Category: Sports
Carl Edwards wins Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Speedway
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) Carl Edwards took his first celebratory back flip of the season and easily stuck the landing. “I considered not doing it,” he said. “I haven’t done one for a while.” He earned that acrobatic moment because his No. 19 Toyota gripped Bristol Motor Speedway much better than his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates […]
FC Dallas overcomes early deficit, beats Sporting KC 2-1
FRISCO, Texas (AP) Mauro Rosales broke a tie in the 68th minute and MLS-leading FC Dallas beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on Sunday night. Rosales entered as a substitute in the 63rd minute and made his first touch of the game five minutes later on a free kick that hooked over the wall into the […]
Trenton Middle School track competes at Putnam County Relays
The Trenton Middle School girls, with 107 points, finished in a runner-up tie with Clark County, while the TMS boys were 5th place, in Thursday afternoon’s Putnam County Middle School Relays in Unionville. The Putnam County girls, with 109 points, took the championship on their home turf. Other schools at the meet were Milan, Kirksville, […]
Trenton track and field teams sweep team titles at Thursday’s THS Relays
The Trenton girls had a dominant performance with 169 points while the Trenton boys came out victorious by 17 points (over Carrollton) in a much tighter-team chase, in Thursday afternoon’s Trenton relays at C.F. Russell Stadium. Final girls team standings were: Trenton – 169 Carrollton – 69.5 Brookfield – 55 Mercer – 43 South […]
Gashi’s first MLS goal gives Rapids 2-1 win over Sporting KC
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Shkelzen Gashi scored his first MLS goal in the 82nd minute and the Colorado Rapids beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on Wednesday night. Gashi followed as Dillon Serna’s 35-yard knuckler crashed off the crossbar and finished the rebound with a left-footed roundhouse kick. The Rapids (3-2-1) acquired Gashi as a designated […]
Sporting KC hosts Colorado tonight at Children’s Mercy Park
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Sporting Kansas City is off to its best start in four years, largely due to the play of the hottest goalkeeper in MLS. A visit from the league’s lowest-scoring team since the start of last season should only continue each trend. In a rematch of its inaugural game exactly 20 […]
Deadline is Friday for local soccer club registrations
The Trenton Summer Soccer Stars are now taking registration for the upcoming June season. Players may be from the age of 4 (by May 1st) through the completion of the 8th grade. This is a co-ed league and registration forms have been sent out to all local schools. Cost is $25.00 per player and registration […]
Trenton girls finish 1st, boys 2nd, at South Harrison Middle School Relays
Trenton’s Lady Bulldogs scored 112 to beat the 100 of runner-up Worth County and 81 of third-place Hamilton, while the boys dealt with team disappointment of just missing out on a championship, in Monday’s Middle School Relays held at South Harrison of Bethany. The final totals in the boys event were South Harrison tipping Trenton […]
Feilhaber, Dwyer lead Sporting KC to 2-0 win over Red Bulls
HARRISON, N.J. (AP) Benny Feilhaber and Dominic Dwyer scored to help Sporting Kansas City beat the New York Red Bulls 2-0 on Saturday night. Goalkeeper Tim Melia had six saves – including a diving stop of a penalty kick by Bradley Wright-Phillips – for his MLS-leading third shutout for Sporting (4-1-0). Dwyer beat two New […]
Drive and win: Kyle Busch sweep is NASCAR’s 1st in 25 years
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Four races in NASCAR’s top three series over eight days – and Kyle Busch won them all. From Martinsville to Texas, Busch had consecutive weekend sweeps, something last done in NASCAR 25 years ago. “I think the magic is Kyle Busch, but that’s just me,” Busch said with a smile before […]
Chillicothe dominates Friday’s Joe Shy Relays, Trenton girls 3rd, boys 6th
The Chillicothe Hornets racked up 201 points in dominating the boy’s portion of Friday’s Joe Shy Relays at Chillicothe High School. The 201 point total was over 100 points greater than runner-up Maryville’s total of 85.66. Penney High of Hamilton was third with 73 points. The Trenton Bulldogs had 40 points in a sixth place […]
Carl Edwards on Texas pole, 7th pole winner in seven Cup races so far
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Carl Edwards became the seventh different pole winner in the seven NASCAR Sprint Cup races this season, posting the fast lap of 194.609 mph in the final round of qualifying for Saturday night’s Duck Commander 500 at the Texas track where he has won three times. “My confidence level was pretty […]
Sporting KC travels to New Jersey, for Saturday soccer showdown at Red Bull Arena
HARRISON, New Jersey (AP) — Scoring has been an issue in all but one match for the New York Red Bulls, and Sporting Kansas City typically isn’t the club to fix that against. Add in health concerns on the back line, and Saturday’s meeting at Red Bull Arena might not be the night for the […]
Trenton Middle School track team sweeps meet at C.F. Russell Stadium
The Trenton girls racked up 203 points to outdistance runner-up Hamilton’s 132, while the Bulldog boys scored 154 points, 49 more than runner-up South Harrison (105), while third-place Hamilton put up 101 points, in the annual Trenton Middle School quad on Thursday afternoon at C.F. Russell Stadium. Five schools (Trenton, Laredo, Gallatin, South Harrison, and […]
Stanberry girls, South Harrison boys win Albany track meet titles
The Stanberry Lady Bulldogs amassed 98 points to outdistance the 77 put up by runner-up’s East Buchanan and Platte Valley, while the South Harrison boys scored 117 points to runner-up Princeton’s 80, in the Warrior Relays held on Monday afternoon in Albany. Girls team scores were: Stanberry – 98 East Buchanan – 77 Platte Valley […]
Trenton girls and boys sweep Husker Invitational track titles
The Trenton girls racked up 103 points to edge runner-up Wellington-Napoleon (99) and third place Richmond (94), while the Trenton boys beat the Carrollton Trojans by one point (106-105), to sweep the team titles at Tuesday afternoon’s Husker Invitational at Lafayette County High School in Higginsville. The girls team totals were: Trenton – 103 Wellington-Napoleon […]
Trenton Bulldogs dominate season-opening Early Bird Relays
The Trenton girls racked up 239 points in a dominating performance, while the Bulldog boys held off Carrollton (151 to 113), to win Thursday afternoon’s six-school Trenton Early Bird Relays at C.F. Russell Stadium. Other schools in the meet were Gallatin, Putnam County, Princeton, and Milan. The Lady Bulldogs of Trenton had 239 points, with […]
Richman, Hooyman take individual wins, Trenton girls 4th at Smithville Relays
The Trenton Lady Bulldogs finished in fourth place while the Bulldog boys were 7th, at Friday afternoon’s Smithville Relays at Smithville High School. Individually, Trenton’s Whitley Richman finished 1st in the 100 meter hurdles (with a time f 17 seconds flat) and 2nd in the 300 meter hurdles, while Mason Hooyman won the pole vault […]
Brad Davis’ first goal with Sporting KC beats Toronto FC 1-0
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Brad Davis scored the first goal with his new team in the 70th minute Sunday night and Sporting Kansas City stayed atop the MLS standings with 1-0 win over Toronto FC. Davis joined Sporting KC (3-0-0) for his 15th MLS season after playing the last 10 years for the Houston Dynamo. […]