August 26, 2026
Lexington News Sports
One great comeback and almost a miracle finish
The famous saying of, “It ain’t over til it’s over,” was never more evident than it was last Wednesday evening, as the Lexington Minutewomen Girls Basketball Team, trailing by 9 points with a little over two minutes left, put together a comeback for the ages, as they roared from behind, and came within a hair of a miracle finish, before falling in the end 46 to 45 to the Higginsville Lady Huskers in a District semi-final game at Lone Jack High School.
Minutewomen undefeated conference champs
The Lexington Minutewomen Girls Wrestling Team had a banner season this year, as for the first time, they won the MRVC East Conference Championship, and were undefeated in Conference action. The Lexington Boys also had a good year in the MRVC, as they finished in third place in the 6 team Conference race.
Minutemen give great effort in double OT District loss
It ended up being Heartbreak City, but the Lexington Minutemen Boys Basketball Team had absolutely nothing to hang their heads about, as they gave it everything that they had, and left it all on the floor, in falling in a double overtime thriller 54 to 52 to the number one seeded Higginsville Huskers in a District semifinal game last Thursday evening at Lone Jack High School.
Minutemen beat Holden for fourth time
The Lexington Minutemen Boys Basketball Team beat the Holden Eagles for the fourth time this season, this time by the score of 66 to 59, in a first round District Tournament game, a week ago Tuesday at Lone Jack High School.
Lexington girls knock off Holden for third time
The Lexington Minutewomen Girls Basketball Team played solid defense, as they beat the Holden Lady Eagles for the third time this season, claiming a 44 to 36 win a week ago Monday in the Lexington Gym.
Standings and records of area basketball teams
Following is a summary of the records and the conference standings of area high school basketball teams, as of the conclusion of games last week. Each team will be listed in order of its current conference standing, as well as its conference and overall record as of this past Friday, February 20, These are the final conference standings, for MRVC East and I-70 teams, while several MRVC West teams still have one conference game to play: MRVC EAST GIRLS: 1) Carrollton 9-1 22-3; 2) Knob Noster 8-2, 17-7; 3) Higginsville
Lexington girls fall to powerful Knob Noster on Senior Night
The Knob Noster Girls Basketball Team played very good defense, and they defeated the Lexington Minutewomen 58 to 28 last Thursday, on Senior Night in the Lexington Gym.
Minutemen shut down Holden offense in win
The Lexington Minutemen Boys Basketball Team held the Holden Eagles offense to single digit point totals in three of the four quarters, and they pulled out a 42 to 33 MRVC East Conference win, a week ago Tuesday on the Holden court.
Boys wrestlers run into tough luck in district meet
Many of the wrestlers on the Lexington Minutemen Boys team performed very well in the first few rounds of the District Tournament this past weekend in Higginsville, but things took a turn for the worst, as the team had some tough luck on the final day, and failed to qualify any wrestlers for this week’s State Tournament.