The annual “Meet the Hornets” night will be Monday at Chillicothe High School. The event, opening to everyone, begins with a hot dog and chips meal provided by the booster club from 5:30 to 7:00pm. At 7:00pm in the gym, introductions begin with the Cheerleaders, Dance Team, then sport introductions of Cross Country, Football, Girls […]
Youth Movement in Hornets Soccer
The Chillicothe Boys Soccer team will rely on underclassmen this season, according to Coach Tim Cunningham. After a decent season last year and the graduation of several seniors, underclassmen will be expected to step up into important rolls. One of those is last year’s leading scorer, Junior Mason Baxter Cunningham says he will be in […]
KCHI Pre-Season Sports Shows
KCHI’s annual Chillicothe Hornets Pre-Season sports shows begin airing next week. For the next two weeks, Monday through Thursday, KCHI’s long time sports director Randy Dean will talk with a different Fall Sports head coach. The shows begin Monday when he talks with Football coach Tim Rulo. Tuesday is Softball Coach Mike Jones. Wednesday the […]
Softball Team Looking For Games
Last fall, the Chillicothe Softball team finished 11-9 on the season but tied for second place in the Midland Empire Conference and second in Districts. With a large number of players and starters returning, goals are high for the team. Coach Mike Jones says his team should be battle tested by the end of the […]
Changes to Hornets Football Staff
The Chillicothe Hornets Football Team returns a large number of players with starting experience this season. Also returning is Second Year Head Coach Tim Rulo. He says there are a couple of assistant coaches that were not able to return this season. Rulo says a new teacher in the district that will serve as an […]
CHS Sports Practices Begin Monday
High School Fall Sports Practices begin Monday. For Chillicothe, athletes in seven fall sports will begin the pre-season with afternoon practices. Boys Soccer practice is at 3:30 at the High School Stadium Girls Tennis practice is at 3:30 at Danner Park Girls Golf practice is at 3:30pm at Green Hills Golf Course Cross Country practice […]
Scouts Sponsor Co-Ed Softball Tournament August 17th
The boys and girls in Scout BSA Troop 1857 are hosting a Co-Ed Softball Tournament, August 17th at Simpson Park. The tournament will start at 8:00 am and there is an 8 team limit. This double-elimination tournament will have “Duck Soup Rules – and will need 7 guys and 3 girls per team. Registration is […]
New Opponent For Hornets Football
The Chillicothe Hornets football team will face a new opponent in the upcoming season. The schedule opening occurred earlier this year when Bishop LeBlond High School elected to change to 8-man football for the 2019 season. That change left MEC teams scrambling to find another team to play after most schools had their schedules finalized. […]
Nutrition Key to Sports Success
Fall sports practices for area high school athletes will begin in a few weeks. Sarah Wood is a nutrition and health specialist with the University of Missouri Extension service. She says that athletes know about the required physicals, but nutrition is just as important for optimum performance. Wood says it is important what type of […]
Mudcats to Divisional Title Game
The Chillicothe Mudcats picked up their 26th win of the season in an 8-7 home win over the Sedalia Bombers. KCHI’s Patrick Wheeler has the details of the win. The Mudcats play at St Joseph for the divisional championship game Tonight (Wednesday). First pitch at 7:00pm on 102.5 KCHI and here on KCHI.com