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Ray-Pec baseball’s season ends, Pleasant Hill soccer kicks on

Raymore-Peculiar’s Carter DeGondea jumps up against the outfield fence during action in the 2022 regular season for the Panther baseball team. DeGondea and his Panther teammates saw their season end last week at the Class 6 state tournament after falling in extra innings against Liberty North in the opening round of the tournament. (Trissi Hardin/Raymore Journal) Ray-Pec baseball’s season ends, Pleasant Hill soccer kicks on By CHRISTIAN D ORR When the 2022 spring high school sports season began there were numerous athletes and teams across Cass County looking to fulfill successful...

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2021-22 winter season is over for Cass County prep teams

Class 1 state girls basketball championship bracket. The championship game is scheduled to tip off Saturday night at 6 p.m. 2021-22 winter season is over for Cass County prep teams By CHRISTIAN D ORR Journal Editor The 2021-22 winter seasons are now complete for each school in Cass County. Cass County had two of its teams qualify for the state basketball tournaments this past week, but both teams, the Harrisonville Lady Wildcats and the Drexel Lady Cats each saw their seasons come to an end in the opening rounds of their respective state tournaments. The Drexel Lady Cats qualified for the...

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Cass County basketball teams qualify for state tournament

Belton High School’s Jevon Taylor and Gio Mack applied defensive pressure to a Lee’s Summit West player last Saturday night in the Class 6, District 6 opening round. The Pirates lost the contest 64-53. (Trissi Hardin / Raymore Journal) Raymore-Peculiar’s Ashton Jermain goes up for a lay-up in the Panthers Class 6, District 6 opener against Raytown. The Panthers saw their season come to an end after the game as they lost 54-40. (Trissi Hardin / Raymore Journal) Cass County basketball teams qualify for state tournament By CHRISTIAN D ORR Journal Editor The 2021-2022...

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Cass County high school winter sports roundup

Raymore-Peculiar’s senior Myles Sutton pulls up for a shot this past Friday night in the Panther’s contest against Park Hill. It was senior night for Ray-Pec, but the Panther seniors did not go out on top as they dropped a 58-50 contest on senior night. (Rachel Ropp / Raymore Journal) Belton High School’s Roy Fuller goes up for 2 of his 10 points via a slam dunk this past Friday night in a 58-45 victory by the Pirates as they closed out the regular season with back-to-back victories. (Trissi Hardin / Raymore Journal) Cass County high school winter sports roundup By CHRISTIAN...

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High school sports teams heading down stretch run of winter season

Ray-Pec’s Bryce Mitchel goes up for 2 points last Friday night against Blue Springs South in the Panthers’ 49-39 victory. (Rachel Ropp/Raymore Journal) Belton High School’s Ray Fuller pulls up for a 2-point basket last Tuesday in the Pirates game against William Chrisman. (Trissi Hardin/Raymore Journal) High school sports teams heading down stretch run of winter season By Raymore Journal staff As Cass County High School sports teams head down the final stretches of the 2021-22 winter season, there continue to be numerous highs and lows as teams work to peak at the proper...

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Cass County high school winter sports season entering midway point

Trissi Hardin / Raymore Journal Belton High School freshman Amaya Crowder shoots from the free throw line last week in the Lady Pirates’ 48-15 loss against Kansas City North. Cass County high school winter sports season entering midway point By Christian D. Orr, Raymore Journal editor The 2021-22 high school winter sports seasons are past the opening stages, but not to the finish line yet as they work to prepare themselves for that final stretch in around a month. Teams across Cass County continue to experience highs and lows throughout each season with some teams searching to find...

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Ray-Pec Basketball at Belton

Ray-Pec Basketball at Belton By Raymore Journal staff A pair of Cass County high school rivals met up on the basketball court in Belton this past Friday night and neither walked away with an overall advantage as Belton and Raymore-Peculiar shared victories in the boys and girls varsity basketball games. The Ray-Pec Lady Panthers landed the first shot in an attempted basketball doubleheader sweep when they scored a 54-24 victory over the home-standing Lady Pirates of Belton. But the Belton boys answered the Lady Panthers blow, as they came back and landed a blow of their own against the Panther...

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No. 8 Kansas roars past Mizzou 102-65 in Border War’s return

No. 8 Kansas roars past Mizzou 102-65 in Border War’s return By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer It took nearly a decade for Kansas and Missouri to renew the Border War. It took about 10 minutes for the Jayhawks to turn it into a border rout. Ochai Agbaji scored 21 points, Christian Braun and Dajuan Harris had 13 apiece, and the eighth-ranked Jayhawks rolled to a 102-65 win over the Tigers on Saturday in the first meeting of the longtime Big 12 rivals as nonconference opponents. David McCormack added 11 points and Remy Martin 10 for the Jayhawks (8-1), who have won eight of the past...

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