Higginsville Advance Sports
Husker Cross Country Report
The Cross Country program ran at the Sock it to Cancer Grain Valley Invitational on 10-3-26. For the girls, Tenley Pessetto was 5th, Violet Joyner was 7th, and BG Tyler finished 10th for a strong Husker presence on this day. Ella Amos finished 18th, Harper Hayes at 28, Kyamila Huseynov was 34th, and Clara Copenhaver was 40th. there were 75 runners. The Lady Huskers finished number one as a team, to cap off an amazing day.
Husker Volleyball Wins Four Straight
The Lady Husker Volleyball Team has reeled off four wins in a row after the Smith Cotton Tournament, all were MRVCE conference matches.
Softball Splits Conference Games
The Lady Husker Softball team pounded the Lady Panthers of Knob Noster on the road in MRVCE action recently on 10-6-26. The Huskers banged out 17 hits to 10 for Knob, and did most of their damage in the later innings, dropping 4 tallies in the 4th, 6 runs in the 6th, and 7 more in the 7th frame, for a lopsided 19-4 victory.
Lady Husker Tennis Winning Era Continues
The Lady Husker Tennis program has been rolling lately, and on 9-29-26 they seized the conference championship. On this night the team would square off against MRVCE opponent Richmond. The Lady Spartans would be ousted by the count of 7-0. Two matches were halted after the Huskers had clinched the match. In doubles action Ada Stoner and Danika Richardson won 8-2 at #1, Alle Cunningham and Erma Strait won 8-0 at #2, and Katelyn Davis and Nevaeh Lile received a default win at #3. Stoner's singles match was halted with her up 7-2 at #1, Richardson was at 4 all, at #2, while Cunningham won 8-0 at #3, Strait won 8-4 at #4, Davis won also 8-4 at #5, and Lile received a default win at #6. This match clinched the MRVCE championship. Holden was next and the team played a short Eagles roster winning 9-0, yet only playing 4 matches. The rest were default wins due to the Eagles not having enough players. Stoner won easily at #1, winning 8-1, Richardson blanked her opponent 8-0 at #2, and Cunningham won 8-0 as well at #3. Stoner and Richardson were the only doubles match, and they posted an 8-0 win.

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Cross Country Program Strides Towards Post Season
The Cross Country program has ran at Gan’s Creek (home of the state meet), in Columbia, and against Grain Valley recently. Boys and girls top results were: Clay Aversman was 10th in the White Division at Gan’s Creek, and Kingston Frauenhoffer was 44th, out of 285 runners. For the girls, Tenley Pessetto was 8th, and Violet Joyner was 17th. There were 229 girls running.

Lady Husker Tennis Wins MRVCE Title
HHS Tennis is still rolling and has won yet another conference title and hardware to add to the crowded Husker trophy case in the easy gym cafeteria area.

Lady Husker Softball Wins One, Loses one
HHS Softball dropped a contest to the Brookfield Lady Bulldogs on 9-28 on the road. It was a close game with the host school winning the decision by the tally of 4-2. Brookfield opened the scoring in the second frame by dotting home plate twice, then adding a run in the third as well. The Huskers scored both of their runs in the 5th inning, and Brookfield added an insurance run in that inning to counter.

Lady Husker Volleyball Report
Husker Volleyball vs Carrollton Tuesday, September 22nd:
Husker Football Defeats Holden Eagles
By Dan Rumsey Higginsville Football traveled over to Holden for an MRVCE tilt last Friday night. The Eagles were up 7-0 early in Q1 before the Huskcrs forced a punt deep in.
