July 12, 2026
Higginsville Advance Sports
Huskers Compete at State Track and Field Competition
The Huskers made the trek over to the state capital on May 22nd and 23rd for MSHSAA Class 2 State Track and Field Championships at Jefferson City High School's Adkins Field. Two Relay teams brought home top 4 finishes at the Championships, with the 4x400m team taking the Bronze Medal and the 4x800m team placing 4th. Also Nick Linton brought home 2nd place in the 100m and 200m Men's Para races.
Husker Tennis Wrap Up and Banquet News
The Husker Boys Tennis season could not have gone much better. For the 28th time out of the past 33 years (Covid took away one season), the Huskers were conference champions.
Husker Baseball Announces All Conference Selections
The Husker Baseball team was young this season but grew up quickly. There is more to come on this story, however here is a look at the All Conference selections; Sophomore Cael Wilkson, and Junior Levi Kroessen each landed themselves on the MRVCE All Conference 2nd team. Liem Potter was the top vote getter for the MRVCE, Potter played for the Carrollton Trojans who made it to the Elite Eight game before their season was ended by mighty Blair Oaks.
Husker Track and Field Sends Several to State
Higginsville hosted a large sectional Track meet in Saturday, if you drive by the school you likely saw plenty of school busses and visiting traffic around the C-l campus. After all was said and done several Huskers will continue their seasons at the upcoming state meet. Additionally there were new school records posted as well. Here is a list from the social media page: Sectionals 5-16-26 @ Higginsville. A top 4 finish qualifies for state: 4x800 : 3rd Place Alex Erdman, Violet Joyner, Ella Amos, Tenley Pessetto NEW SCHOOL RECORD 4x400 : 3rd Place Chloe Tyler, Violet Joyner, Lillian Joyner, Zaylin Strickland 300 Hurdles : 4th Place Chloe Tyler 100 Hurdles : 3rd Place Chloe Tyler 400 Dash : 3rd Zaylin Strickland Shot Put: 4th Place Anna Golden NEW SCHOOL RECORD
Tennis Team Competes at State
The Husker Tennis team dropped their bid to play at team state last week, losing to a solid North County High School team from eastern Missouri at Fairground Park. The match eliminated the Huskers in the State Quarterfinals. Tennis is a bit of an oddity in how state competition is played out as a player may qualify in 'Individual/ doubles' at the 'individual' district level, and/or they have a second shot at making state, by their team qualifying together as a team. With that said here are the results from Springfield, with the Huskers competing at state: 2026 Class 1 State Tennis Tournament: Colby Dickmeier & Alex Dyer: 1-2 in doubles (1 of the top 12 teams in the state), 1st Round - lost to Greenwood High School 3-6, 3-6, Consolation 1st round - won over North County #1, 7-5, 6-2, Consolation Quarterfinals - lost to North County #2, 4-6, 6-3, (10-12), Mateo Guillen & Rhett Bums: 0-2 (1 of top 16 teams in the state), 1st round - lost to Bolivar 1-6, 0-6, Consolation 1st round lost to Savannah 1 -6, 1 -6 The Huskers overall had another great season as they were undefeated MRVCE Champions again, State Elite Eight participants, and held an outstanding team record of 18 and 2.
Husker Baseball Season Ends in District Opener
Husker Baseball looked to extend its season in district play last week at Holden, but first was a meeting with the Santa Fe Chiefs on Tuesday, May 12th at Red Simmons Field in Fairground Park for senior night at the ball yard. Santa Fe took control of this contest early, as they plated 5 runs in the first inning, ushering in a pitching change for Higginsville, after .2 innings of play. After the change on the hill, Santa Fe kept the upper hand until Higginsville would scratch across a run in the 4th, and three in the 5th.
Husker Tennis Advances to State Quarterfinals
The Husker Tennis team took on good competition last week, as 4 members of the squad look forward to State competition as well. But first, the team as a whole had some business to take care of, and they did, reach the state quarterfinals along the way.
Huskers Swept by Spartans, Fall to the Panthers
Husker baseball played back to back games against Richmond due to rescheduled games, and the Spartans got the best of HHS both times. As reported last week on 4-28 RHS took that contest in Higginsville, and the game at Richmond was also won by the Spartans, this time by the count 13-1.
Husker Golf Recap
Husker Golf competed in the Class 2 District 4 at Hidden Valley Golf Course, in Lawson last week, attempting to extend the season on to state competition. Brady Looney and Mathias Johnson were on the course for HHS with Looney shooting 17 over and Johnson behind him. This match would end the season for the Blue and Gold as no golfers advanced past this point. Watch for additional follow ups on the end of the golf season to come.