs were still able to shut out North Andrew 38-0 the week before. The Lions were able to get on the board with a drive over fiv...

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com Sponsored by Milan 28-7 Milan's defense was a big spark in the first half as the Wildcats knocked off the Polo Panthers to clinch at least a share of the GRC Championship Friday night in Polo.  Milan's GRC title is their 3rd since they joined the conference in 2016.  They won outright in 2018 and shared the title with Princeton and South Harrison in 2020. Milan's special teams came up with the first big play when they blocked a Polo punt after a bad snap.  They took over at the Polo 34 with 10:13 left in the 1st quarter.  After Hunter Reed converted on a QB keeper at the Polo 25 with just under 9 minutes left, Reed connected with Keaton Weter on a 24-yard touchdown pass.  Keaton made a sliding catch in the back of the end zone.  The ball came out, but the refs said that he held on long enough for the touchdown, much to the chagrin of the Polo sideline.  The PAT was no good, so Milan led 6-0 with 8:29 left ...

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com Sponsored by South Harrison won the GRC Girls Golf Championship played at Chillicothe.  They led the way with a score of 378.  Abby Owens of South Harrison was the individual winner with a score of 82.  She also repeats as the GRC Champion.  South Harrison dominated the tournament with all five of their golfers finishing in the top 10.  The title for South Harrison is their 2nd straight. Trenton girls finished 2nd with a score of 464 while Marceline finished 3rd at 474.  Marceline will be a full member next season, but was invited to join the golf tournament this season. Team Scores South Harrison 378 Trenton 464 Marceline 474 Putnam County 478 Gallatin 485 Maysville 574 Individual Scores Abby Owens, South Harrison 82 Abbie Koenen, Putnam County 91 Paige Beaty, South Harrison 97 Sarah Wright, Marceline 98 Chloe Hodge, South Harrison 98 Ashlee Cannon, South Harrison 101 Reece Weldon, Trenton 105 Kinsley Otto,...

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com Sponsored by King City Girls win the GRC West Girls Golf title with Clare Staley of King City winning the individual title.  Worth County finished 2nd and St. Joseph Christian finished 3rd.  The championship for King City is their first Girls golf championship.   Team Scores King City 434 Worth County 447 St. Joseph Christian 483 Princeton 525 Individual Scores Clare Staley, King City 90 Bridgette Hightshoe, Worth County 92 Jaci Davis, North Harrison 102 Hayleigh Wink, Albany 104 Zoe Tunks, King City 104 Eva Engel, Worth County 106 Lindsay Sherman, Stanberry 106 Bella Wright, Stanberry 108 Lani Briggs, North Harrison 111 Marissa Schmitz, Worth County 111 Jon Dysktra of the Maryville Daily Forum talked with Clare Staley after the tournament about her title Here are pictures that I took from the meet: