Last week, the Lady Tigers hosted Ash Grove and Sarcoxie, both conference foes, before traveling to Pleasant Hope on Saturday to compete in the Pleasant Hope Play For Pink Volleyball Tournament. Despite the difficulties of the season, Coach Amanda Walton and her team have stayed focused and competitive, which resulted in two conference wins against Ash Grove and Sarcoxie

On an unseasonably warm Friday night at Joe Price Stadium last Friday, the hometown Stockton Tigers, having just completed homecoming ceremonies, took the field against the Diamond Wildcats. Diamond entered the game sporting a 2-4 record, and the 5-1 red hot Tigers were not going to allow the visitors to steal a victory.

Last Saturday, the Sons of AMVETS Squadron 116 organized the Inaugural Bikes for Vets event. The event boasted an 8-class motorcycle show, a wide array of vendors, food trucks, games, prizes, a silent auction, and a fish fry.

Last Friday, the Stockton Tigers took a long bus ride north to take on the Sherwood Marksman on the Sherwood campus near Creighton, Missouri. The Tigers scored on their first, second, and fourth possessions, taking a 28-8 lead into the locker room at the half. In the second half, the Tigers added four more touchdowns enroute to a lopsided victory against the Marksmen, winning 57-14, scoring eight touchdowns in all. In addition to the offensive juggernaut, the defense played outstanding, forcing four turnovers and two turnovers on downs. Quarterback Easton Hubbard and running backs Jack Rickman and Logan Reser broke off multiple long gains as Sherwood had no answers to the Tigers' run game. The receivers, Preston Rains and Landon Sexton, made multiple highlight reel catches, adding to the excitement of another big win. The Tigers amassed 370 yards of total offense, with 300 yards coming on the ground. Sherwood was only able to muster 89 yards of total offense on the night.

Depending upon if Veterans’ Memorial Park can get reservations for 179 more bricks, the committee plans to create another area for memorial bricks.

Winners in the Stockton Black Walnut Festival baby contest are:

This National Preparedness Month, Better Business Bureau® (BBB®) has tips for preparing yourself for a storm or natural disaster and what to do if fly-by-night contractors come knocking. 

Woody sprouts, such as Honey Locust, Hedge, and Persimmon, are the most difficult to control. Their root systems are very strong and hardy. Often found in abandoned fields, poorly managed pastures, hay meadows, and newly opened timber ground these plants can greatly reduce the grazing potential and hay quality on our farms. When targeting these along with Oaks, Hickories, Cedars, and all other woody plants, we need to think about what our outcome needs to be.

Michael Scott Trimble