The Chillicothe Hornets boys golf team began their season on Tuesday at Green Hills Golf Course taking on Cameron. In the 9 hole match the Hornets received a great round from Jameson Marshall, the freshman shot a 42 which was best amongst the entire field. Also contributing to Chillicothe’s team score was Langsten Johnson (48), […]
Hornets Baseball Suffers First Defeat Of Season At Lawson
The Chillicothe Hornets baseball team has played exceptionally through the initial stages of the year. The Hornets picked up an extra innings win on the opening day at Marshall, added a win against Tipton and then won at Green City on Tuesday to start the season 3-0. Chillicothe then traveled to Lawson on Wednesday to […]
Lady Hornets Soccer Open Season With Home Tournament
The Lady Hornets soccer team began their season over the weekend hosting the Chillicothe Tournament. The Lady Hornets took on Lone Jack on Friday night. The first varsity soccer match for the majority of the team. The Lady Hornets lost 6-1 but came away with some valuable experience. The lone goal was scored by […]
Lafayette’s Defense & Post Presence Proves Too Much For Lady Hornets In District
The Class 4 District 16 semifinal between the Chillicothe Lady Hornets and the Lafayette Lady Irish was a rematch of last years district final. This year, the contest between #3 Chillicothe and #2 Lafayette from Lafayette High School would determine top seeded Benton’s district championship opponent. With all three teams ranked in the top 10 […]
Lafayette’s Fast Start Leads Irish Over Chillicothe Into District Finals
The #2 Chillicothe Hornets met #3 Lafayette Fighting Irish in the Class 4 District 16 semifinal from Benton High School on Thursday night. With a trip to the district finals on the line, Lafayette was determined from the opening tip. The Fighting Irish forced turnovers on the first 5 Chillicothe offensive possessions, racing out […]
Chillicothe’s Defensive Pressure Leads To First Round District Win
The Chillicothe Lady Hornets basketball team as the 3 seed in the Class 4 District 16 tournament hosted #6 Cameron on Tuesday night, in the first step of their district title defense. Chillicothe began the contest with great intensity, opening up a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. Cameron battled back to cut the […]
Two Hornets Boys Wrestlers Earn State Medals
In the Class 2 Boys Wrestling State Tournament this week in Columbia, two Chillicothe Hornets secured medals with their performance. In the 190 division, Tucker Slattery won his first two matches to advance to the semifinals, where he was taken down by Jace Renfro of Seneca, who ultimately won the state tournament. Slattery finished […]
Yoo Jung Lee Repeats As State Wrestling Champion
Chillicothe Lady Hornets wrestler Yoo Jung Lee entered the Class 1 State Championship wrestling meet in Columbia looking to defend her title in the 125 division. Lee won her first two matches by fall to advance to the semifinal where she defeated Alivia Bottoms of Boonville by tech fall, setting up a rematch of […]
Hornets Slow Start Spoils Chance Vs Spoofhounds
The Chillicothe Hornets boys basketball team did not start the way they wanted to against Maryville in their final regular season game. The Midland Empire Conference rivalry matchup belonged to the host Spoofhounds early. Chillicothe was unable to get the offense jumpstarted in the first half, managing just 12 points. Maryville took a 27-12 advantage […]
Lady Hornets Control Contest At Maryville From Start To Finish
Coach Darren Smith could not have asked for a better start from his team than what was put on display Thursday night from the Chillicothe Lady Hornets basketball team. In their regular season finale against MEC opponent Maryville, the Lady Hornets scored the first 18 points of the game, the initial 7 all from senior, […]