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November 4, 2023

Chillicothe Hornets Football Loses To St. Pius X in District Semifinals

The Chillicothe Hornets football season came to an end Friday night when the Hornets were beat by St. Pius in the district semifinal 51-6. Chillicothe entered the game 5-5 and coming off a dramatic overtime victory against Richmond 28-22 as…

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October 31, 2023

Hornets Cross Country Districts: Boys Team Finishes 2nd As Thompson Earns Top Spot & Lee Qualifies For The Girls

The Chillicothe boys finished 2nd in a super cold and windy district meet competing out of 15 full teams, with Luke Thompson bringing home the Gold medal individually. He won the Class 3, District 4 race with a time of…

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October 31, 2023

Soccer Season Ends As Excelsior Springs Defeats Chillicothe

The Chillicothe Hornets (9-11) approached Monday’s Class 2 District 8 semifinal knowing a difficult task awaited as the Hornets were set to take on the host team of the district tournament and top seed, the Excelsior Springs Tigers (11-5). Chillicothe…

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October 31, 2023

Hornets Soccer Rallies From 2 Down To Defeat Savannah In Districts

The Chillicothe Hornets were facing the Savannah Savages for the 3rd time this season and the 2nd time in less than a week when the two teams met at Excelsior Springs High School in the first round of the Class…

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October 28, 2023

Jubilation For Hornets As The Season Continues After Overtime Triumph

The Chillicothe football team was no stranger to needing an extra period to decide the outcome of a game after having to go to overtime to defeat Cameron back in week 4. The Hornets used that experience to their advantage…

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October 26, 2023

Hornets Soccer Scores 3 Times, Sweeps Savannah On The Season

The Chillicothe Hornets celebrated a rainy and wet Senior Night on Wednesday with a 3-0 victory over conference and district foe, Savannah. Chillicothe has 10 seniors on their roster and all 10 got to start the game, James Mathew, Josh…

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October 21, 2023

Hornets Blank Benton On Senior Night

The Chillicothe defense played their most complete game of the season on Friday night at Jerry Litton Memorial Stadium, the site of Bob Fairchild Field. The Hornets scored one touchdown in each of the first three quarters, all while keeping…

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October 20, 2023

MEC Cross Country Meet, Boys Finish 1st, Girls Place 3rd

Chillicothe boys cross country are MEC Champs, while the girls team placed 3rd.   It was a fast field on the MoWestern University Cross Country course on Tuesday, with Luke Thompson winning the race with a huge PR of 16:27….

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October 19, 2023

Lyla Oesch Represents Chillicothe In the Girls Golf State Championship

Following her standout performance in districts, Lyla Oesch advanced to the Class 2 Girls Golf State Championship that took place in Joplin on Monday and Tuesday. The championship was a 2-day event that included 36 holes of golf for the…

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October 18, 2023

Hornets Volleyball Season Comes To An End After 5 Set Clash Against Maryville

The Chillicothe Lady Hornets volleyball team met Maryville in the first round of the district tournament Tuesday night in Cameron. The match went the full distance, all 5 sets, as Chillicothe fell just short, 25-20, 20-25, 21-25, 28-26, 10-15.  …