A conference all-star game was one of the few games played in 2020 on the new turf at the Webb City High School baseball field.
Baseball season is here
The Webb City baseball team is finally getting to compete on the school’s new diamond.
After a jamboree on Monday, the Cardinals will begin their season at 10 a.m. Saturday with a home game against Rogersville. They’ll be home again Monday afternoon against Republic before going on the road to Branson Tuesday and Hillcrest Thursday. The first four games are part of the annual LAEL Leadoff Classic.
Webb City’s ninth graders will start their season Tuesday here against Nevada.
The field’s new turf, backstop and dugouts were ready in time for the 2020 season, but there was no season because of COVID-19.
Jason Peake, of SOMO Sports, has an outlook of the Cardinals’ season.
Webb City’s Nickhai Howard, Cohl Vaden and Mekhi Garrard have been selected to the Class 5 All-District 12 boys team. Howard and Garrard are seniors. Vaden is a junior.
The Cardinals were runnersup to Nevada, whose Logan Applegate was named player of the year.
Other selections were: Brooks Langrehr, Harrisonville; Logan McNeley, Nevada; Kennedy Atkinson, Harrisonville; Alex Baker, Carl Junction, and Lane McNeley, Nevada.
In the Central Ozark Conference, Howard was a first-team selection, and Vaden made the third team. The Carinals (18-9 5-4) finished fourth in the conference. Nixa (25-4 9-0) was first.
Webb City seniors Jaydee Duda and Sierra Kimbrough have been selected to the Class 5 All-District 12 girls team.
The Cardinals finished second to Carl Junction, which had the player of the year, sophomore Destiny Buerge.
Other all-district picks were: Tylin Heathman, Nevada; Katelyn Vandendaele, Harrisonville; Jessa Hylton, Carl Junction; Kylie Scott, Carl Junction, and Clara Swearingen, Nevada.
Brad Shorter of Carl Junction was the coach of the year.
In the Central Ozark Conference, Duda was selected for the second team, and Sierra made the all-defense team. The Cardinals (9-14, 3-6) finished seventh in the COC. Willard and Republic, both 8-1 in conference play, topped the COC.
Webb City senior wrestlers Roger Carranco and Jacob Ott both medaled at the Class 3 state championships at Independence.
Carranco took sixth at 182, and Ott was fourth at 195.
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