Sports

ECHS VARSITY WINS ON THE ROAD – Coach Kelly Bryson and the ECHS Varsity Lady Buffalos opened the 2019 volleyball season on the road in Kansas City on Aug. 26 against Overland Christian Academy.  After a spilt with Eagles, the Buffalos have continued to travel and win games.  The latest: Tuesday night, Sept. 10, ECHS

Varsity Dogs blank Sherwood 41-0 by Head Coach Kelley Beckner Before getting into Friday night’s game, this past Monday the ElDo JV Bulldogs took on a very aggressive, strong Adrian JV squad at home. The team faced some adversity and played hard for four quarters of play coming back from a 6-0 deficit to win

On Saturday, Sept. 7, the El Dorado Springs cross country team finally got the competitive season started, as they headed to Bolivar for the SWCCCA cross country meet. SWCCCA stands for Southwest Cross Country Coaches Association. This organization hosts this meet early each season and features races at the Middle School, High School and college

Joe Barger’s view Joe Barger, who has broadcast Bulldog football for years, had a bird’s eye view of the entire game. He told the Sun, “We have a new coach and a new offense. They played very well in the second half. We got beat 31 – 6. But we gave them a touchdown and

VOLLEYBALL GIRLS PARTICIPATE IN JAMBOREE – Coach Ashley Rogers spoke to the Sun during the Jamboree with Catholic and Archie on Thursday, Aug 29. She said, “Everything is looking really bright right now for us. Our first game is Sept. 5 in Osceola, and our first conference is a home game against Butler on the

IT’S FOOTBALL SEASON – Photo is of the 1937 El Dorado Springs Bulldogs Football Team – The club won the West Central Conference Championship that same year. Glad our student athletes don’t wear leather helmets these days. The Bulldogs kick off the 2019 season this Friday (8/30) as they travel to take on the Pembroke

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Bryce Wosoba, son of Aaron and Stacy Wosoba, El Dorado Springs and a member of Cedar County 4-H, represented the state of Missouri at the 2019 National 4-H Shooting Sports Championships in June as a member of the state Recurve Archery Team. The team took home daily awards in each event and as a team.

The scheduled Red Black football scrimmage Saturday evening was a wash, literally. It and the softball scrimmage were rained out. Head Football Coach Kelley Beckner told the Sun his team would conduct the scrimmage Monday evening, Aug. 19. He thought the softball team would scrimmage Wednesday evening.

Q. So you’re the new baseball coach? Yes, sir, and assistant boys’ basketball coach. Q. Where do you come here from? I have spent the last four years at Greenfield as the head baseball coach, assistant basketball and football coach, Athletic Director, and History teacher. Prior to that I was the head basketball coach for