Baseball Jamboree
Maddie Vessar, Reporter
April 22, 2019
The baseball team has been waiting for this season. They started the season off with a jamboree with Hickman and Rock Bridge Saturday, March 9, 2019. Battle and Hickman started the jamboree at three, playing four innings. In the game Hickman got three runs, and won the game, ending the game in ...
Baseball Workouts
Ema Higgins, Reporter
April 22, 2019
Each high school sport has a few months during the year that they play in, but the baseball team never stops working. Baseball is a spring sport but their workouts started in September. Battle has a lot of baseball players which play on three different teams that are varsity, junior varsity, and th...
Basketball season kicks off
Connor Parrish, Sports Editor
January 7, 2019
On December 4th the basketball program had opening night for both boys and girls varsity teams. The girls losing by 17, and the boys winning by three. The varsity girls opened up the night at 6 pm playing the Rolla Bulldogs. In the first quarter Battle was down six but showing great defense, but the...
Norm Stewart Classic Spartans on fire vs the Dragons!!
Colten Stone, Managing Editor
December 14, 2018
The basketball season opened up at the third annual Norm Stewart Classic Tournament. The Norm Stewart Classic is a 48 hour straight tournament at the Southwall Complex at Columbia College with 24 games in total. With a free throw contest, each team had the chance as well to raise money for the Ame...
Battle vs Fort Osage State Semifinal Preview!
Colten Stone, Managing Editor
November 19, 2018
The round of eight teams is over, the final four begins and the 8-4 Spartans will travel on the road to face against the 8-4 Fort Osage Indians. The Spartans are coming off of what people would call an “upset” over the 10-2 Fort Zumwalt North Panthers, the game began with two td runs from Pant...
Warp up of Fall Sports
Connor Parrish, Sports Editor
November 19, 2018
With winter sports coming up and fall sports all in the playoffs. Let's look back on how Battle fall sports did on the season. Boys soccer had and 8-12 varsity record and had the best season on paper according to head soccer coach Alex Huck. “We had the best season on paper, reached our objectives....
Battle vs Fort Zumwalt North State Quarterfinal Preview!
Colten Stone, Managing Editor
November 16, 2018
Its now in mid November, the district tournaments are now over and now in classes one-five for MSHSAA there are only eight teams remaining and only four in class six, the Spartans are one of eight teams remaining in class five as the 7-4 Spartans will face a pretty successful program in the 10-1 Fort Zumwal...
Battle vs Timberland District Championship Preview!
Colten Stone, Managing Editor
November 16, 2018
District Championship games at Battle are not given to the Spartans, they earn there chances and indeed they have as the 6-4 Spartans will hit the road against the 8-2 Timberland T-Wolves to try and win their fifth straight district championship. The Spartans are coming in after a 48-44 win over the 4-6 Wentzv...
Battle vs Holt District Semifinal Preview
Colten Stone, Managing Editor
November 2, 2018
Its Playoff time, well district playoff time and the 5-4 Spartans get the home field advantage against the 4-5 Wentzville Holt Indians. The Spartans are coming into this game after a bye week from the district quarterfinals, but coming off its 41-28 win two weeks ago in its final regular season aga...
Turning Pro
Cheyenne Leasure, Reporter
October 17, 2018
For some professional athletes, time management is something they may struggle with, especially if they are a student. That doesn’t seem to be the case for sophomore Cynthia Ricciotti though. Between school, homework, marching band, and disc golf, Ricciotti has succeeded at keeping up with each. Disc g...
Football Jamboree Article
Connor Parrish, Sports Editor
October 17, 2018
The 2018 Jamboree was a successful one for Battle this year, With the Spartans playing three scrimmage games against the Jefferson City Jays, Hickman Kewpies, and Rock Bridge Bruins. It was a good time for coaches, players, and the fans. For the fans the Jamboree let the fans get a little preview of w...
Student Athletes in PE Classes
Marissa Beaver, Reporter
October 17, 2018
In order to graduate high school, one physical education credit is required. Some students take physical education in summer school and some take it during the school year. Either way, two semesters are required. All students are required to do this, including student athletes, which can raise quest...