Athletics

The Drexel Bobcats officially kicked off their season Monday, August 9th as football, volleyball and cross country teams held their first two-a-day practices.

Area coaches and senior basketball players that were selected for The South Teams at The Lions District 26-M5 All-Star Basketball Games recently gathered at the Georgia Robertson Burns Complex on the Missouri Valley College Campus in Marshall, Missouri. They were, L to R: James Wheeler (Adrian Boys Basketball Coach), Kate Sanders (Archie), Miles Nieder (Miami), Austin Erickson (Adrian), Keenan Morrow (Adrian) and Adrianne Lane (Drexel Girls Basketball Coach). Unable to attend Taylor Flanery (Archie).

By STACY RICE, M.E.
Tied. Bottom of the first. 5-5. This is how the Drexel Lady Cats entered into the second inning when they hosted the Osceola Indians for a night at the local ball field last Tuesday. It looked promising.
Drexel scored again in the 2nd to take a single-point lead, but the Lady Indians retaliated by holding the local girls scoreless in the third and bringing two of their own across the plate.

By STACY RICE, M.E.
The local baseball team started off on the right foot last Tuesday when they hosted the Osceola Indians. However, their 3-0 lead well into the 3rd inning was cut short when the Indians put four up and continued to dominate to the finish. The Drexel boys couldn’t protect the plate and fell to the travelers, 14-8.

By STACY RICE, M.E.
Traveling was the name of the game last week when the Drexel Bobcats took the baseball team on the road for two straight days of game contests. The local club first traveled to Hume to contest their skills last Thursday, April 15th.
Drexel held a 4-0 lead well into the 5th inning when Hume scored for the first time. The Bobcats were held from putting runs on the scoreboard again until the 7th inning where they and the Hornets both put three more tally’s each on the board.