Payton, a ninth-grader at Lamar High School, was competing for the first time in the regional Special Olympics track meet put on Tuesday at Carthage ... was getting hyped for the 100-meter walk and softball throw that he'd compete in.

WILLARD, Mo. — Mount Vernon’s girls and Lamar’s boys saw their prep basketball seasons come to an end on Wednesday night in Class 3 sectional action at Willard High School. With quarterfinal berths at stake, Strafford's girls defeated Mount Vernon 54 ...

In addition to her courseload at Lamar High School, she was a contestant on “Jeopardy,” one of the most challenging game shows on TV. Shelton competed in the show’s Teen Tournament which pitted 15 of the country’s brightest students between 13 and ...

Lamar football coach Scott Bailey held his season-ending press ... falling to Lathrop 28-21 in a semifinal game at Lathrop High School and ending their string of seven consecutive state championships. Bailey spent time talking to his seniors after the ...

Sarcoxie basketball player Chelsea Evans and Lamar football player Landon Hardman are the Globe high school athletes of the week for the ... Evans’ college options are open as she is also an all-state volleyball player. “Chelsea is a one-of-a-kind ...

When it comes to high school football, the nation’s longest winning streak now resides in Lamar. Yes, the Lamar High School football program now owns the nation’s longest current winning streak at 49 games. The seven-time defending state champions in ...

Carthage High School: If weather permits, seniors at Carthage will have their graduation ceremony at the district's new football field ... and can be picked up by either students or parents. Lamar High School: If weather permits, Lamar's graduation ...

“It was like God’s way of telling me that he was taking Gerry with him.” A memorial at Lamar High School’s football field honors the six Vietnam-era casualties from that district: Jarel Wayne Ayers, Dec. 31, 1966; Howard Wilson Layne Jr., July ...

As a high school student at Lamar ... Blaney played center and nose guard at Lamar for coach Mike Rader. “I was the most average center-nose guard in the history of Four-State football,” he said. “I had a club foot and managed to play and at least ...

The observatory, located on the northwest corner of the football stadium at Lamar High School, was built in 1993 at an estimated ... or coordinates in order to position the telescope and track it across the night sky. Designed for nighttime viewing ...