May 19, 2026
Higginsville Advance
Tennis Team Keeps Rolling Rlong
The Husker Netmen hosted Knob Noster on 4-20-26. The Panthers were short two players so only two doubles matches and four singles took place. Colby Dickmeier and Alex Dyer took care of business at #1 dubs winning 8-1, while Cy Fitzgerel and Joel Cook won at love also, at number two doubles. In singles Dickmeier won 8-0 over Troy Garro, Matteo Guillen won 8-1 at number two, while Dyer and Rhett Bums won 8-0 at the 3 and 4 singles spots. Interestingly the MSHSAA website roster section shows that all players from Knob Noster are freshmen.
City of Higginsville Board of Aldermen
The Board of Aldermen met on April 20th. The following is the City Administrator’s board meeting update. Full copies are available at City Hall.
Huskers Face Off Against Conference Foes in Baseball
Three games were played by LCC-1 last week, the first being against Lexington. The Minutemen were looking to snap a twelve game losing streak to the Baseball Huskers at Fairground Park on 4-21-26. Lexington had not defeated Higginsville since districts in May of 2019. In those twelve games, seven were by the spread rule (wins of ten runs or more).
Track and Field Runs at Richmond and Lexington
The Husker Invitational Track Meet was held recently with another large field in attendance to compete for the hardware. The Husker girls and boys results were - (Top Three Placers) GIRLS
Husker GolF Report
Golf was in action last week at Richmond and at the Husker Invitational. At Richmond the team took 5th out of 8th place behind richmond, Richmond JV, Lexington and Orrick, with individual scores looking like this: Brady Looney (SR) +22, Mathias Johnson (SO) +23, Gracie Arndt (JR), +33, Kasyn Otero (SO) +34, Katelynn Davis (JR) +30.
HIGGINSVILLE LANES BOWLING RESULTS
Friday Night Mixed Crystal Forkner 195 – 577 Mindy Rooney 167 – 460 Ronda Lewis 136 – 394 Eddie Lewis 270 – 669 Ramon Martinez 220 – 593 Glenn Shockley …
Next Lafayette County Cancer Coalition meeting is May 7
The next General Membership meeting of the Lafayette County Cancer Coalition will be Thursday, May 7, 2026 beginning at 7 p.m. at Salem United Church of Christ in Higginsville.
Battle of Lexington State Historic Site to hold Park Day event
Got a case of spring fever? Stop by the Battle of Lexington State Historic Site this Saturday, April 25, from 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. for Park Day! Park Day…
LAFAYETTE COUNTY C-1 SCHOOL DISTRICT Minutes of Board of Eduation
At 7:00 pm on April 16, 2026 the Lafayette Board of Education met.
Husker Baseball Captures First Win of the Season
The Husker baseball team secured the first win of the season last week at rival Lexington on 4-13, and the first win for head Coach Graham Padley who took over a young and inexperienced team this season. It wasn’t easy, but the Blue and Gold found a way to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.